L Lanyrafon Square /Shops

A Memory of Cwmbran.

Whilst looking through your site I noticed this photograph was dated c1955. My father ,Mother and I moved to LLanyrafon in 1958 ,followed by my Grandparents in 1959. We were part of the first and original LLanyrafon occupants.We moved into Dunraven Road where I lived and grew up for the following twenty three years - my parents and grandparents remained much longer. When we moved to LLanyrafon in1958 the shops at LLanyrafon square had - at that time not been compleated - neither had the primary school or doctors surgery ( originally Dr Cook at the top of LLanyrafon Way). In 1958 the traders that would be going to occupy the new shops in LLanyrafon square were trading out of their house whilst waiting for the shops to be completed.In this photograph the area around the shops seem to have already been landscaped and it looks like the phone box MAY have already been installed. The shops were part of my play ground as a child and as kids we knew the area intimately. I believe this photo,s date is out by a few years - I believe this photo to be more like 1960 - 61. - Dave Edwards.

Thank you for that - we have now altered our database, Editor