Number 4 Chapel Row is a fine example of a typical 19th Century ironworker’s cottage.
Built in 1825 for the workers of the Cyfarthfa Ironworks, the cottage was the birthplace in 1841 of Joseph Parry, Wales’ best known composer. His much loved ‘Myfanwy’ is still a favourite of Welsh Male Voice Choirs to this day.
The interior of the cottage is set in the 1840’s, and shows the living conditions of the ironworkers at the time when Parry was a young boy. The upstairs galleries house an exhibition about Joseph Parry’s life and work.