c1960, Mochdre
c1960, Mochdre Ref: M200011
Memories of c1960, Mochdre
1959 to 1964
In the bottom left corner of the photo is a row of four white bungalows. My father --Ron Bartlett built these and several others on the estate from about 1959 onwards. We lived in the top one. The house immediately to the right of ours was owned by the Williams family. This was a husband and wife who had retired from the family butchery in the Midlands. Next to them lived Margaret and Ron Hankey. Further up the street at No3 (I think) lived Bill and Rhian Trench and their son Allan. The Llangwystennin church and graveyard is just out of view on the opposite side of the valley. Both of my maternal grandparents (William and Jane Jones) are buried there.
Mochdre in those days was a quiet village - one pub (Mountain View??) and a row of shops on the main road. I had previously been at John Bright Grammar School in Llandudno, but had to move to Colwyn Bay Grammar... Read more
Mochdre & local memories
Read and share memories of Mochdre and Clwyd inspired by Frith photos.
MAY DAY MEMORY
REMEMBER, REMEMBER
WE must have been thirteen.
Cousin Keith and I sat on a small flight of steps, what remained of a burnt-out bungalow overlooking the village.
It was May Day. Hot and somewhat sticky, but we cared not for the shinnanigins of the day.
We were too old. Thirteen, you understand. Now, bereft of silly things like dressing up as dwarfs, blacking-up as Kentucky Fried minstrels, eating ice cream cornets, knocking coconuts off poles and watching girls dance around a pole.
Cus and I had fled the day. Our observation post above the village was but a refuge from the mayhem.
Did we care? Not a jot. We had earned our place in the sun. We had done our duty for too many years.... Read more
