When did Dowlais Ironworks end?

Who invested in the industries of Merthyr Tydfil in 1750-1900?

The first ironworks was opened in 1759. Others followed and by 1784 there were four large ironworks (Penydarren, Dowlais, Plymouth, Cyfarthfa) within a two mile radius of the original village. By 1801 over 8,000 people were living in Merthyr Tydfil making it the largest town in Wales. By the 1830s the Dowlais Ironworks was the largest in the world. Josiah Guest, who owned the ironworks, realised that it would be an advantage to link his ironworks with Cardiff docks. Guest joined forces with Anthony Hill, owner of another ironworks near Merthyr Tydfil, to form the Taff Vale Railway Company. Isambard Brunel, a talented engineer from Bristol, was recruited to build the railway.

What is Dowlais's population?

The population of Dowlais is 6,646.

Why did Dowlais ironworks Merthyr Tydfil shut down?

The ironworks didn't shut down as such, it had been converted into a modern steelworks, bought out the nearby Cyfarthfa Works and entered into partnerships to create the world famous brand of Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds, but new foreign competition, especially the huge German and American combines made continued investment too expensive given the cost of necessary imports, particularly from their Basque iron ore mines, so it was dismantled and moved to the coast at Cardiff East Moors on the Severn Sea (Bristol Channel), 'The Dowlais Works, Dowlais' became 'The Dowlais Cardiff Works'. Back in Dowlais itself the main body closed down in 1936, but the Ivor Works foundry, named after Ivor Bertie Guest, Lord Wimbourne, the son of Sir John and Lady Charlotte, was continually modernised and carried on making ingot moulds for export until it finally closed down in 1987.

When did Thames Ironworks F.C. end?

Thames Ironworks F.C. ended in 1900.

When was the stables at Dowlais Merthyr Tydfil Built?

The former Dowlais Ironworks Stables (now called Dowlais Stables) was built for Sir Josiah John Guest in 1820. The building is a rectangular plan of ranges set round a railway-served central yard. The south west range has two-storeys with centre and end pavilions separating 9-bay ranges and there is a tall central arch, through which the railway passed, with a circular clock face. The large first-floor rooms were used as a boys school until the Dowlais Schools 200 yards away were built in 1854-5. Soldiers were stationed there for several years after the Merthyr riots of 1831. The stables closed in the 1930s and the site became derelict. In the late 1970s unauthorised demolition started, but was brought to a halt. The whole site was bought by the "Merthyr Tydfil Heritage Trust" in 1981 and subsequently turned into flats. The south east facade walls were also substantially rebuilt. Of the original structure, only the southeast range and Stables House on the north west range currently survive.

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When was Elsecar Ironworks created?

Elsecar Ironworks was created in 1795.

When was Speedwell Ironworks created?

Speedwell Ironworks was created in 1837.

When was Blaenavon Ironworks created?

Blaenavon Ironworks was created in 1789.

When was Tannehill Ironworks created?

Tannehill Ironworks was created in 1862.

What effect did iron have on society?

First brought to Europe by the Romans Iron was used to make many of the weapons they used. French and Germans at the time found ways of building small versions of a blast furnace which later was to bring prosperity to millions Iron was reputed to be the turning point in engineering. Iron production went toward making railway lines and of course the steam engines , rolling stock and tools use to build them. With the railways came communication, with tools improving and being made bigger and more efficient came the range of gears and gantries for making bigger construction machinery and buildings. Historicly The Dowlais Ironworks (Merthyr Tydfil) was founded by what would become the Dowlais Iron Company in 1759, making it the first major works in the area. The demand for iron was further fuelled by the Royal Navy, who needed cannons for their ships. In 1802, Admiral Lord Nelson visited Dowlais to witness cannons being made. During the first few decades of the 1800s, the ironworks at Dowlais continued to expand and at their peak were the most productive ironworks in the world. 50,000 tons of rails left just one ironworks in 1844, to enable expansion of railways across Russia to Siberia. There are areas of America where the iron produced in the Welsh town was laid to push the colonies further west thus allowing the great"iron horse" to take more people seeking their fortune. At its peak, the Dowlais Iron Company operated 18 blast furnaces and employed 7,300 people many of whom came from Wales, England Ireland and even Spain, and by 1857 had constructed the world's most powerful rolling mill. The increase in iron plated ships pushed whole ship building industries forward making transatlantic travel more affordable for goods and of course passengers who left Europe for the new countries of Australia and America.

What inventions were made in the blaenavon ironworks?

What inventions were developed in Blaevavon ironworks