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Open Doors - Dowlais Stables
These former Dowlais Ironworks Stables were built for Sir Josiah John Guest in 1820. The complex is of symmetrical design, with a tall central arch, through which the railway passed. The large first-floor rooms were used as a boys school by Lady Charlotte Guest, and soldiers were stationed here for several years after the Merthyr riots of 1831. The stables closed in the 1930s and became derelict; in the late 1970s unauthorised demolition was started, but was brought to a halt. The site was bough
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Dowlais Stables, Upper Union St, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff CF48 2AJ
Sat 15 Sep 2018
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