Land of Forges and Fire: Merthyr Tydfil in the 1800s

Rita Singer; Susan Fielding

Land of Forges and Fire: Merthyr Tydfil in the 1800s

Rita Singer, Susan Fielding

Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

Abstract

This is a short film focusing on French and German travellers to the industrial town of Merthyr Tydfil in the mid-nineteenth century and their descriptions of the town. The film was produced by Treehouse Media and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales in partnership with Bangor University and the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies as part of the AHRC funded project “European Travellers to Wales”.

Original language	English
Media of output	Film
Publication status	Published - 19 Apr 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Wales
Germany
France
Tourism
Industry
Travel Writing
Digital heritage
Documentary film
Film
Animation
History of travel

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3 Article
3 Other contribution
1 Chapter
1 Paper
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Introduction
Singer, R., 13 Jul 2023, In: Modern Languages Open. 1, 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Minoritised Languages and Travel
Singer, R., 13 Jul 2023, In: Modern Languages Open.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Special Issue › peer-review

Open Access
Through Wales in the Footsteps of William Gilpin: Illustrated Travel Accounts by Early French Tourists, 1768–1810
Singer, R., 14 May 2019, In: European Romantic Review. 30, 2, p. 127-147 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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1 Citation (Scopus)

197 Downloads (Pure)
Von Hay-on-Wye nach Blaenau Ffestiniog: Elmar Schenkels Reisen in Wales, 1974–2010
Translated title of the contribution: From Hay-on-Wye to Blaenau Ffestiniog: Elmar Schenkel's travels in Wales, 1974-2010Singer, R., 2019, Das Leben und die Seltsamen Abenteuer des Elmar Schenkel, aus Soest, Professor. Nicht von Ihm Selbst Verfasst. Fleischhack, M., Ronthaler, J. & Welz, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Leipzig: Edition Hamouda, p. 173-179 7 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Journey to the Past: Wales in Historic Travel Writing from France and Germany
Singer, R., Fielding, S., Williams, H. (Translator), Tully, C. (Editor) & Lloyd, S. (Editor), 2018, Prifysgol Bangor | Bangor University.
Research output: Other contribution

Open Access
Accounts of Travel: Travel Writing by European Visitors to Wales
Singer, R., Williams, H., Tully, C. & Jones, K. N., 2017, 475 p. Prifysgol Bangor | Bangor University.
Research output: Other contribution

Open Access
Leisure, refuge and solidarity: messages in visitors’ books as microforms of travel writing
Singer, R., 09 Mar 2017, In: Studies in Travel Writing. 20, 4, p. 392-408 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
8 Citations (Scopus)

38 Downloads (Pure)
A Picture of a Country: Illustrated Travel Accounts by Continental Europeans
Singer, R., 02 Apr 2016.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
EuroVisions: Wales through the Eyes of European Visitors, 1750-2015
Singer, R., 2016, 2 p. Natural Resources Wales.
Research output: Other contribution

Open Access
File
Project report: European Travellers to Wales, 1750–2010
Singer, R., 11 Feb 2016, In: Journal of Tourism History. 8, 1, p. 85-91 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Debate › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
EuroVisions: Wales through the Eyes of European Visitors, 1750–2015
Singer, R. (Curator), 2015
Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition

Open Access

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, Contributions and Cynefin in the New Curriculum Working Group: interim report
Singer, R. (Researcher)
Impact: Education

Dahl’s antisemitism ‘apology’ is a reminder to challenge the myth of Wales as a ‘tolerant nation’
Singer, R.
07 Dec 2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
VR Has The Power To Let Us Visit The Past
Singer, R.
18 Feb 2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
Eine Reise in die Vergangenheit
Singer, R., Tully, C., Williams, H., Fielding, S. & Lloyd, S.
01 Dec 2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
Following the Red Thread West
Singer, R.
01 Feb 2016
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
Heno
Singer, R.
04 Aug 2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media contribution
What Euro visitors have thought of Wales in past 260 years
Singer, R.
19 Jul 2015
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage

7 Invited talk
1 Conference

For Wales, See England: German Visitors to Welsh Estates in the Nineteenth Century
Singer, R. (Invited speaker)
31 Jan 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Journey to the Past: Wales in Historic Travel Writing from France and Germany
Singer, R. (Invited speaker) & Fielding, S. (Invited speaker)
10 Oct 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Putting Wales on the Map: Using GIS to Uncover European Travel Routes, 1750-2016
Singer, R. (Invited speaker)
08 Mar 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
In the Footsteps of European Travellers in Wales
Singer, R. (Invited speaker), Tully, C. (Invited speaker), Williams, H. (Invited speaker) & Fielding, S. (Invited speaker)
08 Feb 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Picturesque Wales?: Illustrated travel accounts by continental Europeans
Singer, R. (Invited speaker)
18 May 2016
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
A Picture of a Country: Illustrated Travel Accounts by European Travellers
Singer, R. (Invited speaker)
21 Jan 2016
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
European Travellers to Wales: A Short History of Picturing the Nation
Singer, R. (Invited speaker)
17 Dec 2015
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Diwylliannau ‘Lleiafrifol’ a Theithio / ‘Minority’ Cultures and Travel
Singer, R. (Organiser), Tully, C. (Member of programme committee), Williams, H. (Member of programme committee), Jones, K. N. (Member of programme committee), Cronin, M. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Uribe, K. (Invited speaker) & Thomas, N. (Invited speaker)
14 Sept 2015 → 16 Sept 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference

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