| Merthyr Cynog in 1887 | ||
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The map below is a section of a map
made at a scale of 6 inches to
1 mile in 1886. |
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biggest change we can see from the map is the small school
which has been built by the parish church. This offered local children an
education and a chance of getting a better life for themselves when they
grew up. Even so,most of the children in this school in 1887 probably went
on to do the same sort of jobs that their parents had done. (Find out more from our pages on Victorian school life in the area). . |
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| Compare with map of the area in 1840... | ||
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