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Office file iconFounding Neath Abbey Ironworks - Neath Abbey Ironworks information panel, 2021 (PDF document opens in new window)

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Founding Neath Abbey Ironworks: The Cornish Fox family built the Ironworks in 1792 to supply their Perran Wharf Foundry and the open market. They were soon making steam engines to power the Industrial Revolution.

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