Rhondda - Italian Cafes and Buildings

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Views of Tonypandy reflecting how the town was built up thanks to the coal trade.

Views of buildings in Rhondda valley town, Tonypandy, reflecting how the town was built up thanks to the coal trade. Includes an exploration of the history of Italian migration into the coal valleys (including the opening of cafes known as "bracchis") and a look at the multicultural nature of modern Wales.
From: Coal Stories Tonypandy
First Broadcast : 09 November 2007

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9,9-11,11-14

Subject : History, Geography

Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain, Modern Wales and Britain, Twentieth century world, Economic activity

Keywords : Coal industry,Rhondda, Tonypandy, Migration, Immigration, Bracchi, Italian immigration, South Wales valleys,

Notes : Geography topics - Explore settlement and migration (particularly into Rhondda), coal industry, History topics - industrial Wales and Britain.

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