A lot was going on in Pembrokeshire in the first part of the Nineteenth Century, when Martha Morgan was in her prime. Plas Ingli and the estate, and Martha's life, were not much affected by the process of industrialisation, but now and then its effects appear in the stories.
Wilmot Gwynne, when he appears on the scene, has made his fortune in the copper industry of the Swansea area, and of course the theme of "Guardian Angel" is all to do with the voracious appetite of the iron industry monster -- which comes too close to home for comfort.......
Anyway, fascinating short summaries and great photographic illustrations are contained on this web site. Well worth a browse........
http://industrialgwent.co.uk/w-b12-pembroke/index.htm#porthgain
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