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13-886: For the Welsh village, see Wyllie, Caerphilly . Wyllie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adrian Wyllie (born 1970), American political activist, radio personality, and investigative journalist Alex Wyllie (born 1944), New Zealand rugby union player and coach Andrew Wyllie (pathologist) , Scottish pathologist Bill Wyllie ( c. 1932–2006), Australian businessman Bob Wyllie (1929–1981), Scottish footballer Curzon Wyllie (1848–1909), Indian army officer Daniel Wyllie (born 1970), American actor Douglas Wyllie (born 1963), Scottish rugby player and coach Edward Wyllie (1848–1911), American medium George Wyllie (1921–2012), Scottish artist George Wyllie (GC) (1908–1987), British Army soldier and recipient of

26-694: A vast scale had a price. When John Gooch John Gooch , a manager of an iron foundry in Bedlington, Northumberland, took a managerial post in the Tredegar ironworks in 1831: 'Tredegar was a strange place to go, voluntarily .... Utterly remote at the head of the Sirhowy valley in Monmouthshire, the town was a man-made hell. Men and children worked killing hours in the smoke and filth of the foundries and were maimed by molten metal. Their only medical help

39-599: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tredegar Iron and Coal Company Tredegar Iron and Coal Company was an important 19th century ironworks in Tredegar , Wales , which due to its need for coke became a major developer of coal mines and particularly the Sirhowy Valley of South Wales . It is most closely associated with the Industrial Revolution and coal mining in

52-547: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Wyllie, Caerphilly Most of the houses were built between 1926 and 1930 by the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company . Included in the village was a large church , post office and miners' institute which was converted into a pub in the 1990s. The post office has recently closed and the church has been replaced by a small block of apartments known as Marion Jones Court. The village has recently expanded with

65-904: The Matthew Monkhouse built a new furnace which they called the Sirhowy Ironworks , leasing the land in Bedwellty, Newport from the Tredegar Estate . In 1800, the company was renamed the Tredegar Iron Company, named in honour of the Tredegar Estate at Tredegar House and Tredegar Park in Newport . The company was taken over by the Harfords of Ebbw Vale in 1818. It was expanded in

78-519: The South Wales Valleys . In 1778 an iron furnace was built in the upper Sirhowy Valley by Thomas Atkinson and William Barrow, who came to the area from London . Fuel was needed for the furnace so men were employed to dig coal at Bryn Bach and Nantybwch, the first small scale coal mining operation in the area. The furnace failed in 1794, and hence also the business. In 1797, Samuel Homfray , with partners Richard Fothergill and

91-409: The surname Wyllie . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wyllie&oldid=1214725159 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

104-415: The 19th century. A dedicated cholera burial ground was later established at Cefn Golau . In 1875, the company renamed itself the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company, to allow development of additional coal mining capacity. In 1891, the company ceased production of iron, but continued to develop coal mines and produce coal. The former Tredegar Ironworks were effectively abandoned, with Whiteheads taking over

117-1170: The George Cross Hamish Daud Wyllie (born 1980), Indonesian actor Hugh Wyllie (born 1934), Moderator of the Church of Scotland James Wyllie (1818–1899), Scottish draughts player Kate Wyllie (1840s−1913), New Zealand tribal leader Meg Wyllie (1917–2002), American actress Peter John Wyllie (born 1930), British petrologist and academic Robert Crichton Wyllie (1798–1865), Scottish physician and businessman Ross D. Wyllie (born 1944), Australian singer and television presenter Thomas Wyllie (1872–1943), Scottish football player Tony Wyllie (born 1967), American NFL executive Tu Wyllie (born 1954), New Zealand politician and rugby player William Wyllie (disambiguation) See also [ edit ] Wiley (disambiguation) Wily (disambiguation) Wylie (disambiguation) Wylye (disambiguation) Wyle (disambiguation) Willey (disambiguation) Wyle (disambiguation) Wyly [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

130-492: The building of new houses on the old coal tip from Wyllie Colliery at the south end of the village. There are now 27 modern houses covering the colliery. Wyllie Halt railway station was located here between 1932 and 1960. 51°38′19″N 3°11′25″W  /  51.63861°N 3.19028°W  / 51.63861; -3.19028 This article relating to a location in Caerphilly County Borough

143-610: The late 1830s and early 1840s, producing significant volumes of rails, largely for export. The works was purchased by the Tredegar Iron Company Limited in 1873 and nine years later began to produce steel. The company ironworks were developed on a single site, which later became known as Whiteheads, after that company took over the southern section of the site in 1907. By 1850, TICC employed between 2,000 and 3,000 people at its nine furnaces, mills shops and ancillary plants. However, all of this production on such

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156-582: The southern section of the site from 1907. In 1931, they also closed down their operations, moving everything to their Newport works. TICC continued to develop coal mines and work pitts, until it was nationalised in 1946, becoming part of the National Coal Board . Its last chairman was Henry McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway . During the 1910's and 1920's Aneurin Bevan worked for the Company at

169-459: Was that administered by the "Penny Doctor". Wages were paid in Homfray's private coinage — banks were not allowed in the town — so workers spent their coins in Homfray's shops, buying food at Homfray's prices. Poverty and malnutrition followed and disease followed both.' With many people in such a small area, and with poor sanitation provision, there were several cholera epidemics in the town in

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