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Your local Heritage in Merthyr Tydfil:

Cyfarthfa Castle
Built in 1825 as a home for William Crawshay at a cost of Ł30,000. In 1909 it was purchased by Merthyr Tydfil Corporation and transformed into a school and Museum.

Cefn Coed Viaduct
Standing 115 feet high the viaduct was built to carry the Merthyr to Brecon line. Costing Ł25,000 it was built in a curved sweep to avoid Crawshay’s land.

Joseph Parry’s cottage
Birthplace of the most famous Welsh composer and musician.

Merthyr Town Hall
Architecturally reminiscent of the French Renaissance this late Victorian composition was designed by a local architect, E A Johnson.

Stone Circle Merthyr
A stone circle erected to celebrate the Eisteddfod.

Dowlais Engine House
Dowlais Ironworks was founded in 1759, and went on in the 19th century to become the largest ironworks in the world.

Merthyr Synagogue
With the industrial revolution came a huge influx of foreign visitors. The Jewish community thrived in Merthyr Tydfil, this gothic style synagogue in 1872.

Crawshay’s Grave and Vaynor Church
The grave of ironmaster Robert Crawshay (son of William Crawshay) a powerful and reputedly cruel man whose tombstone inscription reads "GOD FORGIVE ME".

Merthyr Library
One of the first Carnegie libraries whereby books and information were made available to the working people of Merthyr Tydfil.

Sir Henry Seymour Berry’s Statue
Erected in front of Merthyr Central Library, Seymour Berry was at one time director of over eighty companies and a great beneficiary to Merthyr Tydfil.