The Story of Wales: The Furnace of Change

RCAHMW 3D model of the engine house at Hafod Copperworks, HMC805, nprn:- 33710

 Ar ôl dangos tair rhaglen gyntaf “The Story of Wales” yr wythnos ddiwethaf, bydd modd gweld gweddill y gyfres yr wythnos hon ar BBC2 am 7pm. Heno bydd rhaglen 4, “The Furnace of Change”, yn edrych ar sut y cafodd Cymru ei throi’n rym economaidd byd-eang yn ystod y Chwyldro Diwydiannol, gan roi sylw arbennig i gloddio am gopr ar Fynydd Parys, Ynys Môn, a’i fwyndoddi yn ‘Copperopolis’, Abertawe, a’i allforio oddi yno, a gweddnewid y diwydiant haearn gan deulu Crawshay ym Merthyr Tudful. Bydd hefyd yn ystyried y cynnwrf cymdeithasol a achoswyd gan y newidiadau hyn, megis y terfysgoedd a’r gwrthryfeloedd ym Merthyr Tudful a Chasnewydd a Therfysgoedd Beca yng nghefn gwlad.

Cysylltau i’r safleoedd sy’n cael sylw yn y 4edd raglen:

• Parys Mountain Copper Mines
• Hafod and Morfa Copperworks, Swansea
• Cyfarthfa Ironworks, Methyr Tydfil
• Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil
• Chartist uprising monument and mural, John Frost Square, Newport
• Carmarthen Workhouse – stormed by Rebecca rioters in 1843

 
Yn olaf, ceir yn Trysorau Cudd: Hidden Histories, llyfr llawn lluniau gwych y Comisiwn Brenhinol, adran hynod ddiddorol ar ‘Y Genedl Ddiwydiannol Gyntaf’ gan Stephen Hughes a Dr Peter Wakelin, sy’n cyfrannu deg erthygl bwysig ar y pwnc hwn. Yn ogystal, bydd y rheiny sy’n ymddiddori yn y Gymru ddiwydiannol yn cael eu cyfareddu gan lyfr swmpus y Comisiwn Brenhinol ar y diwydiant copr: Copperopolis: Landscapes of the Early Industrial Period in Swansea. Gellir cael copïau o’n holl gyhoeddiadau drwy ein siop lyfrau, ac mae disgownt arbennig o 10% ar gael i Gyfeillion. I gael mwy o wybodaeth, ewch i wefan y Comisiwn Brenhinol neu ffoniwch 01970 621200.

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Royal Commission’s Open Day Success

Royal Commission investigator, Louise Barker demonstarting survey equipment to children from St Padarn's Primary School

The Royal Commission’s annual Open Day on 18 July brought several hundred visitors to Plas Crug for a feast of archaeology, architecture, and local history. Guests included Mark Williams MP and Dylan Lewis, Mayor of Aberystwyth.
 

Royal Commission chaiman, Dr Eurwyn Wiliam with Dylan Lewis ,mayor of Abersytwyth

Mark Williams perusing  the photos from the  Britain From Above project with Natasha Scullion

 Two large contingents from St Padarn’s and Comins Coch Primary Schools created a wonderful atmosphere as specially-prepared children’s activities combined learning with fun. The lectures and hi-tech demonstrations were – as always – well attended by the adults.  There were talks on Cottage Architecture by Dr Eurwyn Wiliam (RCAHMW’s Chairman) on Animating the Welsh Slate Industry by Spencer Smith which highlighted the work undertaken by the Royal Commission for the international Atlanterra partnership project.  Dr Toby Driver introduced the Royal Commission’s latest lavishly illustrated and bi-lingual publication on Cymru Hanesyddol o’r Awyr: Historic Wales From the Air.

Hardy enthusiasts enjoying the guided walk of aberystwyth Promenade and Castle

One of the highlights of the day for those architectural and archaeological enthusiasts with stamina and stout shoes was a marathon tour of Aberystwyth castle and promenade led by David Browne and Richard Suggett of RCAHMW.  Local historian, Barbara Walker of Glandyfi, said afterwards that the sea front will never seem the same again after this enjoyable tour which highlighted the remarkable ups and downs of the promenade from 1790 to the present.


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