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Graigwen
The picture is of Graigwen taken above Pontypridd station with Graig yr Hesg in the background.
A memory of Pontypridd in 1955 by
75 Crwys Crescent
My name is Paul Griffiths and I lived at the above address from 1942 until 1951 when my parents moved to Braintree, Essex. Some of the fondest memories of my childhood were spent at Upper Boat and we lived at the last house in Crwys ...Read more
A memory of Upper Boat by
O J Brown & Son Butcher
I have no memories of Blackwood as such. My interest started when I retired and took on my Genealogy! Anyway, I knew about Ossie Brown and the family butcher's shop in High St but especially his father, Arthur J Brown, my ...Read more
A memory of Blackwood by
Moving To Nelson
I moved to Nelson in 1962 aged 3 with my mother, father and brother from Rhydfelin, near Pontypridd. We lived in Tawelfan until 1970 when we moved to the dreaded England because my dad got a job in London. I remember ...Read more
A memory of Nelson in 1962 by
Born On The Graig
"It's only wind or powder on the stomach"my Mam had said as she walked home from the ammunition factory on a cold Autumn evening. The "wind" or "powder" was born on the 2nd December 1942. I, Colin Gronow, had ...Read more
A memory of Graig in 1940 by
Childhood In Penygraig
I was born at Llwynypia Hospital on June 10th 1947, lived at 6 Bishop Street, Penygraig, went to school at Penygraig Infants in 1950 and Hendrecafn Juniors, Tai Juniors, Craig-yr-eos Juniors and Seniors. Bishop Street is ...Read more
A memory of Penygraig in 1947 by
Neath William Phillips Family
I live in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. My relative, William Phillips was born in Neath and lived at 14 Company Street, Llantwit Fardre when married. He was a collier. He married 6/1875 Rachel Thomas (b.18/7/1852 Pontypridd ...Read more
A memory of Neath in 1880 by
The Mining Industry Abercynon Colliery
I worked under ground at Abercynon Colliery from 1951 until 1953. I worked on the coal face in the "S" district, a five foot coal seam which was about 100 yards in length and which had a slight gradient. I ...Read more
A memory of Abercynon in 1950 by
Haelfryn Thomas Lewis, 1901 1979
Haelfryn Thomas Lewis, 1901-1979 Some of Nelson’s ‘older’ residents will remember Haelfryn Thomas Lewis, the highly-respected teacher and then head-teacher of Llancaiach Primary School in Nelson between ...Read more
A memory of Nelson by
My Memoires
Dear readers, My name's Steve Hopkins and I was born in Llwynypia hospital in late 1957. My mother's a Liverpudlian evacuated during wartime to Malpas in Cheshire and my father’s from Rhydfelin near Pontypridd. I was readmitted to the ...Read more
A memory of Llwynypia in 1965 by