Fluidr / Capt' Gorgeous's "Cyfartha Castle" set

The 'Ironmaster' William Crawshay commissioned Cyfarthfa Castle in 1824. This grand castellated mansion overlooked his immensely successful ironworks and has been called, "the most impressive monument of the Industrial Iron Age in South Wales".

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Boys 1912

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Parts of the castle were turned into a school.

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Penydarren Loco

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A model of Richard Trevithick's Penydarren Locomotive of 1804, the first locomotive to pull a load along rails.

Tags: Cyfarthfa Castle Wales Merthyr Tydfil iron Penydarren locomotive steam engine replica industry lake house mansion museum