Merthyr Tydfil - The Past (Cefn Coed.lime Kilns,chapels,viaducts,brewery)
A stroll from top of cefn to bottom featuring Lime Kilns,chappels,viaduct,pontycapel brewery,was memorial and more
CefnCoed/Viaduct
Just a quick shot of Cefn-Coed Viaduct
Places to see in ( Merthyr Tydfil - UK )
Places to see in ( Merthyr Tydfil - UK )
Merthyr Tydfil is a town in Wales, situated approximately 23 miles north of Cardiff. At one time the largest town in Wales, Merthyr Tydfil is today the country's fourth largest urban area by population. Situated in the historic county of Glamorgan, it is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough and is administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. Both the town and the county borough are often referred to as simply 'Merthyr'.
According to legend, the town is named after Saint Tydfil, a daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog. According to her legend, she was slain at Merthyr by pagans around 480; the place was subsequently named Merthyr Tydfil in her honour. Merthyr was regarded as a nonconformist stronghold in the 19th century, but the chapels declined rapidly from the 1920s onwards and most are now closed.
The town has held many cultural events. Local poets and writers hold poetry evenings in the town, and music festivals are organised at Cyfarthfa Castle and Park. With this in mind, Menter Iaith Merthyr Tudful (the Merthyr Tydfil Welsh Language Initiative) has successfully transformed the Zoar Chapel and the adjacent vestry building in Pontmorlais into a community arts venue, Canolfan Soar and Theatr Soar, which run a whole programme of performance events and activities in both Welsh and English, together with a cafe and book shop, specialising in local interest and Welsh language books and CDs.
Also on Pontmorlais, Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association was successful in a number of funding bids to develop the Old Town Hall into a new cultural centre, working in partnership with Canolfan a Theatr Soar to turn the Pontmorlais area into a cultural quarter. The Old Town Hall facility was launched on Saint David's Day 2014. With references to the 1831 Merthyr Rising and the building's red bricks, the venue has been named REDHOUSE – Hen Neuadd Y Dref / Old Town Hall. Merthyr Tydfil College's Arts and Media departments occupy part of the building, holding occasional professional performances at REDHOUSE's Dowlais Theatre and providing opportunities for students to perform dance, musicals, plays, and instrumental and vocal concerts.
The town is in a South Wales Valleys environment just south of the Brecon Beacons National Park, and this, along with its rich history, means it has huge potential for tourism. National Cycle Route 8 passes through the town. The Brecon Mountain Railway is easily accessible by cycle and car. Regular trains operate from Merthyr Tydfil railway station to Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central. Public transport links to Cardiff are being improved in 2017. Merthyr Tydfil bus station is located to the north of the town centre.
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Snow at Cefn Coed 13/1/2010
Snow hit south wales valleys, Cefn coed Near Merthyr tydfil
Taff Trail: Merthyr to Aberfan
A bike ride from Merthyr to Aberfan on the Taff Trail.
OLD MERTHYR TYDFIL MEMORIES -PART ONE!
OLD MERTHYR TYDFIL MEMORIES - PART ONE! - IRON INDUSTRY PICS, OLD FACTORY PICS, OLD RAILWAY & LOCOMOTIVE PICS&VIDS.......
Cefn Coed RFC Senior Awards 2015
Taff Trail: Pontsticill to Merthyr
A bike ride from Pontsticill to Merthyr Tydfil on the Taff Trail.
Brecon Mountain Railway Merthyr Tydfil South Wales Aug 2015
A journey along the Brecon Mountain Railway from Pant to Torpantau on the trackbed of the Brecon & Merthyr Railway. This is a 1 ft 11 3/4 gauge (603 mm) railway and on the day we visited our train was hauled by 4-6-2 Baldwin Locomotive No. 2, which was built for South Africa where it spent all of its working life. Following an accident in the 1970's it was sold to the BMR as scrap and was completely rebuilt by them.
Merthyr Tydfil - The Past (Ponsticill Lime kilns,cemetery,invasion bunker)
a stroll across the taff trail to ponsticill to the old lime kins and then onto bus stop near near dam down to the old cemetery and incasion bunker
Panniers on the Brecon & Merthyr - 1962
On 9th August 1962 the Brecon & Merthyr Railway was about to lose its passenger services (they were withdrawn in December) so this was a last opportunity to travel over the line. Our clip starts at the junction with the GWR's line through Risca to Ebbw Vale and we see Basseleg, Machen, Trethomas and Bedwas stations (also passing the colliery sidings between the latter two) from our Pannier-hauled train.
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Pontsarn Railway Viaduct | Wales
The 7 Arch Railway Viaduct at Pontsarn, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales (DJI Spark Drone)
The Pontsarn Viaduct was constructed in 1866 to carry the Brecon and Merthyr Railway across the Taff Fechan River. It was used for 100 years (1866 to 1966) to transport coal and lime. It was constructed of limestone sourced from a local quarry.
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Cefn coed 16 hours non stop snow fall
Short vid of the morning of 13/1/2010 and the snow
Merthyr Tydfil - The Past(Rhydycar Bridge to Jackon Bridge and back)
a walk from rhydycar up the taff seeing new bridge put in then onto china by jackson bridge and then a circle back round see them knocking college down and then back through town
Valpolicella Tour of Cefn Coed in the early 1980s
Cefn Coed WolfCubs Training
Adam Powell, Merthyr WRU hub officer comes along to carry out a training session on Tackle and Steal for our under 9's to under 12's
Hengoed Viaduct
Hengoed Viaduct
Merthyr Tydfil FC - Penydarren Park - 2008/2009
A short video of Penydarren Park, home of Merthyr Tydfil FC, The Martyrs...
Time lapse of the Independence March Merthyr Tydfil 2019
A timelapse of Penderyn Square Merthyr Tydfil of The Welsh Independence March 7th Sept 2019, where over 5000 supporters turned out.