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Caerphilly is the site of Caerphilly Castle, built between 1268 and 1271, which is the largest castle in Wales, and second largest in Britain (after Windsor). In 1899 the Rhymney Railway built their maintenance facilities; however, the expansion of the population in the nineteenth century was more to do with the increasing market for coal. Caerphilly hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1950. Caerphilly is featured in the Sex Pistols documentary The Filth and the Fury. Protests and a prayer meeting were held outside the Castle Cinema on the evening of 14 December 1976, when the Pistols were playing a concert there. At this point in time, Caerphilly was one of the few councils that would allow the group to perform (Leeds and Manchester being the others). Caerphilly is the birthplace of Tommy Cooper, Martyn Richard Jones, Bristol Rovers' fan favourite David Pipe and Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey. It was also home to Nottingham Forest and Wales star Robert Earnshaw, following his family's move from Zambia. The town has a rugby union club, Caerphilly RFC, who play in Division 1 EAST of the Welsh National League. During the summer, the town hosts The Big Cheese festival and a fundraising musical event called Megaday. |
