Aberbeeg
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Map of Gwent
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Aberbeeg memories
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The Hanbury Hotel
My grandfather was Howard Collins who was licensee at the Hanbury for many years.In the mid 50,s as a boy i would visit my grandfather with my mum Lilian and the smell of the hopps from the webb,s brewery at the rear of the Hanbury can never be forgotten.I am presently researching my family history anyone with info about Howard or his first wife my grandmother and mother to my mother Lilian perhaps you can post it in messages.My mother was Lilian Collins before she married Tom Maloney who died in the Indian army in the early 40,s she then married my father Keith Adams of Abertillery in 1946.
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Gwent memories
Happy days!
I was born at 1 Woodville Road, Cwm on the 15th November 1940.
My Grandfarther was a Miner at the Marine Collery. His fellow miners called him "Stonejar Morgan" because he took a stonejar full of water to work each day.
He was a rescue worker during the "Six Bells" disaster.
A memory of Cwm contributed by David Kenny
Bush Hotel
My great granduncle and aunt managed the Bush Hotel - certainly in 1901. He was James Price, born in Ifton (Ilton?) Monmouthshire c. 1862 and his wife, Mary Pearce born in the same place C 1865.
A memory of Chepstow contributed by Margaret Chapman
Miner Jack Bedford
My father worked at the marine colliery for over 20 years. His name was Jack Bedford, from Brynmawr, a hard working man. There was a pitfall in 1964 where a friend and workmate was killed, he brought this poor man to the surface. I remember him coming home crying. I had never seen him cry before. Those miners worked in awful conditions, up pass their knees in water, with a pick and shovel. I’m always going to be proud of my Dad. What he done for his kids. The one time he had a beat knee, where his knee was just rotting from standing in dirty water for hours. He died in 1995 - God Bless You my beautiful Dad.
A memory of Cwm contributed by jackie haynes