Margam
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Margam books (2 available)
- 3 photos on Margam appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Margam
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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
born and bred a jersey marine girl
There's alot to be said about Jersey Marine,it will always be home to me. I come from a well known family "Huxtable" and most of them are still there today. I've very fond memories of growing up there, climbing the many mountains, getting dirty from swimming in the canal, getting into trouble from my mother for going up to Stan Gorvett's stables (too far out of the village about 500yards lol) going up to "the tap" (now the towers) finding new places to build dens. Jersey Marine I think it's the best place in the world for bringing up children, there are so many adventures to go on, every one knows everyone, everyone is your aunty or uncle even if they're ...read more here
A memory of Jersey Marine contributed by rebecca williams
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 Margam & West Glamorgan books
Designed by Thomas Hopper and Edward Haycock for C R Mansel-Talbot, Margam was the subject in some of Fox-Talbot’s earliest photographs. Mansel-Talbot was a noted collector of works of art and amassed what was perhaps the finest private collection in Wales. When it was sold off in 1941, there were 464 pictures and 995 lots of furniture.
An extract from from"Welsh Castles".
Built by Mansell Talbot at the beginning of the 19th century in part of
the Margam Abbey grounds, this splendid building subsequently went
into decline until it was taken over by the Council and restored. The
Mansell family acquired Margam in the 16th century, and the south
aisle of the abbey contains family tombs.
An extract from from"Swansea Pocket Album".
This is now the site of part of the
M4 motorway, but the Chapel itself
has been re-located. Mansell Talbot
gave permission for the sale of the
land to the Church, subject to them
providing a design which met his
approval. This building is modelled
on a church in Switzerland.
An extract from from"Swansea Pocket Album".
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".