Whitebrook

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School days.

My husband Stan went to Hendre, it is now a golf course. He told us he went to school in a mansion house owned by Rolls Royce family. Fab grounds etc. My son William took us to see it. Stan went there because he would not go to school. Going from Caerau to there would have been a culture shock.
A memory of Monmouth contributed by eira waite

Love at first sight

He's got exactly the same photo, and I remember standing watching him take it as the sun shone through the ruins and thinking to myself I'm not sure which I love more, him or the Abbeys we visit together. Tintern will always feel like our special place.
A memory of Tintern contributed by Elandria Mythrais

The George Family of tregare

The George Family originated from Tregare and I can trace the origin  back to 1613. Many of the family are buried at Tregare Church Is there anyone out there who can help my go back beyond 1613?  My email address ie allengeorge@ btinternet.com
A memory of Tregare contributed by allen george

Raglan - Castle Street

My childhood memories of Raglan are indelible in my mind. I lived with my Aunt and Uncle (Bessie and Ernie Morgan) at No 3 Castle Street during the war years. I well remember my first day at school, sitting on the obelisk at the junction of Chepstow Road, being chased by the geese down the Chepstow Road, 'helping' my uncle pump the organ, the harvest festivals, Roy Silverthorne's voice resounding around the church, sergeant Needs and his alsation, the brook, the castle, the wonderful smell of Mrs Hook's and the Powells bakery, Rhwylas farm, which is totally responsible for my love of dairy farming (although I was born 17 miles out of London). So it was through Rhwylas farm ...read more here
A memory of Raglan contributed by Alan Moore