Nostalgic memories of Troedrhiwfuwch's local history
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My grandfather Terence Price was born in Troedrhiwfuwch around 1938 I believe. I grew up with stories of his childhood and would love to hear more about those who may have knew him/his family. I think he lived on a farm and his father raised greyhounds. He would tell me stories of having to ride his bicycle a couple towns over to pick up fish for the dogs and smell was awful! Eventually he married my ...see more
I have been told of old troedy many times and been driven through it to Bargoed, not much there now just a post office. My step father Cyril Heath was born there in September 1934, quite a large family so somebody is bound to remember them. There was David (Dai Bill) Heath, he moved to Yorkshire where he eventually died. There's Malcolm Heath, now living on the Gilfach Bargoed estate and ...see more
On saturday the 21st of june a wonderful reunion of the villagers of Troedrhiwfuwch took place at The Tredegar Arms in New Tredegar . People came from all over the country and we had a wonderful time regaling stories of our youth to the younger ones, catching up with people we have'nt seen in possibly 40 or 50 years, the landlord Mr Victor Pugh put on a show and a buffet for us all which was no mean feat as there was ...see more
I was born at 16 high st troedrhiwfuwch in1948 I can remember the spring water pipe behind the school where as kids we would get a cold drink in summer . troedy was a great place I remember the coal fires in school and when my mother became the caretaker I would fetch the coal from the coalhouse for her
I have lovely memories of Troedy; my brother, Terry, and me spent our summer holidays with my gran and grandad who lived at No.59, Sid and Fan. Everybody seemed related. I remember aunty Cory’s ice-cream shop, she was my grandad’s sister and so was aunty Hannah. Uncle Lew and uncle Tom; I can remember them like it was yesterday. We used to go swimming in the clear stream and loved playing on the mountain. For us, ...see more
I was born at 72 High Street in 1939, my parents were Maisie and Harry Heatherley. Theodora Jenkins was my father's sister, my aunty Dosia (as I knew her). She was a lovely lady, I lived with her and uncle Tom in Bristol for a while after my Dad died in 1943. I remember the little school where Miss Pritchard taught - what a lovely place to be as a child.
There are a few more observations I wish to make about Troedy. There is a common theme running through most of the memories posted on this website and that is one of very happy times gone by. As an outsider, I recognised early on that there was a very strong community spirit in the village. Everyone appeared to know each other and everyone was friendly and willing to help each other whenever they ...see more
My father, Thomas Henry Williams, was born at 57 High Street, Troedrhiwfuwch in 1908. In his early 20's he left Troedy for Bristol, to look for work. It was in Bristol that he met and married my mother, and subsequently my sister Sylvia and myself, Roy, were both born. As a family we never lost touch with my father’s birthplace. We spent every Christmas in Troedy and I spent most of my ...see more
Firstly, Troedy was in Glamorgan not Gwent or Monmouthshire as it was then known. However, the postal address was New Tredegar, Monmouthshire.
I was born at 1 Chapel Road in my grandfather's house. Sam and Sarah Ward had four children, Matty, Dave, John and Rhonwen. Matty, my mother was the oldest. My father and his family lived at 57 High Street. He lived with his grandmother Jane, my Uncle Ol ...see more
My mother, Marie Griffiths that was, lived in Troedy until she married in 1952 and moved to the 'Flower'. I remember the bus rides to Troedy to visit my Grandmother, Blod. As a young child, I never understood why Mam would get off the bus the other end of Troedy; there was a bus stop closer to my Grandmother's. Years later, I asked her why she did that. Her reply was "well I liked to see all the old ...see more