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With Aberdare, The Memorial, Victoria Square c.1960
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Caption for Aberdare, the Memorial, Victoria Square c1955: An industrial town situated at the joining of the river Dar and river Cynon. At the beginning of the 19th Century Aberdare was a village within an agricultural district. The population increased during the first half of the century with the discovery of an abundant supply of coal and iron ore.
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Memories of Aberdare
i remember when i was eighteen on a saturday night going out with a pound note beer was 1shilling and one pence a pint the pound would buy eighteen pints 2 pints was my max into the black and the boot [collar and tie] rum and black 2 shillings and 6 pence the rum made me ill last time i tasded rum was 58 years ago (...Read full memory)
I remember Aberdare Park. When our daughter was a baby my husband Ian and I use to walk round the park pushing the pram on a Sunday afternoon. In the 1950s that was the venue for walks with my parents, also on a Sunday afternoon. My father use to take me out on the boating lake. Fond memories. I left Gladstone (...Read full memory)
My late wife and I spent lovely times in Aberdare Park. We both lived in Aberaman, me in the Oaklands Lodge, Cardiff Road, and Margaret in Cynon Street. Every Sunday we would walk up to the park and savour the beauty of the flowers and trees. These were lovely times I will remember all my life.
My families old place shame 2 c it so run dwn was bouncing wen we had it
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