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» Home » Wales » South Wales » Stradey Park Hotel Rate it (NOT RATED) Read Comments (0) Add Comments Title: Stradey Park Hotel Address: Furnace, Llanelli Zipcode: SA15 4HA Location Map Phone: Website: Facilities: Parking Credit Cards Accepted TV in Rooms Conference/Business Facilities View: 3847 Date added: Sep 07, 2006 A London iron-master by the name of Alexander Raby financed Messrs, Gevers & Ingam to setup an Iron furnace at the village of Cwm Ddyche (Furnace) in 1791. Gevers & Ingman were not able to repay the loan and consequently Alexander Raby took over their concern in 1795-1796. The Raby`s were a long established firm of iron founders and cannon founders from England, who must have seen the `Llanelli coal field` as a potential source of development after the discovery that a good quality iron could be made from coke (which is derived from coal). Raby expanded the works providing a second furnace and the erection of a forge at Sandy. He built a home for himself called the Furnace House, later known as the `Delf`, now the site of a new executive housing development, while his elder son Alexander Junior had a mansion called Bryn Y Mor, now the site of the Stradey Park Hotel. Arthur, his youngest son had a house which was roofed in thatch and burned down in 1824, as did his mansion, built later on the same site called `Glyncoed`. Furnace village takes its name from Raby`s furnace, where quantities of cannons and shot were produced during the Napoleonic wars. Raby & Co (Carmarthenshire) were frequent contractors to the Board of Ordnance producing `Carronades` and ` Round-Shot`. Gryphon Leisure Limited, who have taken over the reigns of the Stradey Park Hotel, have transformed it into a modern and vibrant one with a banqueting-cum-conference suite, coffee shop, brasserie, extensive bar area with 46 optics and lounge areas. Boasting of 83 tastefully decorated rooms, each with ensuite facilities, the Hotel is the perfect venue for the long or short stay guest. DetailsRatings/Awards:AA/RAC/WTB 3 Stars Number of Rooms:83 Number Ensuite:83 Restaurant NEWS So far, nothing for that! RECOMMENDED DOWNLOADS IN THIS CATEGORY  » Home  » Wales » South Wales (5) Select page: [1]  » St Mary`s Hotel Just 2 mins from M4 St. Mary`s, a converted 16th Century farmhouse, is ideally situated for both business and pleasure. St Mary`s boasts 24 superior rooms, outstanding cuisine and panoramic views over its 18 hole golf course. Make the comfort of St Mary` ...  Pencoed |CF35 5EA | View: 3869 Date added: Sep 07, 2006 |  » Details  » New House Country Hotel This 3 star Country House style hotel situated on the fringes of Cardiff, close to the beautiful Vale of Glamorgan. This Cardiff hotel boasts one of the best views in the area. 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