Thus, while industries grew prodigiously in some regions of Wales, other areas experienced an industrial revolution which ultimately failed. The early railway age provided a huge boost to the ...

Modern industry started in the 18th century, and its growth accelerated throughout the 19th as production switched from metal to coal mining. By the early 20th century, about one in four Welsh workers ...

Dowlais traces its roots back to the formation of Dowlais Ironworks Co in south Wales at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in 1759 GKN Automotive supplies products for around half the world ...

The debate about whether the industrial revolution was a good or a bad thing ... They migrated to the Valleys from West, Mid and North Wales and the everyday language among the workers at the ...