Brynffordd, Village c.1960
Photo ref: B463007
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Photo ref: B463007
Photo of Brynffordd, Village c.1960

More about this scene

The 1950s and 1960s were ideal decades for taking to the quiet country roads and villages to enjoy the exhilaration of motor-car driving. The motorists may not have known as they drove through the sleepy village that the church at Brynffordd reveals an interesting story. A church had been built by the local landowners at nearby Panatasaph, but the family converted to Catholicism. A bitter dispute followed, but the Bishop of St Asaph had to relinquish the church. Funds were raised, and St Michael's Church was built in Brynffordd in 1853.

A Selection of Memories from Brynford

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 Brynford

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My first memory was going to school from Pen-y-Ball and being tought by Mrs Daisy Jones, Eluned Jones, Mr Bellis (the headmaster) and Mr Yeomans who we all loved, and also attending Sunday School every Sunday was a must. Mrs Price had the shop in Calcoed, she was our landlady and we would go every Saturday morning to pay the rent and she would always give us a sweet. Mr and Mrs Hughes used to ...see more
I lived in Ysceifiog and used to travel by bike to the dances at the  village hall in Brynford.  I used to meet my friend Betty Davies and her sister Sheila, who lived in Brynford. They had two brothers Gerald and Leonard.  At these dances we had a band and an MC.  It was where I learnt the Gay Gordons and Quickstep and Waltz.  In those days my name was Wyn Parrington.   I met my first husband Frank Hansom from Holywell ...see more