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Coed-Y-Cwm maps
Historic maps of Coed-Y-Cwm and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Coed-Y-Cwm maps
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Coed-Y-Cwm area books
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Memories of Coed-Y-Cwm
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Mid Glamorgan memories
A Special Place And Time
I was born in Cilfyfnydd in 1948, I lived in a house with my aunt, cousin, grand parents and my parents. I went to school in Ann Street and had other relations in the street. My dado and uncles worked in the pit and one was badly injured and later died from his injuries and one died at the pit. I still love the area but don't get there much. I remember the ice-cream parlour and the post office and the butchers,my dad worked at. I will always love Cilfynydd and my ashes will go back to Wales when I finally go!
Summer Hols
My friend Sue and myself would travel by train from Worcester to Cardiff in the school holidays and stay at the shop at 99 Coedpenmaen Road it sold groceries and papers. The people who owned the shop I cannot remember their names but their daughter was married to a man called Peter who was a friend of Sue's parents. They would take us out when the shop was closed and I remeber being so happy. I learnt to swim in Cardiff pool. We would go to the chip shop and buy cutlets of cod on a Friday. I have so many happy memories as I was about 11 years old. I wonder if the shop is still there? I must go back one day.
Llansamlet School in 1973 to 74
I remember first going to this school as if it was yesterday, my mum also went there and I remember my mother saying that she had a teacher and her name was Maisie Clements and another who did geography, so when I went there they were both still there teaching us. I never liked the geography teacher because he always had a massive long stick on his table that reached to the back of classroom and he used it to whack us on the head or shoulders to get us to concentrate, his name was Mr Williams, I am sure whom ever was taught in this school in 1971 to 73 would remember him and Maisie who drank her whiskey behind the blackboard and wore cherry red lipstick and a wig that hung round her neck, she was the religious education teacher, she was crazy but I did like it there and I can still remember a few of my friends who attended there when I did so come on... Read more
Cresci's
Highlight of visiting grandparens every summer was the frequent visit to Cresci's Cafe to buy a quarter of sweets in paper cones and a cornet of the best icecream every made!! Usually served by Mary Cresci but I can still remember Mother Cresci as well, also Tommy, who was a contemporary of my mother, Beth Jones, Twyncelyn.
What a shame it closed down - it was Ynysybwl to me.
Same story all over the valleys. They held the community together - with the pit.
Jennifer Stamp (nee James)
1960-S Ynysybwl
Does anyone know of the whereabouts of any of the Owen family of 33, Heol-Y-Plwyf? (Cowboy's kids.) Belinda, Brenda, Rosemary, Nannete, Wendy and Myrna?
My Memories
I was brought up by my grandparents (Man and Dad) Williams practically from birth. I thought they were my mother and father and we lived at 22 Other Street, with my brothers and sisters who of course were not - they were my aunts and uncles. Granny Fortte lived in the parlour (front room). I started school at three and along with the rest of the family (I remember Freddie) used to walk to school every day. We walked through the woods past the Bwllch fields up into the top part of the village till we reached school. I think my grandmother died when I was about 12 and somehow, some member of the family took me from the loving home that I knew to London and deposited me to live with two people who I did not know but supposedly were my mother, father and brother. Life was not easy after that. However, the sons and daughters of the family went by names... Read more
REMEMBERANCE SUNDAYS
Many Rememberance Sundays were spend at the Abercynon Clock by members of the Abercynon branch of the Glamorgan Army Cadet Force .
