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Bethesda Memories
I used to rock climb in the area during the 1960's with my friends. Not that I was a good climber, but I loved the rugged freedom of the mountains. I also have memories of a young girl from Gerlan who was very nice to me. Her name was Sylvia.
A memory of Bethesda
Purple Bus In Bethesda
My grandparents lived in Adwyr Nant in Bethesda and grandfather worked in the slate quarry. The single deck Purple Bus used to stop and turn round near their house. When I visited them I used to stand at the ...Read more
A memory of Bangor in 1963 by
Bethesda Memories
I used to rock climb in the area during the 1960's with my friends. Not that I was a good climber, but I loved the rugged freedom of the mountains. I also have memories of a young girl from Gerlan who was very nice to me. Her name was Sylvia.
A memory of Bethesda in 1962
Toni's Ice Cream
I attended Annunciation, St. Thomas's (Stanmore) and, finally, St. James. I think that the education we were given there really prepared us for the rest of our lives. In my case, I ended up in the USA where I had a long career ...Read more
A memory of Burnt Oak in 1956 by
Does Anyone Remember My Grandparents?
My grandparents William Joseph Hughes and Edith May Hughes nee Moore are both deceased now - they grew up in Llanbradach . I have a wedding photograph of them aged 18 getting married in the late 1920s in the ...Read more
A memory of Llanbradach by
Dandilion & Burdock Ice Lollies!
My grandparents Mr Harry Thomas Gander & Mrs Louisa Jane Gander, retired as missionaries in India in 1954, having been in India from 1906 in the Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu and came to live in one of the ...Read more
A memory of Bebington by
George Muller
It is ironic that these massive buildings that dominate the ridge at Ashley Down were known for generations as the Muller Homes. Their founder, German immigrant George Muller, was insistent on the title 'The New Orphan House' as he ...Read more
A memory of Bristol by
Bangor Bus Station
For a young bus enthusiast in the 1960s, the bus station on Garth Road was the gateway to Anglesey and many of the country routes behind Bangor. Such exciting places as Gerlan, Bethesda, Tregarth and Rhiwlas could be ...Read more
A memory of Bangor in 1965 by
Owen Hughes Roberts
Owen Hughes Roberts was my grandfather, who came to Rhostyllen approx 1900 from Bethesda when the Penrhyn slate quarry workers went on strike for better conditions and a wage rise. He took lodgings in Church Street and a job ...Read more
A memory of Rhostyllen in 1947 by
Manchester House Stryd Gerlan
My grandfather, W R Edwards moved into Manchester House from Tal y Bont in the Conwy valley with his family, a wife and 4 children around 1910. He ran the grocery business from the shop also dedelivered groceries to ...Read more
A memory of Gerlan in 1948 by
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