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Clydach Vale Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Clydach Vale

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Clydach Vale history

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In the 1840s coal mining began in the valley, but this was on a small scale and no pits were sunk at this time. Towards the end of the century there was a marked increase in mining activity, with several collieries being opened.

Industrial conflict

Clydach Vale colleries became synonymous with worker activism within the South Wales coalfield. Opened in 1872, the Cambrian colliery No. 1 was originally sunk by Osbourne Riches and Samuel Thomas. The Cambrian Collieries were a focus for disputation between active trade unions and business networks. A bitter clash between them resulted in the 1910 Tonypandy Riot.

Colliery disasters

On 10 March 1905, an explosion occurred at the Cambrian Colliery No.1. The explosion was heard for miles around the valleys and resulted in the loss of 33 lives and serious injury to 14 others. On 25 November 1941, seven men were killed and 53 were injured when a trolley transporting miners down a sharply sloping shaft ran out of control.

1910 flood disaster

One adult and five children died when pent-up water from an abandoned coal mine burst through into the village. The mountainside seemed to give way, ‘as though from a volcanic eruption’ and a torrent of water swept down the hillside. Rushing down to the valley floor, the torrent inundated the Clydach Vale School and trapped hundreds of children. The time coincided with the homecoming of many miners at the end of a shift and an immediate rescue effort by them and the school’s staff saved all but three of over 950 children.

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43 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Clydach Vale places to visit

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Clydach Vale has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Clydach Vale’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Clydach Vale’s information audio spots:

Ton Pentre F.C. Ton Pentre Football Club plays in the Ardal Leagues South West, the third level of Welsh league football. Nicknamed the “Rhondda Bulldogs”, the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pente, Rhondda Cynon Taff.

Ystradyfodwg Ystradyfodwg was an ancient upland parish in Glamorgan, Wales. It is believed to have been named after a 6th-century saint or chieftain. The Parish included most of the area which would later be known as Rhondda.

River Cynon River Cynon (Welsh: Afon Cynon) in South Wales is a main tributary of the Taff. Its source is the rising of Llygad Cynon at Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf and flows roughly southeast. The water emerging at the Cynon is traced back to the sink of the Nant Cadlan at Ogof Fawr.

District of Rhondda Rhondda was one of six local government districts of Mid Glamorgan from 1974 to 1996. The district was created from parts of Ystradyfodwg, Llanwonno and Llantrisant parishes in 1877. It was renamed Rhondada Urban District in 1897 after the River Rhonda.

Ysbyty George Thomas Ysbyty George Thomas is a health facility on Cwmparc Road, Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Cambrian Colliery Cambrian Colliery was a large coal mine that operated between 1872 and 1967. It is notable for its huge production and for two infamous explosion disasters, in 1905 and 1965, in which a total of 64 miners were killed.

Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda is a health facility on Partridge Road, Llwynypia. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Llwynypia Hospital Llwynypia Hospital was a health facility in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It was managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Cambrian & Clydach Vale B.&G.C. Cambrian & Clydach Vale Boys & Girls Club is a Welsh football club. The club was founded in 1965 as Cambrian United and joined the Welsh Football League in 2005. The side finished in promotion positions in Divisions Three and Two in successive seasons.

Mynydd William Meyrick Mynydd William Meyrick is a 535-metre-high hill straddling the boundary of Bridgend and Rhondda Cynon Taf county boroughs in South Wales. It takes the form of a broad northwest-southeast ridge with numerous broad shoulders extending to the east, south and west.

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