The industrial legacy of David Davies Davies Davies of Llandinam
[image: David Davies (1818-1890)] David Davies (1818-1890) This
image shows him in a rare moment of repose. Private collection
(Lord Davies) The gifts and bequests of Gwendoline and Margaret
Davies completely transformed the range and quality of Wales's
national art collection. The sisters were the granddaughters of
David Davies of Llandinam, one of the great entrepreneurs of
19th–century Wales. Gwendoline and Margaret Davies were the
granddaughters of David Davies of Llandinam, one of the great
entrepreneurs of 19th–century Wales. David Davies started in
life as a tenant farmer and sawyer. He made his fortune during
the industrialisation of Victorian Wales. He built much of the
railway system in mid-Wales, became a pioneer of the coal
industry in the Rhondda valley and was the driving force behind
the construction of Barry dock in south Wales. Starting with the
construction of the Newtown & Llanidloes Railway in 1859, he
became involved in the