Court of Requests pub, Merthyr Tydfil
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Court of Requests pub, Merthyr Tydfil
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 13 Jun 2012
The Dynevor Street street pub has a long history. In 1809, a Court of Requests for the recovery of small debts was established here. The court empowered bailiffs to seize the property of debtors, which affected many of the workers made redundant or with reduced wages during the iron industry depression beginning in 1829. As a result the court was hated by many people who saw it as the reason for the loss of their property, and it became a principal target of the Merthyr Rising in 1831. It was broken into by Dic Penderyn, later hanged for his part in the Rising.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.74723
Longitude
-3.384717