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Aberdare Hall

Aberdare Hall (gallois : Neuadd Aberdâr) est une résidence universitaire de style néogothique liée à l'université de Cardiff dans le pays de Galles au Royaume-Uni. Elle est construite à la fin du XIXe siècle. Histoire Aberdare Hall est créée en 1883 par le University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire (aujourd'hui université de Cardiff) en tant que résidence pour étudiantes. Sa fondation est due aux efforts de Lady Aberdare (1827 – 1897), épouse de Henry Bruce, et de John Viriamu Jones (en) (1856-1901), directeur du collège universitaire. Il y a peu de possibilités d'études supérieures pour les femmes en Grande-Bretagne à l'époque. Le premier bâtiment est Keswick House sur Richmond Road, qui ouvre ses portes en 1885 avec neuf étudiantes. Ethel Hurlbatt devient directrice à cette époque. Le bâtiment actuel est construit entre 1893 et 1895 et est conçu dans le style néo-gothique en brique et en terre cuite par W. D. Caröe. Ethel Hurlbatt devient ensuite directrice du Bedford College de l'université de Londres en 1898. La directrice suivante est Kate Hurlbatt, la sœur cadette d'Ethel. Elle sert pendant plus de trente ans jusqu'à sa retraite en 1934. Alice Bruce, fille du fondateur et pédagogue de premier plan, est présidente du Aberdare Hall de 1929 à 1936. La façade originale de Corbett Road est asymétrique et un troisième pignon est ajouté après 1908 pour la rendre symétrique. D'autres ajouts sont réalisés à l'arrière du bâtiment au début du XXe siècle. L'aile de la bibliothèque au nord-est conçue par Verner Owen Rees (en) est construite en 1939-1940, et l'aile du jardin conçue par Verner Rees, Laurence et Mitchell en 1963. Emplacement Aberdare Hall se trouve sur Corbett Road dans le parc de Cathays, près du quartier Cathays de Cardiff. C'est la résidence universitaire la plus proche des principaux bâtiments universitaires. Notes et références Liens externes Site officiel Université de Cardiff Société de la salle commune d'Aberdare Hall Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme Portail des universités Portail du pays de Galles
Aberdare High School

Aberdare High School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Aberdâr) was a comprehensive school in Aberdare, Wales. The school was situated between the villages of Trecynon and Cwmdare and sited opposite the Coleg y Cymoedd site (formerly called Coleg Morgannwg). Over 600 pupils attended the school, which had a separate sports facility, two annexes, an upper school and a lower school. The school was a member of the Cynon Valley 16+ Consortium, which combined the resources of several local schools for sixth form tuition. The school's 'Dare Valley Sports Hall' was used by the public (after school hours) and the pupils of the school. Prior to September 2009, the school's name was Aberdare Boys' Comprehensive School. Aberdare Boys' Grammar School Aberdare Boys' Grammar School was located in Aberdare, Wales. Situated in Trecynon, it was called the Aberdare Intermediate School when it opened in 1896. It was also a mixed school at that time. There were 80 such schools in Wales in 1896, rising to 101 by 1920. The change of name to "Grammar School" followed the Education Act 1944. In 1964, the school relocated to Cwmdare Road. It ceased to be a grammar school in 1978, when the buildings were used to house the new Aberdare Boys' Comprehensive School. Aberdare Community School It was announced in 2012 that Aberdare High School, Aberdare Girls' School and Blaengwawr Comprehensive School would merge to form a new 'super-school' which became Aberdare Community School. The construction of the new £50m campus began on the Michael Sobell Sports Centre site in 2013 with the intentions of creating a unified education, leisure and community hub. After several delays, the intended September 2014 opening date of the new 1,600 pupil building was pushed back to April 2015 with the formation of Aberdare Community School still set for September 2014. Blaengwawr Comprehensive, Aberdare High and Aberdare Girls' schools were closed at the end of the Summer Term 2014. It was announced that due to delays of the new campus, the four buildings previously occupied by the three schools would temporarily house various school years until a gradual move is possible once the new building was completed in 2015. Notable former pupils Lyn Evans, physicist, project leader of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Switzerland Martyn Gough, Anglican priest and Royal Navy chaplain Gwyn Morgan OBE, NUS President, Labour Party official, EU civil servant and diplomat Darren Morris, Wales rugby union team Simon Thomas, former Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament Dai Young, (former Wales rugby player and Cardiff Blues coach) Trefor Jones, educator and headmaster References External links School Website National Assembly for Wales: Aberdare High School
Aberdulais Falls

The Aberdulais Falls are found on the River Dulais at Aberdulais, near Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The falls are formed as the river plunges over beds of hard Lower Pennant Sandstone just before meeting the River Neath flowing down the Vale of Neath. They are home to one of Europe's largest electricity-generating water wheels. The falls The River Dulais rises on Mynydd y Drum in the western Brecon Beacons. It flows down the Dulais Valley, through the villages of Seven Sisters and Crynant, before reaching its confluence with the River Neath after about 7 mi (11 km). Here it flows over a ridge of Pennant sandstone, entering a gorge that was carved by meltwater from a glacier 20,000 years ago. Originally the falls were nearer the sea, but the water has eroded the rock and cut its way back to its present location. The River Dulais is prone to flash floods when heavy rain falls in its catchment area. History Power has been drawn from the waterfall since 1584, when it first provided energy used in the manufacture of copper, using ore imported from Cornwall. The copper-works ceased to operate early in the 17th century, and the site was later used for corn-milling and later as a tinplate works. The weir and waterwheel were added during the 19th century. The waterwheel used today is a modern steel structure. It is the largest waterwheel generating electricity in Europe, with a diameter of 8.2 m (27 ft). It has 72 buckets to catch the falling water and rotates at a rate of five revolutions per minute. The falls today The falls and associated industrial infrastructure are in the care of the National Trust in recognition of the site's value as a key part of the region's industrial heritage. Car parking for visitors is available just off the A465 road which passes the site. See also List of waterfalls List of waterfalls in Wales List of Scheduled Monuments in Neath Port Talbot References Media related to Aberdulais Falls at Wikimedia Commons
Abergavenny Castle

Abergavenny Castle (walisisk: Castell y Fenni) er ruinen af en borg fra middelalderen i købstaden Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. Den blev opført af den normanniske lord Hamelin de Balun omkring år 1087. I 1175 blev en række walisiske adelsmænd dræbt her, og i begyndelsen 1400-tallet blev borgen angrebet under glyndwroprøret. Antikvaren William Camden skrev i 1500-tallet at borgen "oftere end nogen anden borg i wales er blevet tilsmudset med forræderiske skændsler." Siden 1952 har det været en listed building af 1. grad. Slottets museum, Abergavenny Museum, ligger i jagthytten fra 1819 på toppen af motten. Blandt museets udstillinger findes et sadelmagerværksted og et victoriansk køkken fra en walisisk bondegård. Se også Abergavenny bymur Borge og slotte i Storbritannien og Irland Borge og slotte i Wales Referencer Eksterne henvisninger
Abergavenny Castle

Abergavenny Castle är en medeltida borgruin i Wales. Den ligger i staden Abergavenny i Monmouthshire, 200 km väster om London. Den uppfördes omkring 1087 av den normandiska stormannen Hamelin de Ballon och blev en ruin i samband med engelska inbördeskriget i mitten av 1600-talet. Källor Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Abergavenny Castle.
Abermawr

Abermawr is a stretch of coastline and is regarded as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Abermawr is a mostly shingle beach with marsh and woodland behind it. It is popular with many walkers who are walking along the coast past Porthgain, Abereiddi and Abercastle. The large pebble bank of the bay was created by a storm on 25 October 1859. The currents at Abermawr can be hazardous but the headlands are low so are less gusty. History During the 1840s, the South Wales Railway (SWR), led by engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, began to explore ways of constructing a rail link to the coast, opening up a passenger train route from London via the Great Western Railway to link with passenger ships sailing from Great Britain to Ireland and to America. In 1847 Captain Christopher Claxton surveyed the St George's Channel to try to ascertain the best route for passenger ships to cross. Abermawr was considered briefly as the SWR railway terminal, but after surveys by Brunel, the line was re-routed to terminate at Neyland instead. An Act of Parliament to abandon these works and redirect to Neyland was granted on 17 June 1862. The remains of an incomplete trackbed, abandoned in 1852, can still be seen at nearby Treffgarne. On 27 July 1866 Abermawr became the eastern terminal of the Transatlantic telegraph cable when Brunel completed an ambitious scheme to lay a telegraph cable under the Atlantic Ocean. The cable was laid by Brunel's steam ship Great Eastern between Trinity Bay in Newfoundland and Valentia Island in Ireland. It then crossed Ireland via a landline before going under the Irish Sea at Wexford to re-emerge at Abermawr. Telegraph operators who were stationed in a corrugated iron hut would retransmit messages to London via the SWR and GWR telegraph wires, enabling the first ever telegraph communications between Britain and North America. A second cable was laid in 1880, this time however to Blackwater. Abermawr telegraph relay station continued in operation until 1922/3, when cables were damaged by a storm and Abermawr was abandoned. The hut still stands today and is in use as a private house. The storm of 1859 resulted in the wreck of the ship Charles Holmes, commanded by Captain C. H. N. Bowlby. All the 28 people on board were drowned and their bodies washed up on the beaches of Aberbach and Abermawr. During World War I the site was important in communicating with North America and was guarded by a small detachment of soldiers. However, in the early 1920s a storm damaged the site and it was abandoned. When the tide is out you can see evidence of a prehistoric forest. See also Porthcurno – 1870 on the submarine communications cable station References External links National Trust - Abereiddi to Abermawr
Abersychan School

Abersychan School is an English-medium 11-16 co-educational comprehensive school in the Pontypool suburb of Abersychan, Wales. Admissions As of 2024, Abersychan School had 759 pupils on roll. It serves the north of Torfaen including the communities of Blaenavon, Garndiffaith, Talywain, Abersychan, Pontnewynedd, Cwmffrwdoer, Trevethin, Penygarn and St Cadocs. The local diversity is exemplified by the fact that some areas qualify for Communities First status, while the northern half of the Afon Llwyd encompasses a World Heritage Site. The school supports a Special Needs Resources Base for pupils in Torfaen with MLD. History Comprehensive The closure of Trevethin Community School in September 2007 has resulted in large numbers of pupils from its former catchment choosing Abersychan as their preferred school. The re-organisation of education in the north of the borough was supported by a capital investment in Abersychan School which has improved the teaching and learning facilities, most notably in the form of several classrooms, a sports laboratory, an ICT suite with a 60 PC capacity, an Art and Technology design area, a floodlit astro-turf and a sports field. In 2009 a multi-media learning plaza was opened. In January 2008, the school received a Welsh Secondary Schools Association award for its outstanding contribution to the transition of pupils from the Trevethin Community School to Abersychan School during the period 2006–2007. Sports Teams from the school have won regional, national and UK competitions in Magistrates' Courts, Stock Market Challenge, Girls' Rugby, Design and Construction, and Dance. Notable alumni Abersychan Comprehensive School Ryan Doble - footballer David Llewellyn - novelist Mark Taylor - rugby union player Abersychan Grammar School Prof Geoffrey Arthur, professor of veterinary surgery from 1974 to 1979 at the University of Bristol, and professor of veterinary obstetrics and diseases of reproduction from 1965 to 1973 at the Royal Veterinary College Sarah Clark, Bishop of Jarrow in the Church of England Allen Forward - international rugby player Roy Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead - founder of Social Democrat Party, and Labour MP from 1950 to 1977 for Birmingham Stechford, and SDP MP from 1982 to 1987 for Glasgow Hillhead Rear-Admiral Brinley Morgan CB, director from 1970 to 1975 of the Naval Education Service Robert Ryder, pathologist who found the link between emphysema and coal dust References External links Abersychan Comprehensive School News items Schoolgirl murdered in 2002
Kraftwerk Aberthaw

Das Kraftwerk Aberthaw ist ein ehemaliges Kohlekraftwerk im Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich. Die Stadt Barry liegt rund fünf Kilometer östlich des Kraftwerks. Die installierte Leistung des Kraftwerks betrug 1555 MW. Das Kraftwerk ist im Besitz von RWE und wurde auch von RWE betrieben. Die britische Regierung gab 2018 bekannt, dass die letzten acht Kohlekraftwerke im Vereinigten Königreich, die sich derzeit noch in Betrieb befinden, bis 2025 stillgelegt werden sollen. Das Kraftwerk wurde am 31. März 2020 stillgelegt. Kraftwerksblöcke Das Kraftwerk bestand aus drei Blöcken, die 1971 in Betrieb gingen. Die folgende Tabelle gibt einen Überblick: Siehe auch Liste von Kraftwerken im Vereinigten Königreich Weblinks Einzelnachweise
Abertillery and District Hospital

Abertillery and District Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Abertyleri a'r Cylch) was a community hospital in Aberbeeg, near Abertillery, in Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. It is a Grade II listed building. History The site for the hospital was acquired from the Hanbury Estate. A foundation stone was laid on behalf of the directors of the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company and the Lancaster Steam Coal Company, another on behalf of their workers and a third stone on behalf of the people of Abertillery on 25 September 1920. The hospital was designed by Walter Prosser and built by John Henry Monks. It opened on 30 September 1922. It joined the National Health Service in 1948. The hospital closed in 2008 and was subsequently acquired by the St Luke's Hospital Group who continue to operate it as a mental health facility. In popular culture The hospital was used for scenes in the Doctor Who episode "The Eleventh Hour" and the film Skellig. References
Afon Tâf High School

Afon Tâf High School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Afon Tâf) is an 11–16 mixed secondary school in Troed-y-rhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. Afon Tâf is the Welsh language name of the River Taff which flows past the school. History Built a cost of around £750,000 the school opened in September 1967. Pupils from Quakers Yard Grammar School, Troedyrhiw Secondary School and the Pantglas Senior School in Aberfan transferred to the school. The whole school was renovated between 2014 and 2017, as a cost of £12 million. The project was undertaken in stages to minimise the impact on the work of the school. Notable alumni Cameron Coxe (born 1998), footballer Huw Lewis (born 1964), politician Steve Speirs (born 1965), actor References External links Official website Old Merthyr Tydfil: Afon Tâf School - Historical photographs of Afon Tâf School.
All Saints Church (Deganwy)

Die All Saints Church (Allerheiligenkirche) in Deganwy ist eine anglikanische Kirche in dem Ort Deganwy, Wales, auf einem Grundstück mit Blick auf die Conwy-Mündung. Beschreibung Sie ist eine aktive anglikanische Kirche in dem Benefiziat Eglwysrhos (oder Llanrhos), im Dekanat Llanrwst, im Erzdiakonat St. Asaph und in der Diözese St. Asaph. Sie wurde von Cadw als denkmalgeschütztes Gebäude der Stufe II* eingestuft. Die Kirche wurde als Gedächtniskirche durch Lady Augusta Mostyn nach einem Entwurf von John Douglas aus Chester an einem Ort mit Blick auf die Conwy-Mündung errichtet. Sie hat einen Obergaden, einen Chor, der höher als das Kirchenschiff ist, und einen Westturm. Orgel Die Orgel mit zwei Manualen wurde von Alex Young and Sons aus Manchester im Jahr 1899 gebaut und im Jahr 1972 durch L. Reeves umgebaut. Weblinks Einzelnachweise
All Saints Church, Deganwy

All Saints Church, Deganwy, is an Anglican church in the town of Deganwy, Wales, on a site overlooking the Conwy estuary (grid reference SH783790). Description It is an active Anglican church in the benefice of Eglwysrhos (or Llanrhos), the deanery of Llanrwst, the archdeaconry of St Asaph, and the diocese of St Asaph. It is designed by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building. The church was built as a memorial church by Lady Augusta Mostyn to a design by John Douglas of Chester on a site overlooking the Conwy estuary. It has a clerestory, a chancel higher than the nave, and a west tower. Organ The two-manual organ was built by Alex Young and Sons of Manchester in 1899, and it was modified by L. Reeves in 1972. See also List of new churches by John Douglas References
All Saints Church, Higher Kinnerton

All Saints Church is in Main Road, Higher Kinnerton, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the deanery of Chester. The church was designed by Douglas and Fordham and built in 1893. It is constructed in Ruabon brick. In addition to a central spire, the chancel is carried up into another pyramidal spire. Construction on an extension to the church building was started in 2007. This has been completed, providing the church with on-site facilities including a small kitchen. Organ The church organ was built by Hardy of Stockport, with tonal design by Robert Hope-Jones. It is believed to be the first organ designed by Hope-Jones. The organ initially featured a Tuba Mirabilis, which is an unusual feature for an organ of this small size. The Tuba Mirabilis stop was removed in the 1980s and replaced with an Oboe stop. An unusual feature of Hope-Jones' planned organ design was a Great to Swell 2nd Touch coupler, and a knob for this exists on the console, though it appears to have never been connected. See also List of new churches by John Douglas References
Allt y Gaer

Allt y Gaer (Welsh for 'hill of the fort') is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Llangathen community, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is a 3.5ha conifer woodland on the northern slopes of the Tywi Valley, which has SSSI protected designation because it holds the largest heronry in West Wales. Heronry The Heron population of the woods gradually expanded such that by 1980 there were routinely more than 40 pairs, representing some 7-10% of the heron population of West Wales. Before the growth in population at Allt y Gaer, there had been a large heronry a little way upstream at Allt y wern, and in the 19th century they are thought to have used an area of Dinefwr Park National Nature Reserve still known as 'The Heronry'. Why Herons abandon one site and move to another remains unknown, but may be connected to disturbance during tree-felling operations. The SSSI designation aims to encourage as little disturbance as possible, especially during the February–June breeding season, whilst maintaining an abundance of nesting sites and food supplies. Conifer woods The woodland is a monocultural stand of mature conifers - especially larch. Although the dense shade and extensive litter layer of needles and branches have completely suppressed the pre-plantation flora, the mature stand of trees has allowed a significant growth of various species of fungi; in particular the wood provides a habitat for Spotted Toughshank (Rhodocollybia maculata), Plums and Custard (Tricholomopsis rutilans) and Clouded Agaric (Clitocybe nebularis). Hill of the fortress Higher up the slopes, 350 metres (1,150 ft) to the north, is an Iron Age hillfort called Grongaer which gives the name to the hillside, the woodland, and a nearby farm. See also List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthenshire References
Allt yr Esgair

L'Allt yr Esgair és un turó al Parc Nacional de Bannau Brycheiniog National Park a Powys, Gal·les. Es coneix comunament localment com simplement "Yr Allt". El nom en gal·lès significa "vessant boscós de la carena". Pren la forma d'una carena alineada nord-oest-sud-est que s'eleva a una alçada de 393 metres i que domina la vall del riu Usk a l'oest i al sud. Al nord-est hi ha vistes panoràmiques del llac Llangorse fins a les muntanyes Negre. Hi ha un visor al cim erigit com a monument a Eirene Lloyd White, la baronessa White of Rhymney. És una Marilyn amb un protagonisme de 199 metres (653 peus). Geologia El turó està format a partir de gresos i fangs de la Formació Senni de l'antiga pedra arenisca vermella formada durant el període Devonià. Els vessants inferiors es formen a partir de fangs i gresos de la formació de St. Maughans una mica més antiga. Una sèrie de petites pedreres de gres, avui en desús, adornen els vessants. El turó probablement es va destacar per sobre del gel de la glacera de la vall d'Usk durant l'últim període glacial. En una etapa tardana de la desglaciació, es creu que els colls a cada extrem de la carena dels pobles de Pennorth i Bwlch van transportar aigua des d'un llac Llangorse molt ampliat a la conca d'Usk. Accés El llarg del turó recorren diversos camins de cavall que donen accés a senderistes, genets i ciclistes de muntanya. La zona del cim i el bosc al nord-est són d'accés obert per als caminants. Un aparcament al costat de la carretera A40 immediatament al sud del turó ofereix un punt de partida. Arqueologia El cim de l'Allt yr Esgair està coronat per un fort de l'Edat del Ferro, un dels diversos a la vall d'Usk. La via romana entre el fort romà de CICVCIVM a Y Gaer, Brecon i Gobannium a Abergavenny recorre la carena i és seguida per un camí de ferradura actual. Referències