Government and Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, who were to invest £8.2 million in the scheme. Mount View Mount View, which translates from English to Welsh as Trem Y Mynydd, is a small village within Merthyr Vale, located at the bottom of Mount Pleasant In culture The village appears in Richard Fleischer's 1971 film, a British crime drama 10 Rillington Place starring Richard Attenborough and John Hurt. As Timothy Evans (Hurt) comes back to Wales, various scenes then shot inside the main village are seen. The locations include: Merthyr Vale Station, Coronation Place Aberfan, and Cardiff. The film dramatises the case of British serial killer John Christie (murderer), who committed many of his crimes in the titular Notting Hill (London) terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving his neighbour Timothy Evans, played by John Hurt who won a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal. Timothy Evans was a Welshman born in Merthyr Tydfil wrongfully convicted and hanged for the murder of his wife and infant daughter at their residence at 10 Rillington Place in January 1950; after new evidence emerged, he was granted a posthumous pardon. Notable people Idloes Owen (1894-1954), founder of the Welsh National Opera, was born in Merthyr Vale, 30 Crescent Street. Thomas Henry Morgan (1898-1957), who composed the music to "We'll Keep a Welcome" (given by Idloes Owen to Mai Jones who premiered it in 1940) was born in Merthyr Vale, 8 Station Terrace. Trefor Jenkins (1932- ), human geneticist and medical ethicist in South Africa, was born in Merthyr Vale. Sir Ronald Mason (1930-2021) born in Merthyr Vale attended Quaker's Yard Grammar school and Universities of Wales and London. Appointed chief Government scientist in 1970, published many scientific papers and knighted in 1986. Anthony Windham Jones (!879-1959) although born in Llanelli died in Merthyr Vale, a Welsh international rugby union half back who played club rugby for Cardiff and Mountain Ash. References External links Old Merthyr Tydfil: Merthyr Vale- Historical Photographs of Merthyr Vale. GENUKI(tm) page www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Merthyr Vale and surrounding area Villages in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Communities in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Coal mining in Wales