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  • Cholera is an acute illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium 'vibrio cholerae'. In severe cases the symptoms are profuse watery diahorrea, vomiting, and leg cramps. In these cases, rapid loss of body fluids leads to dehydration and shock and in the mid-19th century, which lacked an effective treatment, death could occur within hours. These statistics show the severity of the infection in Victorian Wales, since just under half the people who were infected died of it - 1,520 dead out of 3,612 cases in just a few months. (The first case recorded here was on 25 May 1849 in Merthyr, so all of these cases occurred between 25 May and 22 September.) People usually catch the disease through drinking contaminated water, and areas without clean drinking water are most at risk.
Printed form showing the number of cholera cases in Merthyr Tydfil, 22 September 1849
  • This Report to the General Board of Health, published in 1853, was a damning indictment of the new industrial town of Aberdare. Massive industrial growth accompanied by a rapid increase in population had led to the creation of slum conditions in which disease proliferated.
Report of an inquiry into the water supply and sanitary condition of Aberdare, 1853 [image 1 of 27]
  • Griffith Rhys Jones (1834-97) or 'Caradog' as he was more commonly known, was the conductor of the famous 'Côr Mawr' of some 460 voices (the South Wales Choral Union), which twice won first prize at Crystal Palace choral competitions in London in the 1870s. His statue is by the sculptor W. Goscombe John and it was unveiled by Lord Aberdare on 10 July 1920.
Statue of Griffith Rhys Jones (Caradog, 1834-97), Victoria Square, Aberdare
  • Griffith Rhys Jones (1834-97) or 'Caradog' as he was more commonly known, was the conductor of the famous 'Côr Mawr' of some 460 voices (the South Wales Choral Union), which twice won first prize at Crystal Palace choral competitions in London in the 1870s. His statue is by the sculptor W. Goscombe John and it was unveiled by Lord Aberdare on 10 July 1920.
Unveiling of 'Caradog's statue, Victoria Square, Aberdare, 20 July 1920
  • Pamela Shepherd (1836-1930), known as 'Mother Shepherd', was the founder of the Salvation Army in Aberdare.
Pamela Shepherd (1836-1930), better known as Mother Shepherd of Aberdare
  • Griffith Rhys Jones (1834-97) or 'Caradog' as he was more commonly known, was the conductor of the 'Côr Mawr', a choir sponsored by the South Wales Choral Union. This 460 person strong choir won the Crystal Palace Challenge Trophy in 1872 and 1873.
Griffith Rhys Jones (1834-97) (Caradog), conductor of the 'Côr Mawr', Aberdare