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Schools' Names
I want to know the names of the schools that children went to in the Treforest area.
Vaughan Family 1920's Minnie And Rees
Looking for information on great grandparents/grandparents. Pryce Vaughan and Bessie (nee Flowers). Children born in Church Village, Minnie (my grandmother), Graham and Irene, Annie May, Emlyn and Stanley.
Minnie married Rees Jones and moved to Yeovil in the 1930's. Graham and Irene also came to Yeovil. Irene only one left now unfortunately - she is living in Yeovil and is well. Any information please contact jonesres@talktalk.net
Church Village
What a name! Anyway I grew up here from the age of 5 till 13, what a dump... yet, somehow it certainly has its charm. I will 'always walk in the same old recondite corner of my flowery garden', Dylan Thomas.
I Was Born in Caerphilly in 1938
I left Caerphilly in 1955 to join the Royal Airforce. Prior to this I worked for AJ Marshall Wholesale Confectioners in Castle Street. I went to school at The Twyn Secondary Modern as it was then known. I remember coming on leave and having a few pints in the Clives Hotel, on leaving I took the short cut to Nantgarw Road via the Castle fields but unkown to me the moat had been filled so needless to say after running down the slope to the path I ended up in the water. After leaving the RAF I got married and moved to Swansea. I wonder if Brian Uphill and Mike Richardson are still about, we were all very good friends. That's about it for now. George.
Caerphilly
I used to live in Bartlett Street next to the bus station. My first job in Caerphilly was as a delivery driver for Harris & Ash DIY merchants, they were situated in a double fronted shop opposite the castle, although I came across a photograph recently that showed their shop as originally opposite the bus and railway station. That shop became an Italian cafe run by a brother and sister team, his name was Marco and her name was Rose, very nice people, we used to have our tea breaks there when on the buses. I was a conductor on the Carphilly Urban District Council when the buses were painted mid Brunswick green with cream banding and they looked very smart. I worked with bus driver Brian Jones from Abertridwr, wonder if he's still around? I also worked at Morfeds in Poplar Road just off Van Road, that was when Prime Minister Harold Wilson came to open the Harold Wilson Ind Estate...... I joined the Royal Air Force 1967 and left Caerphilly.... Read more
Phillips Family
I am attempting to discover my family history prior to 1887. My relative, William Phillips, lived in 14 Council Street, Llantwit Fardre. He was born in Neath on 14 Sept 1852, I don't know when he moved to Llantwit Fardre. He married Rachel Thomas (b.18/7/1852 in Llaneth Verdre) in 1875/6 in Glamorganshire and they emigrated to Australia in 1886 with 5 children. Does this house still exist? Are there relatives of this family living in any of these areas, as well as Resolven where they lived for a number of years (5 of their children where born in Resolven, the eldest died there aged 2 in 1878), or Ferndale which is where the youngest child was born in 1886. They left for Australia from Ferndale when she was 3 months old. I would be grateful for any information.
Rhydyfelin 1949- 1963
I lived in Elm Street and went to Parc Lewis school, Wood Road 1 year only, and Hawthorn Secondary Modern until 1957. My friends and I killed more Indians and Germans than anyone else on the mountain behind Bown's House up Dynea Lane. My particular friends over those years were Gordon Lewis, Malcolm Thomas, Billy Bowditch, Brian Coombs, Gerald Murphy, Brian Pike to name a few. I hope they are all still with us. We used to sing on the bus to and from Parc School almost every day. Do they do that now? Our summers were spent either playing cricket and football down Holly Street, in the fields, or building tree houses up the mountain. We got caught once pinching windfall apples from Mr. Bown's orchard. We knew where the best trees were for cutting vaulting poles or making bows and arrows. We spent hours building our own "bogies" out of wooden planks and pram wheels. But as soon as "Journey into Space" or "Dick Barton" came on the... Read more
