Aberdare, View From Top Of Craig c.1955
Photo ref:
A192002
Photo ref:
A192002
More about this scene
The area on the right, opposite the lower entrance to the park, was known as `Commin Bach`. When the school was opened in 1896 the original building did not have a clock tower - this was added later. The statue of W T Lewis, Lord Merthyr (left), is identical to a statue which stood beside the General Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil.
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A Selection of Memories from Aberdare
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Aberdare
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I used to love going to the indoor market there every weekend shopping for my mum.. I remember also pughs the lingerie shop I think it was . As had to go there to buy my mums underwear for her( I was always so embarrassed as I was only 11 at the time.). lol p.s does anyone remember a Carl Kenna on here from Penywaun.. would love to get in touch with old friends and schoolmates...
I used to stay in Aberdare back in the 1960's when I was driving long distance trucks.I'm pretty sure that the pub I used to stay in was called"The Eagle"? I remember that the sheep used to be in the High Street most nights after 9pm! I have some fond memories of Aberdare and being taught some Welsh language sentences
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 never again now for the highlight of the night into carpaninnis for home made pie and chips ...see more
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 can think of they sold it now its can i get it in aberdare its my opinion that closure of the ...see more
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