Melincourt, West Glamorgan
Melincourt maps
Historic maps of Melincourt and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Melincourt maps
Melincourt photos
We have no photos of Melincourt, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Resolven, Glyncorrwg, Duffryn Rhondda, Cymmer, Glynneath, Cilybebyll, RhosMelincourt books
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My father came from Resolven and my mother from neighbouring Glynneath. Although we lived in Birmingham when my brother and I were kids, we would often spend our summer holidays with my grandparents in Ynys Fach Avenue in Resolven. We loved going to the woods, and being taken on the bus to Neath for faggots and peas in the market. I... [more]
Shared on 17 June 2009
I was born in Glyncorrwg in 1963. I moved to Hereford with my parents (Warren and Sylvia Jones) in 1967. During school holidays I used to visit my gran and aunt. I have memories of sheep wandering in the streets. My gran would take us to Sidoli's for a tub of ice-cream and I would ask for cordial to be put... [more]
Shared on 19 July 2009
My memories are from the 1950s to the 1970s. My grandparents lived opposite the Miner's Hall for many years. (28 Cymmer Road). My grandfather was a bricklayer in the pit and also the Treasurer for the Miner's Hall. I remember leaning on the railings in Cymmer Road with my uncle chatting to the farmer, who lived in the white cottage on... [more]
Shared on 11 July 2009
Two of my father's cousins lived in Melyn Street, namely Ambrose & Dorothy (brother & sister). I visited them more than once with my family and it was always a lovely time. Ambrose would walk with us around the village and point out all the places of interest and mainly where all our relatives had lived in years gone by.... [more]
Shared on 23 November 2007
very nice place to live on the left is the shop by the bus stop and railway crossing
Shared on 20 September 2007
My uncle Emlyn Rees was a relief signalman who used to work the box shown in photo in G149038. He lived in Hendy, about 2 hours travel time from Glynneath. My father (his brother) used to take to visit and my uncle used to let me pull the levers, a big thrill as a ten year old. We lived in Rhigos,... [more]
Shared on 27 January 2009
Neath - William Phillips family
I live in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. My relative, William Phillips was born in Neath and lived at 14 Company Street, Llantwit Fardre. He was a collier. He married 6/1875 Rachel Thomas (b.18/7/1852 Pontypridd Llaneth Verdre).In 1886 he and his family emigrated to Australia and settled in Stockton, NSW, a suburb of Newcastle. They had 9 children. He was a co-founder... [more]
Shared on 02 October 2009
A friend from work, and I took courses at the Neath Technical Institute. I left Swansea about 7:30am, and had to run down Mount Pleasant to the bus station in order to get to the Institute. For lunch we walked up town to a little Italian cafe and had a doughnut and coffee for lunch. After afternoon classes we went back... [more]
Shared on 07 April 2009
Extracts From Melincourt & West Glamorgan books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Melincourt, inspired by Frith photos.
When sail gave way to steam, a bigger dock was needed. All kinds of shipments left for destinations all over the world, with cargoes from copper ore and coal to potatoes and onions. The dock was named after King Edward VII; he and Queen Alexandra visited Swansea on 20 July 1904 to cut the first sod. Fully open in 1909, it was soon handling almost six... [more]
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The Albert Hall, which opened in 1864, is on the right and was once the most famous of Swansea's music halls. It had a variety of uses, but it was also a place of Sunday worship where the Rev Oscar Snelling would minister to his large flock. Its original stone portico is now removed and today it is a Mecca Bingo Hall. Notice the milk churns... [more]
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The present building is the fifth church of this name to occupy the site. The nave collapsed in 1739, and was re-built on a much grander scale. It was re-built once more in 1895 on a still grander scale again.
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