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Memories of Penygraig
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Can Anyone Remember?
Can anyone remember Peglers Stores or Evans the grocer - with his horse and cart?
The Good Old Times
I was born in Penygraig in the 40's. I remember Churchill's garage, somewhere near the labour club. Does anyone remember George St, where Milwall's shop used to be? Also a chip shop was nearby.
Penygraig 1960
My daughter needs to make a 3d model of something in Penygraig in 1960, can you help me please?
Childhood in Penygraig
I was born at Llwynypia Hospital on June 10th 1947, lived at 6 Bishop Street, Penygraig, went to school at Penygraig Infants in 1950 and Hendrecafn Juniors, Tai Juniors, Craig-yr-eos Juniors and Seniors. Bishop Street is right opposite Craig-yr-eos School so I didn't have far to go, and always went home for lunch. Llanfair church was in the next street down and Mr and Mrs Williams's fish and chip shop, fabulous fish and chips. Also in this street was a small shop selling bread milk etc and sweets, I remember buying lots of sweets, especially when I saw my Uncle Ken and Auntie Tydfil, they would always give me pocket money. I remember going shopping with my mother, the sawdust on the shop floors, buying butter from a big slab that they cut some off for you, walking all the way to Tonypandy to save a halfpenny on some sugar. I remember Pat Gibbon's shops, a clothes shop and a toy shop, there was also a Woolworths and I worked... Read more
Mid Glamorgan memories
JAMES THE BAKERS
The two shops on the left of the photograph are "James the Bakers" and "Shureys Footwear". The garage also on the left was called "Sully's Garage" after the owner Cyril Sully. I used to walk along this road everyday when going to Porth Grammar School in the 1960's. The photograph brings back fond memories of my childhood in Trealaw.
Robert O'Flaherty
WALKING THE DOGS
During the 1960's as a youth, I walked my two Great Dane dogs at Garth Park, Trealaw almost every day. The park-keeper in the 60's was called "Jock" a Scotsman with a very broad accent. I also played football every Saturday morning at Garth Park for Maes Yr Haf boys club. The swimming pool in the picture was to the best of my recollection mostly closed for some reason or another and always in a bad state of repair.
Robert O'Flaherty
RESURECTION CLUB
The premises in the photograph is now known as the Res or Resurection Club (It is opposite the local cemetery). This is in Cemetery Road leading into Brithwaunydd Road.
Robert O'Flaherty
