Pontnewynydd, General View c.1950
Photo ref:
P425047
Photo ref:
P425047
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A Selection of Memories from Pontnewynydd
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 Pontnewynydd
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My Mum was born in Pontnewyndd in 1911 her mothers name was Gladys Jones. In 1913 my mum was handed over ( or adopted as we would say now ) by James Thomas. I wondered if anyone would have any information that could help me find any relatives. I would be very grateful.
Does anyone remember Llanover Row in Pontnewynydd? I believe the row of cottages were adjacent to Hanbury Road and the Forgehammer Inn. Apparently they were knocked down in the early 1970s and the site is now grass land.
My great-grandparents, surname Morgan, lived in No. 2, and I remember a boy named Freddie Bustin lived in one of the cottages in the 1950s!
I wondered if anyone had any photographs of Llanover Row and infomation of the people who lived there!
Kind regards,
Philip Taylor.
I lived in Nightingale Terrace, off Hanbury Road, until I was eleven. I remember Chatham's shop, with the wooden bung in the cracked window - it was like that for many years. My sisters and I used to spend our sixpence pocket money in there every week. There were two families of Morgans in the row and I remember a little girl named Geraldine Jones who we used to play with. There was a row of 'privvies' at the ...see more
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