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The Merthyr Rising, also referred to as the Merthyr Riots, [1] [2] of 1831 was the violent climax to many years of simmering unrest among the large working class population of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales and the surrounding area. The Rising marked the first times the red flag was used a symbol of working class rebellion in the United Kingdom. [3] [4]
Richard Lewis (1807/8 – 13 August 1831), known as Dic Penderyn, was a Welsh labourer and coal miner who lived in Merthyr Tydfil and was involved with the Merthyr Rising of 3 June 1831. In the course of the riot he was arrested alongside Lewis Lewis , one of the primary figures in the uprising, and charged with stabbing a soldier with a bayonet .
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is a county borough (since 1908) in the south-east of Wales. In 2022, it had an estimated population of 58,883, [2] making it the smallest local authority in Wales by population. It is located in the historic county of Glamorgan and takes its name from the town with the ...
Owen Money toured the club circuit as a comedian, winning the Club Land "Comedian of the Year" award, performing alongside Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones.. In 1987, Money joined BBC Radio Wales with weekly programme Money for Nothing, which increased in popularity through 1997 to win two gold Sony Radio Awards: one for "Regional Broadcaster of the Year", and the other for "Best Music Sequence ...
The local board of health for Merthyr Tydfil, which was established under the chairmanship of Sir John Guest, in 1850, [2] initially established its offices at 71 High Street. [3] Proposals for a new town hall were considered in 1869, but the local board decided that such a development could not be afforded at that time. [2]
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The red flag is a signal of defiance and battle," according to Chambers Cyclopedia (1727–41). [ 13 ] In 1647, the bloody flag was included in Royal Navy instructions: ”[a]s soon as the Admiral shall hoist a Red Flag on the flagg staff at the fore- top - mast - head, and fire again, every Ship in the fleet is to use their utmost Endeavour to ...