The Dowlais Ironworks was a major ironworks and steelworks located at Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales. Founded in the 18th century, it operated until the end of the 20th, at one time in the 19th century being the largest steel producer in the UK. Dowlais Ironworks were the first business to license the Bessemer process, using it to produce steel in 1865.[1] Dowlais Ironworks was one of the four principal ironworks in Merthyr. The other three were Cyfarthfa, Plymouth, and Penydarren Ironworks. In 1936 Dowlais played a part in the events leading to the abdication crisis of Edward VIII, when the King visited the steelworks and was reported as saying that "these works brought these men here. Something must be done to get them back to work", a statement which was seen as political interference. The steelworks closed in 1987.
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The DowlaisIronworks was a major ironworks and steelworks located at Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales. Founded in the 18th century, it operated...
supplies. She supported schools in Swansea and Llandaff, as well as Dowlais. The Dowlais school is described as "probably the most important and most progressive...
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Menelaus invited Henry Bessemer to Dowlais, where he perfected his process for making malleable iron direct from the ore. Dowlais became a centre of innovation...
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engineer, who made his name and fortune as the works manager at the DowlaisIronworks in South Wales. Born in East Lothian on 10 March 1818, his father...
excluded Pant. Dowlais is notable within Wales and Britain for its historic association with ironworking; once employing, through the Dowlais Iron Company...
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Merthyr housed four of the greatest ironworks in the world: DowlaisIronworks, Plymouth Ironworks, Cyfarthfa Ironworks and Penydarren. The companies were...
starting the Plymouth Ironworks in 1763 and there came to the attention of Thomas Lewis and the other Dowlais partners. He moved to Dowlais and was appointed...
works lost its position as the leading ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil to its longtime rival, the DowlaisIronworks. It was also during this period that Crawshay...
north, John Wilkinson's Ironworks at Bersham was a major centre, while in the south, at Merthyr Tydfil, the ironworks of Dowlais, Cyfarthfa, Plymouth and...
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landscape. Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: Merthyr Tudful) grew around the DowlaisIronworks which was founded to exploit the locally abundant seams of iron ore...
the second half of the 18th century four ironworks were built in Merthyr Tydfil. In 1759 the DowlaisIronworks were established by a partnership of nine...
the northern half of the County Borough. The DowlaisIronworks was founded by what would become the Dowlais Iron Company in 1759, making it the first major...
area soon saw the establishment of ironworks and coal mines, notably the Cyfarthfa Ironworks and the DowlaisIronworks at Merthyr Tydfil. The modern history...
the second half of the 18th century four ironworks were built in Merthyr Tydfil. In 1759 the DowlaisIronworks were established by a partnership of nine...
Dowlais Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and...
Penydarren Ironworks was the fourth of the great ironworks established at Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. Built in 1784 by the brothers Samuel Homfray...
Cornwall and came to Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, in 1827 to work at the Dowlaisironworks. The purpose of his invention was to act as a warning device on the...
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city also strengthened its industrial base when the owners of the DowlaisIronworks in Merthyr (who would later form part of Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds)...
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