A Brief History
The boiler house dates back to the construction of the Penrhys Estate.
In a much acclaimed venture at the time the Coal Board and the then Rhondda Borough Council entered an agreement where heating would be provided for the entire estate using coal provided locally by the Coal Board.
This involved heating water at the boiler house, and then pumping it via a network of pipes to every house on the estate. This was hailed at the time as a massive advance in technology, and for a time was reasonably successful.
The boiler house dates back to the construction of the Penrhys Estate.
In a much acclaimed venture at the time the Coal Board and the then Rhondda Borough Council entered an agreement where heating would be provided for the entire estate using coal provided locally by the Coal Board.
This involved heating water at the boiler house, and then pumping it via a network of pipes to every house on the estate. This was hailed at the time as a massive advance in technology, and for a time was reasonably successful.
This was hailed at the time as a massive advance in technology, and for a time was reasonably successful.
The system would probably still have been in use today had it not been for major faults in the network of pipes leading to the houses.
The system would probably still have been in use today had it not been for major faults in the network of pipes leading to the houses.
Eventually it was decided that the repairs were too costly for the system to continue, so the houses were all provided with boilers, and the system put out of use.
The boiler house then lay idle for some time until a company called PITEC moved in and used it as a training establishment for young people learning computer technology.
They eventually ceased their operations and the boiler house again lay empty.
The boiler house then lay idle for some time until a company called PITEC moved in and used it as a training establishment for young people learning computer technology.
They eventually ceased their operations and the boiler house again lay empty.
The boiler house then lay idle for some time until a company called PITEC moved in and used it as a training establishment for young people learning computer technology.
They eventually ceased their operations and the boiler house again lay empty.
They eventually ceased their operations and the boiler house again lay empty.
Our Proposal
Essentially the boiler house has in the past been a powerhouse providing energy in the form of heat to the local community.
We wish to use it for power also, to empower local people of the Rhondda and surrounding areas.
We want to develop the Boiler House as an independent, and sustainable, centre of excellence; delivering activities and opportunities for the community in the fields of enterprise; education and training; economic activity and work; sport, leisure and health.
Essentially the boiler house has in the past been a powerhouse providing energy in the form of heat to the local community.
We wish to use it for power also, to empower local people of the Rhondda and surrounding areas.
We want to develop the Boiler House as an independent, and sustainable, centre of excellence; delivering activities and opportunities for the community in the fields of enterprise; education and training; economic activity and work; sport, leisure and health.