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Powered by Volvo, the largest mechanical puppet ever constructed in Britain visited Pontypridd today as part of the Resurrection Tour, unearthing great passion and pride, celebrating the work of miners both in Cornwall and miners who had worked throughout South Wales.
The ‘Man Engine’ was originally commissioned in 2016 by the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage team to celebrate the tenth anniversary of gaining UNESCO World Heritage status. Pontypridd was his fourth stop in Wales.
Thousands watched on, as old mining stories were told about a boy named William Crago (watc his full story on the link https://www.themanengine.co.uk/william-crago ) as steam came pouring out of the Man Engine reflecting on the dangerous and difficult working conditions, that miners had to face daily.
The Man Engine presented Pontypridd with an circular iron sculpture to commemorate this great occasion, the gift giving was reciprocated by the town with a gift to the Man Engine Team (pictured above) that symbolised and celebrated Pontypridd's heritage, the link chains and anchors produced at Brown Lennox & Co Ltd they were created by Artis Community and over sixty community groups out of paper mache and decorated to represent each group.
Head over to our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/YourPontypriddBID
for repeats of our live streams of the event and see the wonderful theater and excitement of the Man Engine.
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