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Margam, Abbey, the Chapter House c1955
Margam, Abbey, the Chapter House c1955 Ref: M112029a
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 Cymmer, c1955 (ref: C343021) |
village A memory of Cymmer, West Glamorgan very nice place to live on the left is the shop by the bus stop and railway crossing Posted: 20/09/2007 16:20 by Philip Owens |
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Year: 1974
born and bred a jersey marine girl A memory of Jersey Marine, West Glamorgan 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 not. It has changed a bit, new houses, new people, but I still think that Jersey Marine is the best and I will always call it my home. Last edited: 13/11/2006 15:09 by Rebecca Williams |
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Year: 1953
I grew up here A memory of Abergwynfi, West Glamorgan My first recollection of living in the valley was at Duffrin where my sisters Pat and Pam Smith also lived, later we moved to the Gwynfi, and that is where I lived and was educated in the local infants school at the bottom of the hill near the river and bowing green, then to the local Secondary Modern at the top of the hill, from there to Cymmer, left there in 1953, memories for me was one of poverty and like most a true sense of pride. Poverty even if you were in full time employment, the weekly wage just about got you through the week. Pride even on men with ashen faces who could no longer work, and came from the fact that they were miners and had the respect of other men, whose lives depended on each other when in the body of mother earth, but they were hard men, strong in the arm and of their skills. I worked after my training in Mastag in South Pit, Glencorrwg for about two and a half years, I was down the mine when the panzer division blew up and helped carry out the injured. I will be returning to Wales in the next few weeks to visit for the last time, and hope to visit the local mining museum. Last edited: 28/07/2008 15:19 by Kenneth Smith |
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 Abergwynfi, Avon Colliery c1965 (ref: A170002) |
Year: 1953
Days of long ago. A memory of Abergwynfi, West Glamorgan 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. Last edited: 14/04/2008 12:25 by Brenda Vanderwert |
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 Abergwynfi, St Gabriel's Church 1938 (ref: 88715) |
Year: 1976
No Longer a Church A memory of Abergwynfi, West Glamorgan 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. Posted: 31/12/2007 00:31 by Philip Loveday |
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