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Llanharan maps
Historic maps of Llanharan and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Llanharan maps
Llanharan photos
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Pontyclun| Talbot Green| Pencoed| Llantrisant| Tonyrefail| Miskin| Glynogwr| Gilfach Goch| Groesfaen| Penllyn| Blackmill| Coity| Aberthin| Penygraig| Cowbridge| Abergarw| Bryncethin| Porth| Church Village| Llanblethian| Trealaw| Tonypandy| Llysworney| Ogmore Vale| Ynyshir| Bridgend| Pontypridd| Ewenny| Nantymoel| Pontycymer
Llanharan area books
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Memories of Llanharan
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Years Gone By 1960s - 1970s Part 1
Lynette Carter (nee) Evans I was born in Glossip Terrace Hospital Splott Cardiff. My family and I first moved to Heol Cynllan Road, Llanharan when I was just over 2 years old. We lived with my Aunty Fanny and Uncle di. At number 1 Heol Cynllan lived my Aunty and Uncle, Gino Serenti, Ann Serenti along with my cousins Sandra, Paul and Mark Serenti. I remember running the short distance down the street to see them. My Aunty Ann was raised in Llanharan, her surname was Payne, along with her brothers Richard Payne, Lemual Payne, and youngest sister Linda Payne, their parent’s; my grandparents were Richard Payne, and Maureen Payne. Aunty Ann lived in Llanharan her entire life. I think it was sometime during the late 1940’s my grandmother Maureen moved to Cardiff with my Polish step grandfather John Pobium, they went on to have my other uncles and aunties’, Janice Pobium, Twins Sonia and Sandra Pobium, Peter Payne, and Mark Pobium. My Grandfather Richard Payne eventually moved to... Read more
Pencoed
I lived at the Britannia Hotel with my mother and father, two sisters and a brother. I went to Pencoed School, married at Pencoed Church. I was one of the first members of the youth club run in the room at the back of Saleum Chapel, what a wonderful time that was. I was the first Carnival Queen after the war years,who remembers that? Who remembers the drama group we were in at the club? We won the eisteddford one year with the three act drama 'Check to the King of France'.
The Keelings, 1940 Evacuees
My sister, Joy, elder brother, Richard and myself, John Keeling, were evacuated to Llanharan in June 1940. After a short time Richard and myself were placed with a lovely old lady at 12 Seymour Avenue, Mrs Surridge. I do believe that Joy was billeted with the local Fish and Chip shop. Since then I have visited twice, the first time with my family, wife and two sons, but for some reason or other I just looked around and didn't talk to anybody. The second time was in the early 1990s. My wife attended a TWG meeting in Cardiff and I came to Llanharan. I drove up to Seymour Ave and saw a man coming out of No 4 or 5, he looked at me and just said "Richard", well, after some 50 odd years that was amazing. Names are my downfall but he is a mobile greengrocer I think. I saw a Lollipop lady on the main road near the school and asked after Francis Bailey, Mrs Surridge's grandson, in no... Read more
Mid Glamorgan memories
My Childhood Days Brynna Boy
8 Southall Street /16 Tan-y-Bryn. We, the Brynna Boys, used to run to school, Mr & Mrs Davies Head Master and thei two daughters, strict and friendly, firm and kind. I can only describe those happy days, Coronation year, getting our school free mug, watching on a black and white12 inch telly crammed into class. Those days long gone but memories will never die. I have walked over every inch of the mountains, I have lived as Tarzan in Brynna Woods, I learned to swim down the river ducker and caught my first trout. I helped gather the harvest on all farms around. Held a horse at the Eagle pub on hunting days. Played snooker in Geeks, freezing cold, Aunty Bess's Fish and Chips shop, and Bessie Price for Gobstopper sweets and cakes, food for chickens, pigeons, goldfish, horses, cows you name it, Walt and Bessie Had everything at the General Stores. Sung in the choir of St Peter's every Sunday, Roger Turner, Jimmy Evans, Philp Evans, Philip Dauncy, Ivor David.and myself,... Read more
A History of Brynsadler And Its People
My book on Brynsadler was published in 2008 but is now out of print. Those interested might get a copy from the Community Shop in Pontyclun. The book covers the period from the 1880s up to 1950.
The ATC Hut by The Cinema
I remember breaking and entering on a Friday night in February. Mr Doyle the local policeman rounds us up on Saturday a.m. in his house that doubled as a police station. Father went crazy and ripped up Wales-Australia tickets and threw them on the fire! My family went on holiday in the summer and left me behind with a neighbour. All for a few .22 bullets. I shall not name my co-defendants. This aint my best memory of growing up in my beloved Pontyclun but it's the most vivid. Used to live in Heol y Coed and apart from my criminal activity I regard it as a wonderful childhood. Moved to Cardiff post 11 plus instead of going to Cowbridge and that was a bloody disaster. Visited parts of Ponty 18 months ago and encountered great kindness. Perhaps they never back my racing tips on BBC Wales. I live in St Ives, Cornwall these days and it's beautiful. But it's still not home.
All the best ...Pete Harris (Tweedy)... Read more
Vauxhall Viva Car
From the picture in 1969 this reminds me of my upbringing in the village. I was born in the village in the house adjoining the Windsor Arms in 1951, and brought up in Heol-y-Coed until I married and moved out of the village in 1975.I now live in Llandaff. Like all teenagers I used to hang around the streets and I notice the Vauxhall Viva car parked in the layby (second from right). I can only remember 1 person with a car like that and if it is the same car then it was owned by Linda Roley from Maesyfelin . Also in the centre of the picture in the distance is the Windsor Arms I referred to.
