Aberaman, Mid Glamorgan

Miners Hall, Aberaman

I often used to go to the Miners Hall, to the pictures on a Friday. It was a family treat, we would watch a film, stop at Wynnens chip shop, and also pick a bottle of beer up for my grandfather Percy Honour. We all lived at Paklands Lodge. The beer used to come from The Swan, near Whyndham Terrace. Later... [more]

aberaman flower show

My Grandfather used to be a judge at the Aberaman flower show and others in the area. He also won many shows himself with vegatables and flowers. I have some photographs

Aberaman, Mike's field and area.

I remember the line and playing fields, very well. Another of my haunts was Mike's field, Aberaman. My girlfriend and I spent many happy hours in these two places. We used to walk to Aberdare along the line and come out at the base of the Graig mountain. Also in Mike's field was the open air baths, where we spent a... [more]

Aberaman

Having been born and reared in Aberaman, I spent many hours in the playing fields, even before it was named King George's field.  Locally it is known as the hayfield, and even now is a source of pleasure for football and dog walkers. Sadly though, often the childrens playing area has been vandalised and it is no longer safe to 'camp'... [more]

Childhood Home

I lived opposite the church for 17 years. This photograph of St Margaret's Church brings back many fond memories of growing up in Aberaman. It reminds me of a time when the pace of life was much slower and less complicated.
St Margaret's Sunday School in the 1950s would organize a yearly summer day trip to Porthcawl which was always held... [more]

Heads of the Valleys Photographic Memories

There is a substantial garage here with two pumps (right), although at this time there were usually only one or two car owners in each street, and not surprisingly few cars are shown. A café and tobacconist are situated next to the impressive-looking chapel. There was a Co-op branch in this street, and Mainwaring`s (extreme left) was an important store here.

Heads of the Valleys Photographic Memories

This town developed around the ironworks, which were founded by Crawshay Bailey in 1846. The population of six thousand at the beginning of the 20th century had all the variety of shops necessary for a thriving independent community. Today there is an open space where once stood the impressive Public Hall and Institute (right).

Heads of the Valleys Photographic Memories

This Anglican church was built at a cost of £3,000 in the early 1860s. Sir George Elliott, who funded most of the cost, held a sumptuous banquet to mark its opening. Its attractive Victorian design provided plenty of room for the growing congregation of a developing town.