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Bargoed, High Street 1951
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Bargoed was once a village; it is situated in a long valley. The population grew in the 19th century, especially after the opening of the colliery here in 1897. Today the town is most notable for its rows of terraces winding round the valley contours. This photograph captures some of the ornate town centre architecture. Note the sign for the National Assistance Board Area Office (bottom right), set up to assist those who slipped through the net following the establishment of National Insurance contributions in the 1940s.

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A Selection of Memories from Bargoed

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 Bargoed

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Good Old Bargoed
I lived at 92 west st with my grandparents Nellie and moses board.and my brother Adrian,My name is Andrew Jenkins. I Was born in 1947 and grew up in the 1950s I have a lot of memories of going up the mountain,up the park.to the swimming pool in summer.the lads Brian Evans,Lionel Jones.Peter Griffiths,Laurence Brobyn,and the schooldays. And we walked everywere,such good days.
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Tom Wesley Upjohn
My father, Tom Wesley Upjohn (1921-1995) also remembered going across the road to the farm for a jug of milk and sometimes eggs . He died more than 20 years ago but a few months ago I heard he may have fathered a boy before he married my mother. He and his family lived in John street. He became a submariner in the second World war. He used to say what wonderful town Bargoed used to be , better than Blackwood where I live now !
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Heolddu Comprehensive School.

I attended Heolddu Comprehensive school from September 1980 to May 1985. For the first two years I was going to the one that was in Park Cresent, formally known as Bargoed grammar school. Mr Keri Edwards was the head master then, very old school and strict and he was like a left over from the grammar school days as he still wore the black gown at assembly's. My teachers were, Mrs Gardener, Mrs ...see more
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Early Visits To Bargoed. Should 54 Mc Donnell Road Come Onto The Market, I Would Be Most Interested.
My fathers first wife died very young following the birth of twins, one of whom died. My father, Edward Thomas Edwards had three sons , Brian, Neville and Vernon, and a daughter Mary, the sons being raised by his sister whilst the daughter was adopted by a relative of her mother. My father joined the army in 1939 and was stationed in ...see more
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