Newport memories
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Memories of War Years 1939-45 Newport
Memories of War years 1939 -1945. By John Beal. Little did I realise that I would be involved in the army when war broke out in 1939. I was attending Hatherleigh Central School in Newport at the time and as a young lad did not really understand what the fuss was all about, when it was announced that we had declared war on Germany, but I was soon to find out. It affected my education a great deal, because soon after the announcement was made by the authorities that only half of the schoolchildren would be in school at one time, in case a bomb was dropped. Half the schoolchildren went in the mornings and the other half went in the afternoons. If the sirens were sounded during the time we were in school we had already rehearsed to evacuate the school to be boarded with families in the Christchurch /Gibbs road Area. There was no panicking, just an orderly march to our allocated address. Hatherleigh was a good school, our headmaster... Read more
Memories of Gwent
ALLT-YR-YN LIDO
My wife Jenny (nee Beswick) can remember when there used to be a lido at Allt-Yr-Yn House in the 1950s. Does anyone have any photos of the lido or the old Allt-Yr-Yn House in the 1950s, or know when the house was built and who lived there? There is a nature reserve there now and no sign of the house.
I Lived in Allt yr yn House For A Few Months
I lived in Allt yr House for a few months. At the rear of the house was what was believed to be the old servants' quarters. It was upstairs and there were 2 bedrooms, a large lounge, kitchen and bathroom. I was 17 when I moved there, and it was shared with 3 other young men working in the Newport area. The lido was all ready derelict, and the tennis court was neglected. I was there until November 1966, our living space had fantastic views to the north towards the hills. It was owned then by a Mrs Newman who lived there with 2 grown up sons. We had use of the snooker table, which was downstairs at the front of the main house. Mrs Newman was quite easy going with us, it was a special place to live. In 1997 my wife and I had a holiday in West Wales, and I promised to stop en route and show her where I once lived. I could not understand why... Read more
Allt-Yr-Yn House
My father bought the house from Mrs Newman to renovate, before planning was obtained it was vandalised and set on fire.
Living at Blaen-Y-Pant
My father built most of the houses on Blaen-y-Pant, including our house, Bryn Dene. Initially there were houses built in 1937 on the Avenue, the Place and the Crescent. It was a private development of good quality homes. Interestingly, some families bought a few houses and a close knit community developed. I was born in our house, and had a very happy childhood there. We had the Malpas Brook and the fields of Thomas's farm in which to play and the Brecon-Monmouth Canal at the back of the house. In the winter of 1947 the men of Blaenau-y-Pant had to dig huge trenches in the deep snow to allow them to get on to Malpas Road to get to work . Meanwhile we children had marvelous fun tobogganing on The Craig. After that winter my father had central heating installed in our house - it was a most welcome addition! For the Coronation my parents bought a Bush television and most of... Read more
My Schooldays at Caerleon Endowed School
Our family moved to Brook Cottage, Llandegveth, in about 1945 when Dad went to work for Mr Joe Shepherd at Ty Capten Farm, and my three brothers, Arthur, David Noel and I would catch the canvas covered charabanc (bus) to Caerleon school. The Headmaster was Mr Lovatt and the bus belonged to Mark Howells Ltd of Caerleon. Noel and I, being the youngest were in the infants and the worrying part was having to go to bed in the afternoon on canvas camp beds in the class room. No one told me that we would be packed off home at the required time, and as a result I would lie terrified that the bus with Arthur and David on it would go and leave Noel and I behind. My friend was Arthur Tucker from a farming family at Llandegveth and I also recall Bobby Snook, Lelie Hammett, Leslie Bowditch, Barbara Trickey and Brian Harris. Robert Bassett.
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