Land of Forges and fire: Merthyr Tydfil in the 1800s

[@debbiew.7716]

My family were coalminers from Merthyr Tydfil. They immigrated to the southern part of Utah, USA (a desert area,) where again they were miners. Their next generation moved on to many other occupations. My Great Grandfather became a farmer and politician in Idaho. Thank you for this film. In loving memory of those who lived, died and worked so hard in those caverns.

[@Ellis01234567890]

My family were and still are from Merthyr and the surrounding areas and have been for 1000 years. I wonder if my ancestors ever met your ancestors. I have a mixed background of high up business owners and regular working class so all aspect of society. I know there is some sort of connection to the Crawshay family but not sure what.

[@saymyname218]

Very interesting... I`m visiting Merthyr Tydfil in March with my son .

[@davidjohn64]

The first Bessemer converter to make Steel was at Dowlais Ironworks ....

[@garethdavies2538]

Ask the Merthyr Town Council what happened to the famous iron bridge. They dismantled it for preservation,----and lost half of it!

[@EuropeanQoheleth]

3:00 Some things never change.

[@derekward5704]

Immensly interesting and historic account of the part played by Cyfarthfa and Dowlais in the industrial development of my beloved town. Derek Ward

[@lewismorgan7499]

Im half way through it un must say really enjoyed leaving our past.

[@davidjohn64]

Do we call Call Crawshay , a Marthyr , who created the the Iron Town ,of Merthyr .?

[@BadgerBotherer1]

Informative film. I used to live there.

[@davidjohn64]

I used to live there..

[@BadgerBotherer1]

@@davidjohn64 You've suffered as well!

[@davidjohn64]

i used to live there . Merthyr goodbye ..

[@davidjohn64]

Many people , including myself , used to live there . Nuff said .

[@deanj6969]

My home town

[@TheRoundHound]

Hometown of my great grandmother. Writing from upstate New York.

[@jproud6]

@@TheRoundHound Dylech chi ddod i Gymru un diwrnond, mae'n wlad hardd iawn / You should come to Wales one day, it's a beautiful country 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@mattnewman125]

Merthyr Tydfil the real and rightful capital of Wales..not some little city down the road that only exists from the success of Merthyr and other out of city areas. If crawshay didn’t pay his workers in his own printed money and instead paid in real currency this town would have grown in to one of the largest city’s in Britain or Europe but crawshay paid poorly and got away with it because he owned Merthyr the police the courts the shops everything. The number one town in the world for iron, admiral nelson even visited the town at one time because Merthyr made all the cannons and so on for his ships...where do you end with this town you could go on for ever..Trevithick first steam locomotive in the world that carried both goods and passengers, Joseph parry, bacon, Bessemer ......

[@jjwasp1413]

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