Starbuck Street, Rudry

Starbuck Street, in Rudry, was named after Edward Starbuck Williams of Swansea, Chairman of the Rudry Cottage Company Ltd which was formed with £5,000 capital in £1 shares, by the proprietors and workmen of Rudry Pit in May 1890, for the purpose of erecting 15 cottages to be purchased by members of the company and paid for ‘by light instalments’. The land was owned by Mr Williams and on Saturday 26th July 1890, Mrs Williams laid the foundation stone for the first 10 cottages then the party adjourned for ‘luncheon and toasts'.  

Draethen Waterloo & Rudry  

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Draethen

Draethen was classified as a conservation area in 1976 and has a unique historical association with the Tredegar Estate and Ruperra Castle.

Waterloo

Coates Brothers Paintworks was sited in Waterloo and was one of the biggest employers in the area. This site was earmarked for development with the potential for 500 houses to be built there.

Rudry

Evidence found in old documents show that the church of St James in Rudry dates back to 1254, taking the form of a wayside shrine used by pilgrims on route to worship at shrines abroad. The parish records date back to 1627.

Cefn Mably

The original house was largely rebuilt by Edward Kemeys, the High Sheriff of Glamorgan in the late 16th century [depicted on the right as in 1680] and was described by the Cardiff Times in 1893 as one of the finest and most historic country seats in Wales 

Ruperra Castle 

Machen Forge Trail 

St James Church