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.

An extract from South Wales Photographic Memories.

Memories of Aberdare

When Aberdare Really Was Queen Of The Hills

going back too the late 50s too late 60 s aberdare was a thriving place to live there was no need to go to another town to buy anything we had it all here the demize of the town was when the old co.operative shut where whatever you needed you could get from a drawing pin to a tuxedo what ever you (...Read full memory)

Walks In Aberdare Park

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)

Family Business

My families old place shame 2 c it so run dwn was bouncing wen we had it

Aberdare

There used to red squirrels in the park. Stan, my husband, went to a children's home nearby, he went boating and they used to have motor bike racing there in August. He is now 68.