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Rhydyfelin maps
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Rhydyfelin 1949- 1963
I lived in Elm Street and went to Parc Lewis school, Wood Road 1 year only, and Hawthorn Secondary Modern until 1957. My friends and I killed more Indians and Germans than anyone else on the mountain behind Bown's House up Dynea Lane. My particular friends over those years were Gordon Lewis, Malcolm Thomas, Billy Bowditch, Brian Coombs, Gerald Murphy, Brian Pike to name a few. I hope they are all still with us. We used to sing on the bus to and from Parc School almost every day. Do they do that now? Our summers were spent either playing cricket and football down Holly Street, in the fields, or building tree houses up the mountain. We got caught once pinching windfall apples from Mr. Bown's orchard. We knew where the best trees were for cutting vaulting poles or making bows and arrows. We spent hours building our own "bogies" out of wooden planks and pram wheels. But as soon as "Journey into Space" or "Dick Barton" came on the... Read more
All my Youth Days
I will never forget the days growing up in Poplar Road, Rhydyfelin. My friends were; Val Kerslake, Val Wiles, Barbara Young, Sylvie Elliot, Mavis Brown, John Baker, Dai Parsons, Dennis Webster, to name but a few. We would be up a mountain most of the day, building a dam in the stream to paddle in, running through the ferns and half way up we would drink water by the farm. I remember the vinegar man with a patch over his eye, my gran used to take a milk bottle to fill it up with vinegar. Dancing in the Legion, Mr Protheroe was head when I was in school, then Mr Railton came. Miss Leyshon was cookery, Mr Edwards (maths) and Miss Davis (games) - there were a few bullies in my class, but that's life sadly.My maiden name is Knowles, I live in Barry now. If you knew me, get in touch. So many lovely memories...
Happy Days in Rhydyfelin
I remember when (I sound like my mother now!) we all had fun in the street, on the Eglwyslian Mountain, the "Monkeys Tump" and the "Dickie Woods". There were many of us living in Rhydyfelin during those great times. Some names like, Terry Powell, Colin Spencer, Emlyn Jones, Tina Evans, Yvonne Blackler, Barbara Price, Brenda Morgan, Keith Evans, Paul and Steven Durham, Desmond Jones, Dai Williams, Pat Dando, Billy and Melva Pike, Mervyn Davies, Lennie Jenkins, John Griffiths, Tanya Llewellyn, Margaret and Anne Jones, Mary Lewis, Dawn Crabb to name a few. Some gone now, some have forgotten each other but not me! I really loved my life there from 1949 to 1969. If ANY of you ever read this please get in touch - even if I haven`t included your name. I live in Cyprus now but return often. I miss it! Mike Morris 7 June 2010.
Mid Glamorgan memories
Schools' Names
I want to know the names of the schools that children went to in the Treforest area.
My Courting Days
I lived in Mountain Ash and my husband to be lived in Cardiff, we both used to travel on the bus to Pontypridd to meet up. From there we would walk up to the monument for a kiss and a cuddle. We spent many happy hours up here thinking of our future together. Some times it was so cold we could hardly walk back to the bus as we were frozen. Now 47 years later we sometimes travel to Merthyr and every time we pass the monument we have lovely memories.
Swimming?
It was approximately 1960 that whilst bathing in the 'pool' as a child of about 3, I held onto the rail at the edge of the 'boardwalk' and became stuck as my legs were pulled underneath where the water poured in (not being strong enough to pull my legs back) and had to be rescued by another child. Scary!!
Working in Wollies
Whilst still at school I had a job on Saturday's at Woolworths, earning 16s11d for working 9am to 6pm. We had to serve the customers,(no checkouts then). My first day was on the fruit and veg counter and had to learn to use the old style weighing machine, also had to add up the items in our heads as we served. It was a really happy place and I loved it.
