Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Gadlys Ironworks

Gwaith Haearn Y Gadlys

— 1827-1876 —

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 13, 2020

1. Gadlys Ironworks Marker

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English
Site of the ironworks that produced iron for the early coal industry, the tram and rail networks

Welsh
Safle a gynhyrchodd haearn ar gyfer y diwydiant glo cynnar, tramiau a rhwydweithiau'r rheilffyrdd

Erected by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council- Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 51° 43.017′ N, 3° 26.9′ W. Marker is in Aberdare, Wales, in Rhondda Cynon Taff. It is on Depot Road near County Road A4233, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aberdare, Wales CF44 8DW, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Wales. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Celtic Fringe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: Synagogue (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Right Honourable Lord Merthyr of Senghenydd C.C.V.O. (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); William Thomas Lewis (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Yr Hen Neuadd Farchnad (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Aberdare Green Street (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Aberdare Freemasons (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Abraham Matthews (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Cynon Valley Combined Services Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aberdare.

More about this marker. Mounted on the Cynon Valley Museum and Gallery.
Mid Glamorgan is now known as Rhondda Cynon Taff.

Also see . . .
1. Ironworks website. (Submitted on June 19, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
2. Official Museum Website. (Submitted on June 19, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 13, 2020

2. Gadlys Ironworks Marker

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler

3. Gadlys Ironworks Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.