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Mold| Rhosesmor| Flint Mountain| Connah's Quay| Hawarden| Pantymwyn| Shotton| Penyffordd| Loggerheads| Queensferry| Halkyn| Flint| Cilcain| Llanferres| Pentre Halkyn| Hope| Caergwrle| Nannerch| Llanarmon-Yn-Ial| Shotwick| Puddington| Brynford
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Clwyd memories
Childhood Memories
I have very happy memories of a childhood spent in Mynydd Isa. I was only there for 4 years ('72 - '76) but I crammed a lot of adventures into that time! My friend Audra and I used to go cycling down Rose Lane and look a the 'haunted house' across the fields, never daring to go inside. (It was an old wooden building, derelict at the time). We spent many hours at the bonk! - the local playing field, and would walk up to the building sites in Buckley and climb in and out of the clay pipes. We also used to walk 2 chow dogs called Idris and Ady, (they were really big and fluffy) and used to walk to Bryn a Bal school, which seemed miles, and call at the shops on the way. My house was No 75 Mold Road on the corner of Mercia Drive, and I remember I had the room with the veranda above the garage. The corner shop at the top of... Read more
Little Mountain
Hello, I am serching for any info on my dad, Charles Howarth Shone who lived on Little Mountain Road around 1945 - 1970. His father was Charles (Charlie?). They were related to Cyril and Olwyn Shone who lived on the opposite side of the road. I believe he went to Hawarden Grammer School and used to catch the train. Another relation is Tom Shone - I believe married to Gwen. Apologies for the vagueness but when you are young details don't sink in and as you get older you realise it's too late. Many thanks.
Jones Balers
Looking back from this photo is the site of the original Jones Balers factory. I have many fond memories of my early working life with a wonderful bunch of collegues at the factory. I often visited Herbie Ellis' shop which later was to be in one of the houses in this pond photo, also the Red Lion pub nearby.
David Jones (Young Dai)
Very Early Days
I was born in Rhosesmor Vicarage in 1948 - the first child to be born there. My father was the vicar and we lived there until February 1955. My handprints are in the concrete outside the kitchen window and I have returned only once in nearly 60 years. I loved living there and exploring the fields and "mountain"! I especially remember the sheep invading our garden and the freezing winter weather. I went into Mold to school by car and then by the local bus which was run by Mattie and her brother. Mrs Jackson helped in the vicarage and Sylvia Massey would sometimes baby-sit for us. She lived at the local school. Opposite us lived "Cariad"! and I remember the Roberts family at Caerfallwch as well as Mrs Evans and Jones Balers. My grandmother lived with us and there is a memorial to her in the church. A special person for me was Mrs Brown who lived near the church: she had a... Read more
Year 6
I've had soo many good times at Gwernymynydd C.P. School with all my friends, they are over but I will come back.
My Childhood
I believe that my maternal grandmother once lived in the pub called The Rising Sun. Her maiden name was Mary Alice Bellis - and my parents, sister and I visited the village during the 1930s. .
We stayed with family who lived in the Red House in Pantymwyn, and my mother and I attended a funeral at the Church where we met a Welsh speaking Aunt Lavinia.
I last visited Rhydymwyn about 2000 and on enquiry found the Red House which had been renamed Bank House. The green fields that I remembered surrounding the house now had houses built there.
I would be interested if anyone remembers anything about my granny's family.
My Grandparents And Father
Hello I'm hoping someone may be able to help me. I'm trying to find anything to do with my grandparents /fathers life, especially old photos of the area they lived and worked. My grand father was called Joseph Millington and he had a place of work/ factory in Hawarden. All I know was that it went under the name of Ellis & Millington. He was married to Annie whos parents had a farm at Llong. They had 2 sons Graham and Brian. I would appriciate any information as I would like to put something together for my father as a little surprise as he has just had a birthday and I cannot seem to find a lot on the areas where he grew up including old photos of Ewloe and Shotton schools in the 1940s and 50s, and Wood Lane. I know this is a long shot but would appriciate any information that may help.
