Pentyrch Forge

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NPRN34111
Map ReferenceST18SW
Grid ReferenceST1255082650
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCardiff
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityPentyrch
Type Of SiteIRON WORKS
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
1. 1840, forge and rolling mill building with elaborate cast iron roof and arcades; survived prior to demolition in 1977.

2. Part of Pentyrch Ironworks. Pig iron from Pentyrch Furnaces (34412) was reheated and rolled into plates for the Melingriffith Tinplate works (40456); the three sites were linked by the narrow gauge Melingriffith and Pentyrch Railway (91548).
B.A.Malaws, 07 September 1998.