Image: Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil - geograph.org.uk - 1057882

Description: Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil The iron master's residence Cyfarthfa Castle Cyfarthfa_Castle was built by William Crawshay II in 1824, overlooking the massive Cyfarthfa Iron Works Cyfarthfa_Ironworks below (and see archived photos of the iron works here http://www.alangeorge.co.uk/cyfarthfa_ironworks.htm ). This view shows the main facade of the building, which overlooks the valley to the west. Dominating the scene in medieval fashion with its castellated towers, it's no wonder that during the 1831 Merthyr Rising Merthyr_Rising_1831 the Chartist protesters came to Cyfarthfa Castle to protest their grievances against their main protagonist William Crawshay. In 1909 Cyfarthfa Castle was purchased for £19,700 from the Crawshay family and was opened as a public Museum and Art Gallery in 1910 http://www.merthyr.gov.uk/Home/Leisure+and+Tourism/Libraries/History/Local+Facts/1900+to+1925.htm . The building is currently (2008) home to the Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery http://www.merthyr.gov.uk/Museum/Castle/English/home/ and the Cyfarthfa High School http://www.cyfarthfahigh.merthyr.sch.uk/home.asp .
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