Duffryn Rhondda
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village
very nice place to live on the left is the shop by the bus stop and railway crossing
A memory of Cymmer contributed by philip owens
Visits to Melyn Street
Two of my father's cousins lived in Melyn Street, namely Ambrose & Dorothy (brother & sister). I visited them more than once with my family and it was always a lovely time. Ambrose would walk with us around the village and point out all the places of interest and mainly where all our relatives had lived in years gone by. Great Grandfather was a head master and so on, so many I could never remember them, thus it was always new when we went back next time. My youngest daughter was doing French & German at Uni and Ambrose tried to teach her welsh. Today I still have the book he gave her to help her learn welsh. ...read more here
A memory of Glyncorrwg contributed by Frederick THOMAS
Days of long ago.
My father had a very good friend who was a coal miner in this colliery, they lived in Abergwnfi. The name was Ad & Ivor Morgan.
A memory of Abergwynfi contributed by Brenda Vanderwert
No Longer a Church
This church had been derelict for many years and was still derelict when I returned home on R & R. I believe it is now a business premises. Shame a waste of a lovely church.
A memory of Abergwynfi contributed by Philip Loveday
Extracts From Duffryn Rhondda & West Glamorgan books
In July 1905, the National Lifeboat
Association held a demonstration on the
lake. Good Friday and Easter Monday
would see a miniature fair—stalls for
refreshments, model yacht racing on the
reservoir, rowing boats for hire, bowls
and so on. Here we see the ‘tropical
island’ with its giant Gunnera and the
half-timbered lodge.
An extract from from"Swansea Pocket Album".
This is not, in fact a Roman bridge at all, but was
probably built in the 18th century. This fact could be
slightly awkward for Roman Court and Roman Bridge
Lane, two newly-built housing developments nearby. The
bridge is now the subject of controversy: it is scheduled for
relocation to make way for a leisure centre.
An extract from from"Swansea Pocket Album".
The ivy-clad castle is approached
via Castle Avenue. ‘Oystermouth
Castle is a majestic ruin, in a bold
situation near the sea coast, com-
manding a delightful prospect of the
country, and surrounded by broken
cliffs’. (Benjamin Malkin, c1803).
An extract from from"Swansea Pocket Album".
This was a popular coaching inn; it has since been
renamed the Gower Inn to reflect its new-found function
as a public house. The attractive building in the centre
is the former school, now the West Glamorgan Guides
Activity Centre. Further down the road we come to the
Gower Heritage Centre.
An extract from from"Swansea Pocket Album".
Taken thirteen years after number 32723,
this view shows some interesting changes.
The addition of tramlines and the double-
decker electric tram advertising the famous
Ben Evans store would have been brought
into service sometime after the turn of the
century. Notice also the girl with a hoop
on the right, the two inquisitive boys and
a somewhat less inquisitive dog.
An extract from from"Swansea Pocket Album".