Gronant, The Village c.1965
Photo ref: G167132
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This picture of the village is typical of rural Wales in the 1960s. A small number of houses still manages to support a pub and grocery store - this one is part of the Mace chain. Gifts are also offered to those that venture up from the caravans at the 'other' Gronant lower down the hill.

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Memories of Gronant, the Village c1965

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Hi I was born in Manchester 1958 and we moved to the warren 1963 I grew up on the warren with my parents and 4 sisters and 1 brother best childhood memories ever I loved it . I do remember mrs kitchen who ran the Sunday school she was lovely also mr Preston I was only young but I remember so much fantastic years of fun every day x
Hi, my father Arthur Joseph Smith was born in Gwespyr in 1900 he is listed along with his brother William on the war memorial, both having served in WW1, my father joined up in  June of 1918 on his eighteenth birthday.  Recalling from memories supplied by A.J. he lived in both the old post office and Rose cottage.  My grandfather was John Smith who was a stone mason, he died quite a young man in 1913, from the ...see more
Living on the warren in Carlton Bungalow seemed to be so simple, no pressures of modern living, just buying a few bits from Rainfords Ice Cream Parlour, Nellie Radcliffes or Mrs Davies's grocery shops or Smithys gift shop usually with the proceeds of a treasure hunt in the dunes looking for coppers dropped in the sand, It is no wonder my mother Ena Lewis loved the place, it was a laid back way ...see more
We stayed in a ramshackle bungalow on the Warren and Miss Doyle, the owner, stayed in an outhouse while she rented the place to us for the week! We had the most wonderful times there and went every year for a long time. Sunny days, sandy beaches and happy times! We used to stroll up to the Gronant Arms with our mum and dad and sit in a whitewashed shed and have crisps (with the little bag of salt in) and a bottle ...see more