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Ni chlywais erioed am unrhyw eglwys mewn dyffryn ym Mhenycae. Roedd pant lle roedd Nant y Grogfryn yn cyfarfod â'r Afon Eitha, ond 'Pentre' oedd yr enw ar yr ardal hon. Mae eglwys Pen y cae ymhell uwchben yr afon. Cofio mynd i chwilio ...Read more

A memory of Penycae in 1957 by Elen Evans

When I was a girl we used to make dams in the river, and climb the mountain at the back of Duffryn Hotel at Coegnant colliery. It was a magic place to grow up in. I lived in Glanafon Terrace, and went to Tonna Road School. Horn was the ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1957 by Eira Waite

I can remember having lessons in Duffryn House, top floor. The walls and stairways were amazing, thick handrails curving from top to bottom. An amazing building which in my opinion should have been listed. Dai Boyce, MACS 1981 -1985

A memory of Mountain Ash in 1984 by Dai Boyce

I can remember the church being engulfed in sand and unloved by everyone. I have explored this church, albeit unofficially, with a friend of mine who lived in Llanfair village. His name is Emyr, whom I met when I started at ...Read more

A memory of Llandanwg in 1964 by Frederick Hughes

I remember moving to Rhuallt. I was 3 or 4 yrs old and on my first day at school, Miss Jones the infants teacher took me to see a swallows nest so my mother could go home. Roller skating down the old road straight on ...Read more

A memory of Rhuallt in 1960 by Rosemarie Bower

My first recollection of living in the valley was at Duffrin where my sisters Pat and Pam Smith also lived, later we moved to the Gwynfi, and that is where I lived and was educated in the local infants school at the bottom of the ...Read more

A memory of Abergwynfi in 1953 by Kenneth Smith

I remember what a facinating old house Duffryn House was.  As a teenage girl I remember having lessons in very ornate rooms decorated with wooden panelling and beautiful ceilings. The fireplaces ...Read more

A memory of Mountain Ash in 1980 by Sharon Hawkins

This photo was taken from a spot very close to Vyrnwy House where my great Aunt Winifred Morris used to live. Broniarth Hill is behind the photographer. I used to visit her quite often in the 50's, usually on a Sunday when my ...Read more

A memory of Meifod in 1951 by Brian Morris

Well, about 34 years ago, I used to work in Forge Road, Port Talbot; part of my work in the newspaper industry sent me checking on all newsagents in the Valley, through Cwmavon up passing Pontrhydyfen, Duffryn Rhondda, ...Read more

A memory of Cwmavon by Charles Trevelyan

I have many fond memories of Pontllotyn Cinema, it was a very big part of most of my childhood and teen years. I remember Mrs Jones with the torch, Mrs Lewis & my own Nan, Mrs Jones from Duffryn St. My nan's job ...Read more

A memory of Pontlottyn in 1965 by Kelvin Jones