Walking From Cottage Homes
A Memory of Merthyr Mawr.
1965. I grew up in Merthyr Mawr road Cottage Homes for children. The walk to Merthyr Mawr village was always an adventure. We would tickle trout from the estate river and run like mad to avoid the water baillif. The old swing bridge was great fun. We climbed Ogmore castle walls. I fell into the Ogmore river more than once negotiating the stepping stones. Candleston castle was scary, it had a dungeon. The dunes were exhausting to climb. Great to run down. On the way back we would hunt for slow worms and mice at the old prisoner of war camp. Idyllic childhood. I still walk the route and reminisce of much more innocent times. So good to see the thatch cottages have been beautifully maintained. Saint Teilo's church is a peaceful haven . Stephen Joseph.
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