Edward Street, Maerdy
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Edward Street, Maerdy
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: Unknown
Maerdy has a distinctly careworn air in this 1999 view. The village was once known as a centre for radical politics, one of the few places in the UK where the Communist party had significant support, earning it the sobriquet 'Little Moscow'. However, Maerdy Colliery, on whose existence prosperity depended, closed in 1990, one of the last deep mines in South Wales. The houses on the extreme right of the picture have since been demolished.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.675906
Longitude
-3.489132