Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,649 pages of information and 247,065 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Llynvi Iron Co

From Graces Guide

of Maesteg

The Ironworks was founded in 1837 and was closed by 1899. The fine blast-engine house with its hipped roof dates from 1839. One of the four masonry blast-furnaces remains visible.[1]

Later became the Llynvi Vale Iron Co, then the Llynvi Coal and Iron Co. Ltd.

Charles McGarel, a benficiary of slavery compensation payments, was a lead investor and shareholder in reconstituting the Llynvi Iron Co., investing £10,000. A fellow recipient, James Cavan, invested £15,000 [2]

Connected with Llynvi Tondu and Ogmore Coal and Iron Co?


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Sources of Information

  1. [1] Coflein entry
  2. [2] Charles McGarel, Legacies of British Slavery database, accessed 15th May 2023