Cyfarthfa Iron Works - View north east from the furnace bank
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Cyfarthfa Iron Works - View north east from the furnace bank
Image: © John Wilson Taken: 9 Mar 2007
Cyfarthfa Iron Works http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyfarthfa_Ironworks was the largest in the world in the early nineteenth century, utilising the new technological innovation of Henry Cort's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cort puddling process for the production of bar iron ( also known as "the Welsh method" ). We are stood on top of the furnace bank, looking north east towards the iron master's residence of Cyfarthfa Castle and park Immediately below is the site of the original Cyfarthfa Iron Works complex on the west bank of the river Taff. The industrial estate in the middle ground occupies the site of the original Cyfarthfa Iron Works complex on the east bank of the river Taff; the houses of Williamstown lie beyond, and Cyfarthfa Castle is visible in the distance. This photo was taken in March 2007.
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