It happened years before Thatcher, when all major employers left Merthyr. Hoovers, Teddingtons, ICI, Guest Keen, Thorn Electric, Kayser Bondor, Triang. and probably some I've forgotten since I left 58 years ago. That ripped the heart out of Merthyr. By Thatcher's day there were very few miners left in Merthyr relative to its working population.@@armsman69
Haven't been to Merthyr in just over 40 years. Seems like a lot of money was poured in there a while back but starting to look a bit downcast again. Thanks for sharing.
I left Merthyr for California in 1965 and all I can recognise are the Town Hall, The Library and Saint David's Church. I'd be totally lost in the one-way streets.
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The strange human at the beginning 🤣reminded me of the Muslamic ray gun dude 🤣
Merthyr communities got devastated back in day. Mainly due to the coal industry and Thatcher trying to break the unions...
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It happened years before Thatcher, when all major employers left Merthyr. Hoovers, Teddingtons, ICI, Guest Keen, Thorn Electric, Kayser Bondor, Triang. and probably some I've forgotten since I left 58 years ago. That ripped the heart out of Merthyr. By Thatcher's day there were very few miners left in Merthyr relative to its working population.@@armsman69
Haven't been to Merthyr in just over 40 years. Seems like a lot of money was poured in there a while back but starting to look a bit downcast again. Thanks for sharing.
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Great place to visit ❤❤❤love it.😊I remember going to see MIKE TYSON in Merthyr 😊😊😊
mighty Mike in Merthyr ! wow ..thanks for the comment
I left Merthyr for California in 1965 and all I can recognise are the Town Hall, The Library and Saint David's Church. I'd be totally lost in the one-way streets.
@@garethdavies2538 wow 😃
I think you made the right call Gareth! :-) I left and joined the Army in the 80's but I ended up coming back later.
This is Merthyr looks like about 2 days a year.
I lived in Merthyr Tydfil from 1982 to 1983.
Feel sorry for you
I saw my friend in this video
The rapper ???
@@HazVenturesno he's towards the end
Where's all the people?? It looks like a ghost town....
Basically is. People only come put to the town center on Fridays and weekends for a drink.
I left MT 1990. Visited 3 times since. This video offers a reason not to return..
The rapping guy defo ain't making it out the hood lol
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