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The '''Kidwelly Industrial Museum''' focuses on the [[Tinplate]] industry in Kidwelly. In addition there are exhibits featuring [[coal mining]] and [[brick]] making. The museum is located near the town of [[Kidwelly]], [[Carmarthenshire]], [[West Wales]], on the site of the former Kidwelly tinplate works. The tinplate works was originally established in 1737 and was closed in 1941. |
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| name = Kidwelly Industrial Museum |
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| image = File:Cydweli Industrial Museum - geograph.org.uk - 162350.jpg |
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| caption = Former tinplate works with preserved steam engine and a colliery headgear and winding engine |
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| native_name = Amgueddfa Ddiwydiannol Cydweli |
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| native_name_lang = wel/cym |
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| map_type = Wales Carmarthenshire |
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| map_caption = Location within Carmarthenshire |
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| coordinates = {{coord|51.7467|-4.2887|display=inline}} |
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| location = [[Kidwelly]], [[Carmarthenshire]], [[Wales]] |
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| type = Industry museum |
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| website = {{URL|http://kidwellyindustrialmuseum.org.uk/|Kidwelly Industrial Museum}} |
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The '''Kidwelly Industrial Museum''' was a museum focused on the [[tinplate]] industry in Kidwelly, as well as area [[coal mining]] and [[brick]] making. |
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== Location == |
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The museum is located near the town of [[Kidwelly]], [[Carmarthenshire]], [[West Wales]], on the site of the former Kidwelly Tinplate Works. The tinplate works was originally established in 1737 and was closed in 1941. The museum closed in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Future of UK's only surviving tinplate works in Carmarthenshire in the balance five years after museum closure |url=https://nation.cymru/news/future-of-uks-only-surviving-tinplate-works-in-carmarthenshire-in-the-balance-five-years-after-museum-closure/ |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=Nation Cymru |date=27 July 2022}}</ref> |
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The [[engine house]] of the tinplate works was [[Listed building|listed]] as Grade II* in 1998<ref>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-20197-cold-roll-engine-house-at-former-kidwelly Cold-roll Engine-house at former Kidwelly Tinplate Works, Kidwelly], BritishListedBuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2013.</ref> while the works chimney, boxing room and assorting room are listed as Grade II. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.kidwellyindustrialmuseum.co.uk/ |
* [http://www.kidwellyindustrialmuseum.co.uk/ Kidwelly Industrial Museum Trust website] |
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*[http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/english/education/museums/kidwellyindustrialmuseum/pages/home.aspx Carmarthenshire County Council official page] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111115022340/http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/english/education/museums/kidwellyindustrialmuseum/pages/home.aspx Carmarthenshire County Council official page] |
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{{Museums and art galleries in Wales}} |
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[[Category:Museums in Carmarthenshire]] |
[[Category:Museums in Carmarthenshire]] |
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[[Category:Industry museums in Wales]] |
[[Category:Industry museums in Wales]] |
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[[Category:Kidwelly|Industrial Museum]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:17, 7 January 2025
Amgueddfa Ddiwydiannol Cydweli | |
 Former tinplate works with preserved steam engine and a colliery headgear and winding engine | |
  Location within Carmarthenshire | |
| Location | Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
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| Coordinates | 51°44′48″N 4°17′19″W / 51.7467°N 4.2887°W |
| Type | Industry museum |
| Website | Kidwelly Industrial Museum |
The Kidwelly Industrial Museum was a museum focused on the tinplate industry in Kidwelly, as well as area coal mining and brick making.
Location
[edit]The museum is located near the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales, on the site of the former Kidwelly Tinplate Works. The tinplate works was originally established in 1737 and was closed in 1941. The museum closed in 2017.[1]
The engine house of the tinplate works was listed as Grade II* in 1998[2] while the works chimney, boxing room and assorting room are listed as Grade II.
References
[edit]- ^ "Future of UK's only surviving tinplate works in Carmarthenshire in the balance five years after museum closure". Nation Cymru. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Cold-roll Engine-house at former Kidwelly Tinplate Works, Kidwelly, BritishListedBuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
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