Nantgarw

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• Nantgarw — is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Cardiff. From an electoral and administrative perspective Nantgarw falls within the ward of Taffs Well, a village some 2.5 miles south, but historically fell within the… …   Wikipedia

• Nantgarw Colliery — was a coal mine located in the village on Nantgarw, Mid Glamorgan located just north of Cardiff. Opened in 1910, it closed in 1986. The site is now redeveloped as the industrial estate Parc Nantgarw. Contents 1 Development 2 Production 3 Closure …   Wikipedia

• Nantgarw tradition — The Cardiff Morris mascot, Idris, leads them in a Morris Dance from the Nantgarw tradition. Nantgarw tradition is a style of Morris dancing from the South and Valleys regions of Wales, specifically the small village of Nantgarw. The style… …   Wikipedia

• Nantgarw Pottery — The Nantgarw Pottery was a noted pottery, located in Nantgarw on the eastern bank of the Glamorganshire Canal, 8 miles (13 km) north of Cardiff in the River Taff valley, Glamorganshire, Wales. It closed in 1920, when cigarettes replaced clay …   Wikipedia

• Nantgarw porcelain —       an English granular, soft paste porcelain, pure white in colour, containing bone ash. It was made at a factory founded in 1813 by William Billingsley at Nantgarw, Glamorgan, Wales. Translucent and restrained in shape, it attracted the… …   Universalium

• William Weston Young — (All information varified against Elis Jenkins extensive research, and against records housed at Friends Central Library, Friends House, Euston Rd. London, UK.) Biography William Weston Young, born 20 April 1776, Lewin s Mead, Bristol, England,… …   Wikipedia

• William Billingsley (artist) — William Billingsley (1758 1828), born in Derby, England, had been apprenticed under William Duesbury at the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Works, Derby and was an outstanding painter of porcelain. While at Derby, he developed an extremely… …   Wikipedia

• William Billingsley — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Billingsley (homonymie). William Billingsley (1758–1828) est un peintre sur porcelaine qui eut une influence importante sur la porcelaine anglaise de son époque. Biographie …   Wikipédia en Français

• Morris dance — Cotswold morris with handkerchiefs Morris dance is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied by music. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers. Implements such as sticks, swords,… …   Wikipedia

• List of museums in Wales — This list of museums in Wales contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific …   Wikipedia