Tourism - Redhouse - Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
N 51° 44.853 W 003° 22.679
30U E 473905 N 5733028
Merthyr Tydfil's Old town hall, built in 1896, restored and converted to a cultural and creative centre. Now known as REDHOUSE which hosts regular events, exhibitions & performances. Located in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMQ7QP
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/05/2016
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Recently visited on St David's Day by HRH Prince of Wales. The old Town Hall will be known as Redhouse.
Built in 1896, the Old Town Hall was designed to house the town’s civic functions and law courts, and was once a focal point for political life in Merthyr Tydfil. When the council relocated to Merthyr’s civic centre in the late 1980’s, the Town Hall was used as a nightclub until 2002, and remained derelict for 10 years.
"REDHOUSE is a new arts complex situated in the Old Town Hall — a magnificent Grade II* listed building — in the heart of Merthyr Tydfil. REDHOUSE opened to the public on St. David's Day 2014, following an extensive £8M capital redevelopment programme supported by the Welsh Government, European Regional Development Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund & Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in association with Miller Argent
Emerging in an environment which has suffered years of economic decline, REDHOUSE will become a catalyst for cultural regeneration: awakening the spirit of creative enterprise that was once a hallmark of a venerable town at the centre of the industrial revolution in Great Britain." Text Source: (
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