Joseph Parry's Cottage

The Chapel Row cottages have historical links to the former Cyfarthfa Ironworks, which was a major source of local employment in the 19th century.

[1] As a result, the Chapel Row cottages were built in the 1820s to house the burgeoning population of local workers, particularly those employed by the industrial Crawshay family.

The cottage is a typical two storey house located in a terraced row with exterior features such as a continuous slate roof, small pane windows and pale quoins.

Also located on the ground floor is the bedroom in which Joseph Parry was born, also restored; it contains an old-fashioned wooden cradle and also a linen chest.

The cottage on Chapel Row is now a museum dedicated mainly to the life of Joseph Parry, but also to act as a snapshot of the living conditions in the 19th century in Merthyr Tydfil.

[3] The first floor of the cottage today has been converted into a tribute of the career of Joseph Parry, with many of his photos and other documents framed for the public to view.