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Penydarren

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528: 477:, and with the proceeds built Penydarren House in 1786 on the site of the Roman fort. It was during the construction that workmen first found Roman bricks and the remains of a tessellated pavement. Developed on a site opposite the works, but "sufficiently removed from the town by the extent of the pleasure grounds, and contains all the conveniences and the luxuries requisite for a family of wealth and importance," Homfray was waited on by servants who were dressed in a scarlet and buff livery, while he was driven everywhere in a coach and four horses. 46: 1378: 53: 792:, after the rioters seized some of their weapons, the troops were commanded to open fire. After a protracted struggle in which hundreds sustained an injury, some fatal, the Highlanders were compelled to withdraw to Penydarren House and abandon the town to the rioters. For eight days, Penydarren House was the sole refuge of authority in the district. 197: 753:
miles (15.7 km). Amid great interest from the public, on 21 February 1804 it successfully carried 11.24 tons of coal, five wagons and 70 men over the full distance, in 4 hours and 5 minutes, at an average speed of 2.4 mph (3.9 km/h). As well as Homfray, Crawshay, and the passengers,
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From the combination of these works, it is presently estimated that the fort had a turf and clay rampart 8.2 metres (27 ft) wide, set on a cobble foundation and separated by a narrow berm of 0.6 metres (2 ft 0 in) wide from its double ditch. The inner ditch was 0.4 metres (1 ft
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bought the mineral ground. Foreman subsequently sold the house and its estate to the James family. While the site of the Ironworks was left to decay, eventually becoming the service depot of the Merthyr tramway, from 1870, parts of the estate were sold off for housing development.
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other witnesses included Mr. Giddy, a respected patron of Trevithick, and an 'engineer from the Government'. The latter was probably a safety inspector, who would have been particularly interested in the boiler's ability to withstand high steam pressures.
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For the period 1876 to 1888, the family leased the house out to the Merthyr Proprietary School. In the 1890s, developments included the general hospital, the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary's, and the imposing Park Terrace and nearby large villas.
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between 1902 and 1905, during which additional excavation of the Roman fort was undertaken by Frank Treharne-James. This also allowed the development of the terraces along Gwaelod-y-Garth lane, including Stuart, Cromwell, and Tudor.
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at the Penydarren Ironworks. With the assistance of works engineer Rees Jones, Trevithick mounted the engine on wheels and turned it into a locomotive. In 1803, Trevithick sold the patents for his locomotives to Homfray.
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4 in) wide, the outer 0.3 metres (1 ft 0 in) wide, separated by a berm of 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in). If a well recorded by Treharne-James in 1905 was centrally placed within the
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in 1943. The house was demolished in 1957, and after a period of archeological excavation of the Roman fort, the site was redeveloped as the present day housing community.
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Penydarren had become Merthyr Tydfil's premier middle-class suburb, with the addition of further terraces north and south of Dane Street, and properties along the Grove.
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In modern Merthyr, behind the monument to Trevithick's locomotive, is a stone wall, which is the sole remainder of the former boundary wall of Penydarren House.
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but also by taking shares himself. Samuel Homfray left the business in 1813, selling both the house and his shares in the Penydarren Ironworks to Foreman.
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as the location for his experiments into steam locomotion. The community and ward has a population of 5,253, increasing to 5,419 at the 2011 Census.
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of Glamorgan at the Castle Inn, a group led by Lewsyn yr Heliwr (also known as Lewis Lewis) marched there to demand a reduction in the price of
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and an increase in their wages. The demands were rejected, and after being advised to return to their homes, attacked the inn. Engaged by the
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The only information known about the fort is from the later excavations undertaken during the construction of the football stadium in 1905 by
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Homfray was so impressed with Trevithick's locomotive that he made another bet with Crawshay, this time for 500
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located outside the fort's southern defences contemporary with the rebuilding. The latest pottery recovered is
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pottery confirms the origin of the fort as a wooden structure, replaced in stone around AD 100, with the
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Being located on a spur of land 700 feet (210 m) above sea level, just southwest of the
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The filling in of the former fish pond marked at Bryant's Field allowed the development of
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candidate (David Isaac) came top of the poll. Kevin Gibbs is now a labour councillor.
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Full-scale replica of Trevithick's 1804 steam-powered railway locomotive in the
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the third largest of the great Merthyr works. Penydarren was also used by
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Penydarren House was requisitioned by the UK Government at the start of
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Smithsonian Institution. (2014). Train: The definitive visual history.
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The Penydarren Ironworks had been financed by William Forman of the
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to build built one of his high-pressure steam engines to drive a
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and other hostile tribes of Wales by establishing a new base at
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The area is most notable for being the site of a 1st-century
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period, with its garrison, moved to a new build fort at
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Richard Trevithick
Penydarren is located in Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil
OS grid reference
SO055075
Principal area
Merthyr Tydfil
Preserved county
Mid Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
CF47
Dialling code
Police
South Wales
Fire
South Wales
Ambulance
Welsh
UK Parliament
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
UK
Wales
Merthyr Tydfil
51°45′29″N 3°22′14″W / 51.7581°N 3.3705°W / 51.7581; -3.3705

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