The 'Scotch' Coal Baron of Wales. The story of Archibald Hood.

Archibald Hood was a Scotsman who came to Wales and became a leading figure in the development of the Welsh coal mining industry. He was a successful businessman with large-scale mining activity in the Rhondda Valley. He died a very rich man. But what kind of man was he: a heartless capitalist in a dangerous industry, or a man who also possessed a social conscience? This video takes a look at his life