Bedwas, Newport Road And The Square c.1960
Photo ref: B475013
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Photo ref: B475013
Photo of Bedwas, Newport Road And The Square c.1960

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The poster on the extreme right of this picture is advertising the forthcoming local District Council elections. This has obviously not caused too much of a stir in sleepy Bedwas. Even the dogs are nonplussed - and the fact that they are happily standing in the middle of the road suggests that any traffic hazard in such a quiet backwater was probably very limited. The road works warned of by the sign were never likely to be the cause of too many traffic jams when car ownership was still quite low and the availability and use of public transport correspondingly high.

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A Selection of Memories from Bedwas

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Bedwas

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Can anyone tell me where Greenhill Cottages were located in Church Street in Bedwas? My grandfather died there in 1945 but I have been unable to trace where they once stood.
I am trying to find out about my family history and my fathers family were from Bedwas, they worked in the mines and for the GWR..My father Stanley was born in 1907. His parents were Charlotte and James Morris. He had many brothers, Charles , henry,Reginald, clement,Albert and James, and one sister Dorothy. She married a Roland Tyler. Albert married 'Margo' and James wife was known as 'Topsy'. Reginald was a ...see more
My grandparents and my mother come from Llanbradach Plasturtwyn Terr; I spent every school holiday and Christmas there. I remember my nan sending me to Snook's shop for a couple slices of ham and putting it on the book to pay Friday. Also, going to see Mr Crow the blacksmith in the old school putting new shoes on the pit ponies. I remember the ponies coming up from the pit for two weeks every summer. Going up the top ...see more