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» Home » Wales » South Wales » Stradey Park Hotel We are sorry, there are no comments available. View: 3228   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  « read more about Stradey Park Hotel NEWS So far, nothing for that! RECOMMENDED DOWNLOADS IN THIS CATEGORY  » Home  » Wales » South Wales (5) Select page: [1]  » Cwrt Bleddyn Hotel & Spa Country House Hotel in the beautiful Welsh borderlands with full leisure facilities and full Clarins Spa and good food - all you need for a peaceful and relaxing getaway. Number of Rooms:44 Number Ensuite:44 Restaurant Name:Champagne Bar & Brassiere and ...  Llangybi, Usk |NP15 1PG | View: 3579 Date added: Sep 07, 2006 |  » Details  » Fairyhill Fairyhill is situated at the heart of the Gower peninsula, which was designated as Britain`s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, mainly because of its superb coastal scenery. Set in twenty four acres of its own parkland, Fairyhill is an eighteent ...  Reynoldston, Gower |SA3 1BS | View: 3267 Date added: Sep 07, 2006 |  » Details  » Tregenna Hotel A family run hotel offering the very best in accommodation, food and service. Every effort is made to assure all our guests a pleasant visit to this most beautiful part of Wales. The Tregenna Hotel warmly welcomes both business and holidaying guests. S ...  Park Terrace, Merthyr Tydfil |CF47 8RF | View: 3145 Date added: Sep 07, 2006 |  » Details  » Morgans Hotel Click here for special and substantially discounted rates from Laterooms This new and stunning hotel has been imaginatively developed from the Port Authority building near the harbour side. The bedrooms are modern in design without neglecting guest comf ...  Somerset Place, Swansea |SA1 1RR | View: 3195 Date added: Sep 07, 2006 |  » Details  » Egerton Grey Country House Hotel Antique lovers are especially enchanted by what they find at Egerton Grey. This distinguished country house, which opened as a small luxury hotel in 1988, boasts a wealth of fine antiques, porcelain and paintings. The house`s historic character - it dates ...  Porthkerry, Barry |CF62 3BZ | View: 3502 Date added: Sep 07, 2006 |  » Details  » St Mary`s Hotel Golf & Country Club 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 M ...  St Mary`s Hill, Bridgend |CF35 5EA | View: 3057 Date added: Sep 07, 2006 |  » Details  » Stradey Park Hotel 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 the ...  Furnace, Llanelli |SA15 4HA | View: 3229 Date added: Sep 07, 2006 |  » Details  » Allt Yr Ynys Country Hotel Breathtakingly attractive, listed 16th Century manor in 16 acres of landscaped gardens, with river frontage, woodlands and pasture land in tranquil Welsh Borders countryside. Set in the Black Mountains on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Ance ...  Abergavenny |HR2 0DU | View: 5393 Date added: Sep 07, 2006 |  » Details go to top Select page: [1]