Nelson, Rose Gardens And Bus Station c.1960
Photo ref: N265303
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Photo ref: N265303
Photo of Nelson, Rose Gardens And Bus Station c.1960

A Selection of Memories from Nelson

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 Nelson

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Now aged 70, this week with much interest I visited Nelson for the first time. My name is Nicola Pugh. I was born in London and adopted at the age of 5 months. The documents relating to my adoption were signed at the Royal Oak Hotel in Nelson, in the autumn of 1948. The witness was F. Hickson, a mining engineer. My grandparents were Percy Pugh and Rachel Pugh, formerly Rachel Morris. They died ...see more
My name is Brian Beck, I was born on Shingrig Road in January 1938 and continued to live there untill 1952 when the family moved to Caerphilly. I attended Llanfabon school on High St until I passed for Caerphilly Tech in 1950 travelling to and from daily by steam train. As a school boy in Nelson I was the official telegram boy making the only deliveries during my lunchtime and after school ...see more
Haelfryn Thomas Lewis, 1901-1979 Some of Nelson’s ‘older’ residents will remember Haelfryn Thomas Lewis, the highly-respected teacher and then head-teacher of Llancaiach Primary School in Nelson between 1917 and 1966, and faithful member and elder of Ebenezer (Heol Fawr) Calvinistic Methodist Chapel. Some of Mr Lewis’s extended family still live in Nelson: Dwynwen Jones , his niece who ...see more
Hi my name is Pat Britton but I was Tricia North and lived at 24 Wern Crescent and lived with my mum and dad and my brother Gareth. Went toLllanciach infants and juniors then to Ystrad Mynach secondary then to tech college in Ystrad. Names that come to to mind Dinnella Jones Morian Davies Rhian Davies Alison Llloyd David Quick Stuart Telling. Nelson Coop on the corner of Wern Crescent, Mr Jones the sweet ...see more