Northam, War Memorial 1923

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I am looking for some historical images from my house on Chope Road. It is currently called Sundene and was built in 1920 as one large house, now separated into two. My understanding is that the house owned a lot of land, which is now Tudor close. There are significant land marks of a number of Copper Beech trees which must be as old, if not older than the house.

My nan, Florance Annie Hearn or Heard travelled with her dad and 3 older sisters from Northham way before the first world war. His work as a master builder took him to Lidney, Abbertillery, Abbgavenny and most stops between. He was responsible for the ornate plaster works in Cardiff civic centre and built a number of houses at Caerphilly. She spoke welsh and only learned (saes)( saxon) English from age 3. ...see more

My grandparents lived here from the 1960s until 1998, living in the flat. We used to spend our summer holidays here and had great fun!