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Historic maps of Llechryd and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Llechryd maps
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Llechryd area books
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My Home Area.
Although I was born in Princetown I spent endless hours and days in Tafarnaubach. I was brought up in the area and my closest friends all lived in Princetown or Tafaneu. Friends like Ken Woods, Graham Davies, Denis Francis, Alun Evans, Ken Galliford, Ray Leask, Ken Leask. We played football for Twyn Hotspurs in the 1950s at the back of the Travellers Rest pub. I also supported them in the late 1940s when Davo and Twny were running the team along with George Phipps, Jacky Fat Jimmy King. They were happy days. I now live in the Midlands but will always remember those days. I could go for ever. All for now. Carol Evans
Police Constable Charles Boughton
My Paternal Grandfather was a police constable for a short while in Dukestown whilst stationed at Tredeger,does anyone have any memory of him at all,he was quite a devil by all accounts.Please e-mail me if you can provide information
The 60s in Tredegar
I would travel to Tredegar to go to the bigger shops, bigger than Brynmawr. I loved the fashions of the 60's, and sometimes could get what I liked in Tredegar. It is just a small town but I had good times there. I especially liked going to the dance held in the Working Mens Club on a Sunday night - good times Tredegar, thanks. Also I gave birth to my first daughter in St James’ Hospital in 1968.
Charles Street in The 1910's
My grandma was born Eleanor ('Nellie') Roberts at Back 62 Charles Street on the 27th November 1911 to Lillian Elizabeth and Richard John Roberts, she was the second eldest of 6 girls, Lillian 1908, Florence May 1915, Sarah Ann 1917, Florrie 1920 and Lydia Doreen 1923. Grandma remembers that the cottage had 2 rooms, one up and one down, the upstairs was divided with heavy curtains instead of walls and the girls shared beds.
Grandma has very few memories left about Tredegar as she hasn't lived in Wales since 1936, she remembers her dad used to go out with a brown sack up the lanes in Tredegar to collect elderberries to make wine from, when it was brewed he kept the corked bottles under his and the girls beds in crates, grandma remembers every night hearing the corks pop one by one as they fermented!
Grandma was at school during the first world war and remembers being taken out into the playground to watch a barrage balloon... Read more
My Childhood in Tredegar
I went to Earlstreet School and my great aunt was a teacher there, her name was Miss Trace, she was well known for playing the Welsh harp. I grew up in High Street which is no longer there. My parents were Helen (Nellie) and Billy Jones, we lived with my gran, Mrs Trace, until I was 9 years old then we moved to no. 4 Rhoslan and then to Laburnam Avenue. My best memories are of High Street though, where my best friends lived, Jean Price, Ann Germin and Valerie Andrews. We went to the park a great deal and also up the moutain near West Hill, we spent most of our days there and we attended Picton Street chapel which I loved. Barry Island and Porthcawl were favourite destinations for our day trips with the Sunday School and the street. We only lived in a two up two down with no hot water but that house seemed so big, but I visited just before it was pulled down and... Read more
Remember This?
Well, it's 1960 onwards for me because that's the year I was born! My dad was Bill Pritchard and he was the secretary to the manager at McLaren pit. We lived in McLaren Cottages, my mum and dad had me late in life, having married in 1929, they were 48 and 52 respectively when I came along! As well as me there was Molly (born 1930), Ken (b 1932), Christine (b 1942) and Robert (1947-1997). My dad died in 1973 and my mum died in 1983. I moved to Cardiff in 1984 and have been living in Aberdeenshire since 2005. Does anyone remember the following?
Mr and Mrs Owen's butchers shop; Mrs Lippiatt who ran the Post Office: Roffi's; Alan Crane the newsagent; Merle who ran the wool shop (later the fish shop), Mrs Jones who used to live in the 'Big House' (McLaren House), the Co-Op, Dr Ieuan, Dr Connolly (from my mum and dad's time), Abertysswg Infants & Junior School with the teachers Mrs Edwards, Mr Eynon, Mr... Read more
Manager's House
Because of my friendship with Helen Jones, the manager's daughter, I also went to play with her at her house, for me it was something very special because I had never been in such a big house before. It seemed so big, especially after my house in the village. The excitment of exploring the rooms especially the attic was wonderful, and later the grounds, where we picked crab apples. It would be wonderful if I could get in touch with Helen once again.
