Mountain Ash
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Map of Mid Glamorgan
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Mountain Ash memories
Read and share memories of Mountain Ash and Mid Glamorgan inspired by Frith photos
mountain ash comprehensive school (grammer school)
I remember what a facinating old house Duffryn House was. As a teenage girl I remember having lessons in very ornate rooms decorated with wooden panelling and beautiful ceilings. The fireplaces were typical of those you would find in grand manor houses and castles. The grounds were vast and kept in very good order. I remember the science teacher telling us ghost stories in the science lab which was situated in the back of the building. There was a big heavy door entering one of the rooms where the Lord of Aberdare entertained with lavish balls. The door was aparently from an actual castle. I have very fond memories of the school.
Contributed by sharon hawkins
Duffryn House
I can remember having lessons in Duffryn House, top floor. The walls and stairways were amazing, thick handrails curving from top to bottom. An amazing building which in my opinion should have been listed.
Dai Boyce,
MACS 1981 -1985
Contributed by dai boyce
Mountain ash Town Hall
My nan and grandfathey lived in the house directly opposite the Town hall. There was just two houses there, one of which become Lee's Hairdressers in the later years.
Contributed by sheila watts
Playing Fields
My name is Martin Flower. I lived in 21 Bailey St. The field at the back of our house is where I would spend most of the day. There was a crowd of us and we would make Dutch arrows, yes you cannot use them today. If you could see forty arrows in the air it was some sight. And when there was a flood Nieno's cafe lost all his stock. The grown ups would be in the water getting fags, tobacco and any beer barrels that were from the Baileys Arm. The treat in the summer would be loading a pram with bread, butter, cups and jam, bats, football, and then it was a long walk over the cwm where ...read more here
Contributed by martin flower
Extracts From Mountain Ash & Mid Glamorgan books
Coal mining in South Wales has declined still further since this photograph was taken. Mountain Ash was then a thriving colliery, but the entire South Wales coal industry has been much reduced in subsequent years.
An extract from from"South Wales Photographic Memories".