Railway Terrace
A Memory of Caerau.
I have many memories of Caerau. I lived at no 40 Railway Terrace from 1942 until 1963, when I got married to Linda Jukes.Wwe left Caerau in 1965 to Luton where I went to work for Vauxhall Motors. It is nice reading about the 50's and 60's in Caerau; Mrs Morts fish shop, the dances in the library. When I think back, Caerau was quite a thriving community with three Cooperative stores, at least five butchers, two cinemas and at least a dozen grocers. Its own bus service owned by the Brewer family, its own railway station, post office, banks, ladies and gents outfitters. Packed chapels and church, police station, garage, four chip shops, Edwards, Hattons, Wendells, Mrs Morts. I remember Phil Carter with his false leg, walking up and down the aisle in the colliseum, shouting at us kids for being noisy. I don't get to Caerau often now, the last time about twelve to fifteen years ago. Seems so different now, with the shops and cinemas gone, the colliery and tips, so much part of Caerau where we played and later worked, gone. The old Caerau seems a life time ago now, I am 70 years old now, but I still call Caerau home although I left there in 1965 . I would be very proud if someone from Caerau replied to this letter .
Yours sincerely
Colin Evans
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My other gradparents lived in Humphreys Terrace
Albert Stevens
My name is Colin Evans and I recieved your E'mail in answer to my comments about CAERAU. I left in 1965 so almost 50 years ago. you say you havé relatives named Ford ,Lewis, lloyd , I havé relatives with all those surnames , Brent Ford , Edith Lloyd , Tal Lewis married to a Tidball . I remember the Monkey when every house Was occupled By the Fords, Lioyds, Bowens in th 40s and 50s and the Blaencaerau hotel was a thriving business until someone told it burned down.Your name reminds of a cousin I had up the Monkey named Rachel Lloyd married to Jimmy with. Children Helen ,Margaret,a boy whose name i cant remember but was called Boyo . It would be Nice to keep in touch . Kindest regards.
Colin
My name is Colin Evans and I recieved your E'mail in answer to my comments about CAERAU. I left in 1965 so almost 50 years ago. you say you havé relatives named Ford ,Lewis, lloyd , I havé relatives with all those surnames , Brent Ford , Edith Lloyd , Tal Lewis married to a Tidball . I remember the Monkey when every house Was occupled By the Fords, Lioyds, Bowens in th 40s and 50s and the Blaencaerau hotel was a thriving business until someone told it burned down.Your name reminds of a cousin I had up the Monkey named Rachel Lloyd married to Jimmy with. Children Helen ,Margaret,a boy whose name i cant remember but was called Boyo . It would be Nice to keep in touch . Kindest regards.
Colin