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British coal owner Walter Coffin ( 1784 - 15 February 1867 ) was a Welsh coalowner and Member of Parliament . Coffin is recognised as the first person to exploit the rich coal fields of the Rhondda Valley on an industrial scale , becoming one of the wealthiest coal mine owners in the world . Early life Born in 1784 he was the second son of Walter Coffin , the founder of a tanning business in Bridgend , and his second wife Anne Morgan . Coffin was descended from a well known Bridgend family , the Prices of Ty 'n Ton , into which his grandfather , an owner of an estate in Selworthy , had married . Coffin was educated at Cowbridge Grammar School and later at a nonconformist academy in Exeter ; in 1804 he returned to Wales to join the family business . In 1791 his father had purchased several farmsteads in the parish of Llantrisant , including the area of Dinas Uchef Farm from William Humphries . In 1809 , at the age of 24 and bored with the tanning industry , Walter Coffin the younger set out to prospect for coal at his father 's farm land in Dinas . He terminated the tenancy of Lewis Robert Richard at the site and with the financial support of his father began prospecting . Coal mining in South Wales Coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower Rhondda : there was little known of the geology of the area , there were few skilled miners in the locality , there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market . Coffin opened at least five levels in the area , his first at the Graig Vein ( the Rhondda No . 1 seam ) was of poor quality and thickness , but his second , also in 1809 reached the Rhondda No.2 Seam which was of a good quality . This prompted Coffin to extend his mineral lease and sink a vertical shaft . At a depth of 40 yards a good seam of bituminous coal was struck at the Dinas Lower Colliery . When Coffin marketed his " Dynas No. 3 " coal , later known as " Coffin 's Coal " , it gained an excellent reputation for its quality and low impurities , popular in metal working and coking . Coffin then needed to address the issue of transport . In 1794 the Glamorganshire Canal was completed , linking the ironworks of Merthyr to Coffin 's intended market at Cardiff Docks . One of the early proprietors of the canal , Dr . Richard Griffiths , had constructed a two-mile tramroad from his own coal level at Denia ( Pontypridd ) , bridging the River Taff before his own private canalwork linked to the Glamorganshire Canal at Treforest . Coffin quickly made arrangements to construct a one-mile tramline to connect his mines in Dinas to that at Griffiths 's Denia level and by 1810 the two men entered an agreement ensuring all coal raised in the Lower Rhondda used their interconnecting lines . Coffin now had transport links to the coast , his next step would be in finding a market . Coffin became a deputy chairman of the Taff Vale Railway in 1846 , and in 1855 its Chairman . Political career and later life In 1812 , Coffin moved his family from Nolton in Bridgend to Llandaff Court in Cardiff , a move which saw his influence and standing increase . He became a Justice of the Peace around the early 1830s and in 1835 was an alderman of Cardiff . He continued his rise in society becoming the mayor of Cardiff in 1848 . Coffin became a Member of Parliament for Cardiff ( 1852-57 ) as a Unitarian Liberal , and was the Wales 's first Nonconformist parliamentary representative . During his five years in the House of Commons , he never addressed the house . In 1857 he gave up his seat in Parliament and moved permanently to England to be near his family . In 1867 he died at his home in Kensington , but was buried at the Unitatian Church graveyard , Park Street , Bridgend . Neither he nor his siblings married and the family name died out with their deaths . In 1972 the Church Trustees of the Park Street Church removed Coffin 's gravestone and covered the grave with tarmac . Although Bridgend Council found no infringement to planning regulations , the actions caused local resentment to the destruction of " an important historical relic " . |
| british coal [QUALITY] owner walter coffin [SEQUENCE] [PERSON] ( 1784 - 15 february [PERIOD] 1867 ) was a welsh coalowner [UNKNOWN] and member [PERSON] of parliament [HUMAN GROUP] . coffin [SEQUENCE] is recognised as the first person [PERSON] to exploit the rich coal [QUALITY] fields [LAND] of the rhondda valley [PERSON] on an industrial scale [RULE] , becoming one of the wealthiest coal [QUALITY] mine owners [PERSON] in the world [PLACE] . early life [EVENT] born in 1784 he was the second [PLACE] son [PERSON] of walter coffin [SEQUENCE] , the founder [PERSON] of a tanning business [PERSON] in bridgend [UNKNOWN] , and his second [PLACE] wife anne morgan [PERSON] . coffin [SEQUENCE] was descended from a well known bridgend family [HUMAN GROUP] , the prices [AMOUNT] of ty 'n ton [PERSON] , into which his grandfather [PERSON] , an owner [PERSON] of an estate [ESTATE] in selworthy [UNKNOWN] , had married . coffin [SEQUENCE] was educated at cowbridge grammar school [INSTITUTION] and later at a nonconformist academy [INSTITUTION] in exeter [PLACE] ; in 1804 he returned to wales [PLACE] to join the family business [PERSON] . in 1791 his father [PERSON] had purchased several farmsteads [QUANTITY] in the parish [PERSON] of llantrisant [UNKNOWN] , including the area [AREA] of dinas uchef farm [PERSON] from william humphries [PERSON] . in 1809 , at the age [PROPERTY] of 24 and bored with the tanning industry [INSTITUTION] , walter coffin [SEQUENCE] the younger set [SET] out to prospect for coal [QUALITY] at his father [PERSON] 's farm land [LAND] in dinas [UNKNOWN] . he terminated the tenancy [PROPERTY] of lewis robert richard [PERSON] at the site [UNKNOWN] and with the financial support [ACT] of his father [PERSON] began prospecting . coal [QUALITY] mining [ACTIVITY] in south wales [PLACE] coffin [SEQUENCE] faced four major problems [EVENT] while prospecting for coal [QUALITY] in lower rhondda [PERSON] : there was little known of the geology [COGNITIVE STATE] of the area [AREA] , there were few skilled miners [PERSON] in the locality [PLACE] , there were no transport links [PERSON] for three miles [GROUP] and there was no proven [UNKNOWN] outside market [POSITION] . coffin [SEQUENCE] opened at least five levels [TOOL] in the area [AREA] , his first at the graig vein [PERSON] ( the rhondda no [PERSON] . 1 seam [PERSON] ) was of poor quality [QUALITY] and thickness [QUALITY] , but his second [PLACE] , also in 1809 reached the rhondda [PERSON] no.2 seam [PERSON] which was of a good quality [QUALITY] . this prompted coffin [SEQUENCE] to extend his mineral [FORCE] lease and sink a vertical shaft [PERSON] . at a depth [DISTANCE] of 40 yards [PERSON] a good seam [PERSON] of bituminous coal [QUALITY] was struck at the dinas lower colliery [UNKNOWN] . when coffin [SEQUENCE] marketed his " dynas no. 3 " coal [QUALITY] , later known as " coffin [SEQUENCE] 's coal [QUALITY] " , it gained an excellent reputation [REPUTATION] for its quality [QUALITY] and low impurities [CONDITION] , popular in metal working and coking . coffin [SEQUENCE] then needed to address the issue [PERSON] of transport [PERSON] . in 1794 the glamorganshire canal [WATERWAY] was completed , linking the ironworks [UNKNOWN] of merthyr [UNKNOWN] to coffin [SEQUENCE] 's intended market [POSITION] at cardiff docks [PERSON] . one of the early proprietors [PERSON] of the canal [WATERWAY] , dr . richard griffiths [PERSON] , had constructed a two-mile tramroad [UNKNOWN] from his own coal [QUALITY] level [TOOL] at denia [PLACE] ( pontypridd [UNKNOWN] ) , bridging the river taff [PERSON] before his own private canalwork [UNKNOWN] linked to the glamorganshire canal [WATERWAY] at treforest [UNKNOWN] . coffin [SEQUENCE] quickly made arrangements [ARRANGEMENT] to construct a one-mile tramline [UNKNOWN] to connect his mines [PERSON] in dinas [UNKNOWN] to that at griffiths [PERSON] 's denia level [TOOL] and by 1810 the two men [PERSON] entered an agreement [AGREEMENT] ensuring all coal [QUALITY] raised in the lower rhondda [PERSON] used their interconnecting lines [PERSON] . coffin [SEQUENCE] now had transport links [PERSON] to the coast [UNKNOWN] , his next step [POWER] would be in finding [UNKNOWN] a market [POSITION] . coffin [SEQUENCE] became a deputy chairman [PERSON] of the taff vale railway [PERSON] in 1846 , and in 1855 its chairman [PERSON] . political career [NUMBER] and later life [EVENT] in 1812 , coffin [SEQUENCE] moved his family [HUMAN GROUP] from nolton [PERSON] in bridgend [UNKNOWN] to llandaff court [PERSON] in cardiff [PERSON] , a move [PERMISSION] which saw his influence [PERSON] and standing increase . he became a justice [PERSON] of the peace [EVENT] around the early 1830s and in 1835 was an alderman [PERSON] of cardiff [PERSON] . he continued his rise [INCREASE] in society [INSTITUTION] becoming the mayor [HUMAN ROLE] of cardiff [PERSON] in 1848 . coffin [SEQUENCE] became a member [PERSON] of parliament [HUMAN GROUP] for cardiff [PERSON] ( 1852-57 ) as a unitarian liberal [PERSON] , and was the wales [PLACE] 's first nonconformist parliamentary [UNKNOWN] representative . during his five years [PERIOD] in the house [PLACE] of commons [UNKNOWN] , he never addressed the house [PLACE] . in 1857 he gave up his seat [POSITION] in parliament [HUMAN GROUP] and moved permanently to england [PLACE] to be near his family [HUMAN GROUP] . in 1867 he died at his home [PLACE] in kensington [PLACE] , but was buried at the unitatian church graveyard [PERSON] , park street [PLACE] , bridgend [UNKNOWN] . neither he nor his siblings [PERSON] married and the family name [NAME] died out with their deaths [PERSON] . in 1972 the church trustees [PERSON] of the park street church [PERSON] removed coffin [SEQUENCE] 's gravestone [BUILDING] and covered the grave [RESULT] with tarmac [ROUTE] . although bridgend council [HUMAN GROUP] found no infringement [ROOM] to planning regulations [PERSON] , the actions [ACTION] caused local resentment [PERSON] to the destruction [RESULT] of " an important historical relic [ABSTRACT ENTITY] " . |
| Id | Form | Freq | Tag | Context | Error |
| 1 | coffin | 14 | SEQUENCE | british coal owner walter coffin ( 1784 - 15 | |
| 2 | coal | 5 | QUALITY | british coal owner walter coffin ( 1784 - 15 | |
| 3 | cardiff | 4 | PERSON | in 1794 the glamorganshire canal was completed , linking the ironworks of merthyr to coffin 's intended market at cardiff docks . | |
| 4 | father | 3 | PERSON | in 1791 his father had purchased several farmsteads in the parish of llantrisant , including the area of dinas uchef farm from william humphries . | |
| 5 | bridgend | 3 | UNKNOWN | born in 1784 he was the second son of walter coffin , the founder of a tanning business in bridgend , and his second wife anne morgan . | |
| 6 | area | 3 | AREA | in 1791 his father had purchased several farmsteads in the parish of llantrisant , including the area of dinas uchef farm from william humphries . | |
| 7 | market | 3 | POSITION | coal mining in south wales coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower rhondda : there was little known of the geology of the area , there were few skilled miners in the locality , there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market . | |
| 8 | quality | 3 | QUALITY | coffin opened at least five levels in the area , his first at the graig vein ( the rhondda no . 1 seam ) was of poor quality and thickness , but his second , also in 1809 reached the rhondda no.2 seam which was of a good quality . | |
| 9 | parliament | 3 | HUMAN GROUP | february 1867 ) was a welsh coalowner and member of parliament . | |
| 10 | griffiths | 2 | PERSON | griffiths , had constructed a two-mile tramroad from his own coal level at denia ( pontypridd ) , bridging the river taff before his own private canalwork linked to the glamorganshire canal at treforest . | |
| 11 | member | 2 | PERSON | february 1867 ) was a welsh coalowner and member of parliament . | |
| 12 | transport links | 2 | PERSON | coal mining in south wales coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower rhondda : there was little known of the geology of the area , there were few skilled miners in the locality , there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market . | |
| 13 | seam | 2 | PERSON | coffin opened at least five levels in the area , his first at the graig vein ( the rhondda no . 1 seam ) was of poor quality and thickness , but his second , also in 1809 reached the rhondda no.2 seam which was of a good quality . | |
| 14 | house | 2 | PLACE | during his five years in the house of commons , he never addressed the house . | |
| 15 | life | 2 | EVENT | early life | |
| 16 | glamorganshire canal | 2 | WATERWAY | in 1794 the glamorganshire canal was completed , linking the ironworks of merthyr to coffin 's intended market at cardiff docks . | |
| 17 | chairman | 2 | PERSON | coffin became a deputy chairman of the taff vale railway in 1846 , and in 1855 its chairman . | |
| 18 | family | 2 | HUMAN GROUP | coffin was descended from a well known bridgend family , the prices of ty 'n ton , into which his grandfather , an owner of an estate in selworthy , had married . | |
| 19 | dinas | 2 | UNKNOWN | in 1791 his father had purchased several farmsteads in the parish of llantrisant , including the area of dinas uchef farm from william humphries . | |
| 20 | wales | 2 | PLACE | coffin was educated at cowbridge grammar school and later at a nonconformist academy in exeter ; in 1804 he returned to wales to join the family business . | |
| 21 | person | 1 | PERSON | coffin is recognised as the first person to exploit the rich coal fields of the rhondda valley on an industrial scale , becoming one of the wealthiest coal mine owners in the world . | |
| 22 | dinas uchef farm | 1 | PERSON | in 1791 his father had purchased several farmsteads in the parish of llantrisant , including the area of dinas uchef farm from william humphries . | |
| 23 | step | 1 | POWER | coffin now had transport links to the coast , his next step would be in finding a market . | |
| 24 | seat | 1 | POSITION | in 1857 he gave up his seat in parliament and moved permanently to england to be near his family . | |
| 25 | academy | 1 | INSTITUTION | coffin was educated at cowbridge grammar school and later at a nonconformist academy in exeter ; in 1804 he returned to wales to join the family business . | |
| 26 | bridgend council | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | although bridgend council found no infringement to planning regulations , the actions caused local resentment to the destruction of " an important historical relic " . | |
| 27 | rise | 1 | INCREASE | he continued his rise in society becoming the mayor of cardiff in 1848 . | |
| 28 | destruction | 1 | RESULT | although bridgend council found no infringement to planning regulations , the actions caused local resentment to the destruction of " an important historical relic " . | |
| 29 | finding | 1 | UNKNOWN | coffin now had transport links to the coast , his next step would be in finding a market . | |
| 30 | denia level | 1 | PLACE | coffin quickly made arrangements to construct a one-mile tramline to connect his mines in dinas to that at griffiths 's denia level and by 1810 the two men entered an agreement ensuring all coal raised in the lower rhondda used their interconnecting lines . | |
| 31 | grave | 1 | RESULT | in 1972 the church trustees of the park street church removed coffin 's gravestone and covered the grave with tarmac . | |
| 32 | proprietors | 1 | PERSON | one of the early proprietors of the canal , dr . | |
| 33 | prices | 1 | AMOUNT | coffin was descended from a well known bridgend family , the prices of ty 'n ton , into which his grandfather , an owner of an estate in selworthy , had married . | |
| 34 | transport | 1 | PERSON | coal mining in south wales coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower rhondda : there was little known of the geology of the area , there were few skilled miners in the locality , there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market . | |
| 35 | deaths | 1 | PERSON | neither he nor his siblings married and the family name died out with their deaths . | |
| 36 | england | 1 | PLACE | in 1857 he gave up his seat in parliament and moved permanently to england to be near his family . | |
| 37 | home | 1 | PLACE | in 1867 he died at his home in kensington , but was buried at the unitatian church graveyard , park street , bridgend . | |
| 38 | cardiff docks | 1 | PERSON | in 1794 the glamorganshire canal was completed , linking the ironworks of merthyr to coffin 's intended market at cardiff docks . | |
| 39 | rhondda no | 1 | PERSON | coffin opened at least five levels in the area , his first at the graig vein ( the rhondda no . 1 seam ) was of poor quality and thickness , but his second , also in 1809 reached the rhondda no 2 seam which was of a good quality . | |
| 40 | fields | 1 | LAND | coffin is recognised as the first person to exploit the rich coal fields of the rhondda valley on an industrial scale , becoming one of the wealthiest coal mine owners in the world . | |
| 41 | ironworks | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1794 the glamorganshire canal was completed , linking the ironworks of merthyr to coffin 's intended market at cardiff docks . | |
| 42 | owner walter coffin | 1 | PERSON | british coal owner walter coffin ( 1784 - 15 | |
| 43 | reputation | 1 | REPUTATION | when coffin marketed his " dynas no. 3 " coal , later known as " coffin 's coal " , it gained an excellent reputation for its quality and low impurities , popular in metal working and coking . | |
| 44 | lewis robert richard | 1 | PERSON | he terminated the tenancy of lewis robert richard at the site and with the financial support of his father began prospecting . | |
| 45 | commons | 1 | UNKNOWN | during his five years in the house of commons , he never addressed the house . | |
| 46 | selworthy | 1 | UNKNOWN | coffin was descended from a well known bridgend family , the prices of ty 'n ton , into which his grandfather , an owner of an estate in selworthy , had married . | |
| 47 | miners | 1 | PERSON | coal mining in south wales coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower rhondda : there was little known of the geology of the area , there were few skilled miners in the locality , there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market . | |
| 48 | rhondda | 1 | PERSON | coffin is recognised as the first person to exploit the rich coal fields of the rhondda valley on an industrial scale , becoming one of the wealthiest coal mine owners in the world . | |
| 49 | rhondda valley | 1 | PERSON | coffin is recognised as the first person to exploit the rich coal fields of the rhondda valley on an industrial scale , becoming one of the wealthiest coal mine owners in the world . | |
| 50 | arrangements | 1 | ARRANGEMENT | coffin quickly made arrangements to construct a one-mile tramline to connect his mines in dinas to that at griffiths 's denia level and by 1810 the two men entered an agreement ensuring all coal raised in the lower rhondda used their interconnecting lines . | |
| 51 | coalowner | 1 | UNKNOWN | february 1867 ) was a welsh coalowner and member of parliament . | |
| 52 | men | 1 | PERSON | coffin quickly made arrangements to construct a one-mile tramline to connect his mines in dinas to that at griffiths 's denia level and by 1810 the two men entered an agreement ensuring all coal raised in the lower rhondda used their interconnecting lines . | |
| 53 | february | 1 | PERIOD | february 1867 ) was a welsh coalowner and member of parliament . | |
| 54 | influence | 1 | PERSON | in 1812 , coffin moved his family from nolton in bridgend to llandaff court in cardiff , a move which saw his influence and standing increase . | |
| 55 | cowbridge grammar school | 1 | INSTITUTION | coffin was educated at cowbridge grammar school and later at a nonconformist academy in exeter ; in 1804 he returned to wales to join the family business . | |
| 56 | exeter | 1 | PLACE | coffin was educated at cowbridge grammar school and later at a nonconformist academy in exeter ; in 1804 he returned to wales to join the family business . | |
| 57 | tenancy | 1 | PROPERTY | he terminated the tenancy of lewis robert richard at the site and with the financial support of his father began prospecting . | |
| 58 | set | 1 | SET | in 1809 , at the age of 24 and bored with the tanning industry , walter coffin the younger set out to prospect for coal at his father 's farm land in dinas . | |
| 59 | peace | 1 | EVENT | he became a justice of the peace around the early 1830s and in 1835 was an alderman of cardiff . | |
| 60 | tramroad | 1 | UNKNOWN | griffiths , had constructed a two-mile tramroad from his own coal level at denia ( pontypridd ) , bridging the river taff before his own private canalwork linked to the glamorganshire canal at treforest . | |
| 61 | actions | 1 | ACTION | although bridgend council found no infringement to planning regulations , the actions caused local resentment to the destruction of " an important historical relic " . | |
| 62 | taff vale railway | 1 | PERSON | coffin became a deputy chairman of the taff vale railway in 1846 , and in 1855 its chairman . | |
| 63 | tramline | 1 | UNKNOWN | coffin quickly made arrangements to construct a one-mile tramline to connect his mines in dinas to that at griffiths 's denia level and by 1810 the two men entered an agreement ensuring all coal raised in the lower rhondda used their interconnecting lines . | |
| 64 | south wales coffin | 1 | PLACE | coal mining in south wales coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower rhondda : there was little known of the geology of the area , there were few skilled miners in the locality , there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market . | |
| 65 | llandaff court | 1 | PERSON | in 1812 , coffin moved his family from nolton in bridgend to llandaff court in cardiff , a move which saw his influence and standing increase . | |
| 66 | family business | 1 | PERSON | coffin was educated at cowbridge grammar school and later at a nonconformist academy in exeter ; in 1804 he returned to wales to join the family business . | |
| 67 | yards | 1 | PERSON | at a depth of 40 yards a good seam of bituminous coal was struck at the dinas lower colliery . | |
| 68 | locality | 1 | PLACE | coal mining in south wales coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower rhondda : there was little known of the geology of the area , there were few skilled miners in the locality , there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market . | |
| 69 | world | 1 | PLACE | coffin is recognised as the first person to exploit the rich coal fields of the rhondda valley on an industrial scale , becoming one of the wealthiest coal mine owners in the world . | |
| 70 | levels | 1 | TOOL | coffin opened at least five levels in the area , his first at the graig vein ( the rhondda no . 1 seam ) was of poor quality and thickness , but his second , also in 1809 reached the rhondda no.2 seam which was of a good quality . | |
| 71 | nolton | 1 | PERSON | in 1812 , coffin moved his family from nolton in bridgend to llandaff court in cardiff , a move which saw his influence and standing increase . | |
| 72 | problems | 1 | EVENT | coal mining in south wales coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower rhondda : there was little known of the geology of the area , there were few skilled miners in the locality , there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market . | |
| 73 | site | 1 | UNKNOWN | he terminated the tenancy of lewis robert richard at the site and with the financial support of his father began prospecting . | |
| 74 | church trustees | 1 | PERSON | in 1972 the church trustees of the park street church removed coffin 's gravestone and covered the grave with tarmac . | |
| 75 | coast | 1 | UNKNOWN | coffin now had transport links to the coast , his next step would be in finding a market . | |
| 76 | family name | 1 | NAME | neither he nor his siblings married and the family name died out with their deaths . | |
| 77 | farm land | 1 | LAND | in 1809 , at the age of 24 and bored with the tanning industry , walter coffin the younger set out to prospect for coal at his father 's farm land in dinas . | |
| 78 | infringement | 1 | ROOM | although bridgend council found no infringement to planning regulations , the actions caused local resentment to the destruction of " an important historical relic " . | |
| 79 | treforest | 1 | UNKNOWN | griffiths , had constructed a two-mile tramroad from his own coal level at denia ( pontypridd ) , bridging the river taff before his own private canalwork linked to the glamorganshire canal at treforest . | |
| 80 | parish | 1 | PERSON | in 1791 his father had purchased several farmsteads in the parish of llantrisant , including the area of dinas uchef farm from william humphries . | |
| 81 | miles | 1 | GROUP | coal mining in south wales coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower rhondda : there was little known of the geology of the area , there were few skilled miners in the locality , there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market . | |
| 82 | rhondda seam | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 83 | career | 1 | NUMBER | political career and later life | |
| 84 | move | 1 | PERMISSION | in 1812 , coffin moved his family from nolton in bridgend to llandaff court in cardiff , a move which saw his influence and standing increase . | |
| 85 | mine owners | 1 | PERSON | coffin is recognised as the first person to exploit the rich coal fields of the rhondda valley on an industrial scale , becoming one of the wealthiest coal mine owners in the world . | |
| 86 | wife anne morgan | 1 | PERSON | born in 1784 he was the second son of walter coffin , the founder of a tanning business in bridgend , and his second wife anne morgan . | |
| 87 | unitatian church graveyard | 1 | PERSON | in 1867 he died at his home in kensington , but was buried at the unitatian church graveyard , park street , bridgend . | |
| 88 | llantrisant | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1791 his father had purchased several farmsteads in the parish of llantrisant , including the area of dinas uchef farm from william humphries . | |
| 89 | merthyr | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1794 the glamorganshire canal was completed , linking the ironworks of merthyr to coffin 's intended market at cardiff docks . | |
| 90 | park street church | 1 | PERSON | in 1972 the church trustees of the park street church removed coffin 's gravestone and covered the grave with tarmac . | |
| 91 | second | 1 | PLACE | born in 1784 he was the second son of walter coffin , the founder of a tanning business in bridgend , and his second wife anne morgan . | |
| 92 | agreement | 1 | AGREEMENT | coffin quickly made arrangements to construct a one-mile tramline to connect his mines in dinas to that at griffiths 's denia level and by 1810 the two men entered an agreement ensuring all coal raised in the lower rhondda used their interconnecting lines . | |
| 93 | graig vein | 1 | PERSON | coffin opened at least five levels in the area , his first at the graig vein ( the rhondda no . 1 seam ) was of poor quality and thickness , but his second , also in 1809 reached the rhondda no.2 seam which was of a good quality . | |
| 94 | proven | 1 | UNKNOWN | coal mining in south wales coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower rhondda : there was little known of the geology of the area , there were few skilled miners in the locality , there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market . | |
| 95 | mines | 1 | PERSON | coffin quickly made arrangements to construct a one-mile tramline to connect his mines in dinas to that at griffiths 's denia level and by 1810 the two men entered an agreement ensuring all coal raised in the lower rhondda used their interconnecting lines . | |
| 96 | walter coffin | 1 | PERSON | british coal owner walter coffin ( 1784 - 15 | |
| 97 | age | 1 | PROPERTY | in 1809 , at the age of 24 and bored with the tanning industry , walter coffin the younger set out to prospect for coal at his father 's farm land in dinas . | |
| 98 | alderman | 1 | PERSON | he became a justice of the peace around the early 1830s and in 1835 was an alderman of cardiff . | |
| 99 | gravestone | 1 | BUILDING | in 1972 the church trustees of the park street church removed coffin 's gravestone and covered the grave with tarmac . | |
| 100 | geology | 1 | COGNITIVE STATE | coal mining in south wales coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower rhondda : there was little known of the geology of the area , there were few skilled miners in the locality , there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market . | |
| 101 | issue | 1 | PERSON | coffin then needed to address the issue of transport . | |
| 102 | impurities | 1 | CONDITION | when coffin marketed his " dynas no. 3 " coal , later known as " coffin 's coal " , it gained an excellent reputation for its quality and low impurities , popular in metal working and coking . | |
| 103 | mining | 1 | ACTIVITY | coal mining in south wales coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower rhondda : there was little known of the geology of the area , there were few skilled miners in the locality , there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market . | |
| 104 | grandfather | 1 | PERSON | coffin was descended from a well known bridgend family , the prices of ty 'n ton , into which his grandfather , an owner of an estate in selworthy , had married . | |
| 105 | lower rhondda | 1 | PLACE | coal mining in south wales coffin faced four major problems while prospecting for coal in lower rhondda : there was little known of the geology of the area , there were few skilled miners in the locality , there were no transport links for three miles and there was no proven outside market . | |
| 106 | nonconformist parliamentary | 1 | UNKNOWN | coffin became a member of parliament for cardiff ( 1852-57 ) as a unitarian liberal , and was the wales 's first nonconformist parliamentary representative . | |
| 107 | estate | 1 | ESTATE | coffin was descended from a well known bridgend family , the prices of ty 'n ton , into which his grandfather , an owner of an estate in selworthy , had married . | |
| 108 | ty 'n ton | 1 | PERSON | coffin was descended from a well known bridgend family , the prices of ty 'n ton , into which his grandfather , an owner of an estate in selworthy , had married . | |
| 109 | tarmac | 1 | ROUTE | in 1972 the church trustees of the park street church removed coffin 's gravestone and covered the grave with tarmac . | |
| 110 | relic | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | although bridgend council found no infringement to planning regulations , the actions caused local resentment to the destruction of " an important historical relic " . | |
| 111 | thickness | 1 | QUALITY | coffin opened at least five levels in the area , his first at the graig vein ( the rhondda no . 1 seam ) was of poor quality and thickness , but his second , also in 1809 reached the rhondda no.2 seam which was of a good quality . | |
| 112 | level | 1 | TOOL | griffiths , had constructed a two-mile tramroad from his own coal level at denia ( pontypridd ) , bridging the river taff before his own private canalwork linked to the glamorganshire canal at treforest . | |
| 113 | canal | 1 | WATERWAY | in 1794 the glamorganshire canal was completed , linking the ironworks of merthyr to coffin 's intended market at cardiff docks . | |
| 114 | business | 1 | PERSON | born in 1784 he was the second son of walter coffin , the founder of a tanning business in bridgend , and his second wife anne morgan . | |
| 115 | unitarian liberal | 1 | PERSON | coffin became a member of parliament for cardiff ( 1852-57 ) as a unitarian liberal , and was the wales 's first nonconformist parliamentary representative . | |
| 116 | society | 1 | INSTITUTION | he continued his rise in society becoming the mayor of cardiff in 1848 . | |
| 117 | shaft | 1 | PERSON | this prompted coffin to extend his mineral lease and sink a vertical shaft . | |
| 118 | lines | 1 | PERSON | coffin quickly made arrangements to construct a one-mile tramline to connect his mines in dinas to that at griffiths 's denia level and by 1810 the two men entered an agreement ensuring all coal raised in the lower rhondda used their interconnecting lines . | |
| 119 | siblings | 1 | PERSON | neither he nor his siblings married and the family name died out with their deaths . | |
| 120 | scale | 1 | RULE | coffin is recognised as the first person to exploit the rich coal fields of the rhondda valley on an industrial scale , becoming one of the wealthiest coal mine owners in the world . | |
| 121 | planning regulations | 1 | PERSON | although bridgend council found no infringement to planning regulations , the actions caused local resentment to the destruction of " an important historical relic " . | |
| 122 | park street | 1 | PLACE | in 1867 he died at his home in kensington , but was buried at the unitatian church graveyard , park street , bridgend . | |
| 123 | justice | 1 | PERSON | he became a justice of the peace around the early 1830s and in 1835 was an alderman of cardiff . | |
| 124 | mineral | 1 | FORCE | this prompted coffin to extend his mineral lease and sink a vertical shaft . | |
| 125 | years | 1 | PERIOD | during his five years in the house of commons , he never addressed the house . | |
| 126 | william humphries | 1 | PERSON | in 1791 his father had purchased several farmsteads in the parish of llantrisant , including the area of dinas uchef farm from william humphries . | |
| 127 | support | 1 | ACT | he terminated the tenancy of lewis robert richard at the site and with the financial support of his father began prospecting . | |
| 128 | son | 1 | PERSON | born in 1784 he was the second son of walter coffin , the founder of a tanning business in bridgend , and his second wife anne morgan . | |
| 129 | river taff | 1 | PERSON | griffiths , had constructed a two-mile tramroad from his own coal level at denia ( pontypridd ) , bridging the river taff before his own private canalwork linked to the glamorganshire canal at treforest . | |
| 130 | denia | 1 | PLACE | griffiths , had constructed a two-mile tramroad from his own coal level at denia ( pontypridd ) , bridging the river taff before his own private canalwork linked to the glamorganshire canal at treforest . | |
| 131 | resentment | 1 | PERSON | although bridgend council found no infringement to planning regulations , the actions caused local resentment to the destruction of " an important historical relic " . | |
| 132 | depth | 1 | DISTANCE | at a depth of 40 yards a good seam of bituminous coal was struck at the dinas lower colliery . | |
| 133 | pontypridd | 1 | UNKNOWN | griffiths , had constructed a two-mile tramroad from his own coal level at denia ( pontypridd ) , bridging the river taff before his own private canalwork linked to the glamorganshire canal at treforest . | |
| 134 | farmsteads | 1 | QUANTITY | in 1791 his father had purchased several farmsteads in the parish of llantrisant , including the area of dinas uchef farm from william humphries . | |
| 135 | owner | 1 | PERSON | british coal owner walter coffin ( 1784 - 15 | |
| 136 | industry | 1 | INSTITUTION | in 1809 , at the age of 24 and bored with the tanning industry , walter coffin the younger set out to prospect for coal at his father 's farm land in dinas . | |
| 137 | bridgend family | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | coffin was descended from a well known bridgend family , the prices of ty 'n ton , into which his grandfather , an owner of an estate in selworthy , had married . | |
| 138 | founder | 1 | PERSON | born in 1784 he was the second son of walter coffin , the founder of a tanning business in bridgend , and his second wife anne morgan . | |
| 139 | canalwork | 1 | UNKNOWN | griffiths , had constructed a two-mile tramroad from his own coal level at denia ( pontypridd ) , bridging the river taff before his own private canalwork linked to the glamorganshire canal at treforest . | |
| 140 | walter | 1 | PERSON | british coal owner walter coffin ( 1784 - 15 | |
| 141 | dinas lower colliery | 1 | UNKNOWN | at a depth of 40 yards a good seam of bituminous coal was struck at the dinas lower colliery . | |
| 142 | mayor | 1 | HUMAN ROLE | he continued his rise in society becoming the mayor of cardiff in 1848 . | |
| 143 | kensington | 1 | PLACE | in 1867 he died at his home in kensington , but was buried at the unitatian church graveyard , park street , bridgend . |
| CategorÃa | Objetos |
| PERSON |
alderman business cardiff cardiff docks chairman church trustees deaths dinas uchef farm family business father founder graig vein grandfather griffiths influence issue justice lewis robert richard lines llandaff court member men mine owners miners mines nolton owner owner walter coffin parish park street church person planning regulations proprietors resentment rhondda rhondda no rhondda seam rhondda valley river taff seam shaft siblings son taff vale railway transport transport links ty 'n ton unitarian liberal unitatian church graveyard walter walter coffin wife anne morgan william humphries yards |
| PLACE |
denia denia level england exeter home house kensington locality lower rhondda park street second south wales coffin wales world |
| INSTITUTION |
academy cowbridge grammar school industry society |
| HUMAN GROUP |
bridgend council bridgend family family parliament |
| EVENT |
life peace problems |
| QUALITY |
coal quality thickness |
| WATERWAY |
canal glamorganshire canal |
| POSITION |
market seat |
| LAND |
farm land fields |
| PERIOD |
february years |
| TOOL |
level levels |
| RESULT |
destruction grave |
| PROPERTY |
age tenancy |
| AGREEMENT |
agreement |
| CONDITION |
impurities |
| ROUTE |
tarmac |
| POWER |
step |
| ROOM |
infringement |
| DISTANCE |
depth |
| COGNITIVE STATE |
geology |
| ACT |
support |
| GROUP |
miles |
| ESTATE |
estate |
| ACTION |
actions |
| NAME |
family name |
| HUMAN ROLE |
mayor |
| ACTIVITY |
mining |
| AMOUNT |
prices |
| ABSTRACT ENTITY |
relic |
| SEQUENCE |
coffin |
| BUILDING |
gravestone |
| AREA |
area |
| INCREASE |
rise |
| QUANTITY |
farmsteads |
| FORCE |
mineral |
| RULE |
scale |
| SET |
set |
| REPUTATION |
reputation |
| NUMBER |
career |
| ARRANGEMENT |
arrangements |
| PERMISSION |
move |