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My parents (Eirwen & Haydn Williams) moved to Aberbargoed from Gilfach to take over the newsagents in 1967 next to the New Duffryn pub when I was 11. Being a Bargoed lad I was very apprehensive about moving over to ...Read more

A memory of Aberbargoed in 1870 by Gareth Williams

I was born in 1949 in Abergynfi at 3 Heol y Felin in my grandparents house (Edith and Len Radford). I lived there till I was 4 then moved to Croeserw until 1966, then moved to Nottinghamshire when Duffryn Rhondda pit closed. I have 17 years of good and fond memories when I lived down there.

A memory of Abergwynfi in 1949 by James Bunn

Though I was born in London in 1938 I spent a lot of my childhood at my grandfather's home, then when he died in 1946 it became my Uncle's home in Bryncoch. The address was Glasfryn 132 Main Road Bryncoch, the house was nearly opposite the ...Read more

A memory of Neath by jonjacley

The Welsh costumed young lady outside the Rock Shop had an unlimited supply of Pwllheli Number 8 rock. A joy to eat, unlike so many of today's softer offerings at other seaside resorts. On a day visit to Barmouth from my home village ...Read more

A memory of Barmouth in 1963 by Frederick Hughes

My father Emlyn was born in October 1899 in Solva, Pembrookshire. I'm not too sure when they moved to Caerau, but I was the 4th (born 1929) of 5 (4 of whom are still living) children who were all born in Carmen Street, Caerau, to ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1946 by Byron Jones

My Grandad Jones purchased 141 Caerau Rd from 2 ladies following WWII - it cost him a grand total of 450pounds. The ladies stayed on and rented a back room for a while before Grandad had his father Oliver, his father's mistress Martha ...Read more

A memory of Caerau by bronwyn.howlett

This photo brings back many fond memories for me as my grandfather Arthur Stanley Walker, was the foreman on Cymmer station right up to the time it closed in the early years of the 1970's. My uncle, Thomas John Walker was the local ...Read more

A memory of Cymmer in 1950 by David Watkins

My mam had died not so long ago when I was 8 years old. Me and my brother and sister, and my dad, we lived in Elm Street, near the wall at the river that came out of the Ebbw Vale steel works, a nasty smelly water way that would ...Read more

A memory of Cwm in 1946 by Roy Compton

My maiden name was Bertorelli , my parents were John and Lena and had the fish shop at 39 Duffryn Street. Lots may remember my older brothers . Frank , Lewi, John, Ronnie Mario-my elder sister is Julia and our youngest sister is ...Read more

A memory of Ferndale by teresapeddar

I TRAVELLED FROM HAFODYRYNYS TO CWM EBBW VALE IN THE EARLY 1950 MY NAME THEN WAS CYNTHIA EDWARDS ,SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS THEN WE'RE SHEILA SMITH WHO LIVED AT SOFFRYD, AND LINDA HARRIS ,SHE LIVED IN CWM HER FAMILY HAD A GREEN GROCERS SHOP ON MARINE STREET,

A memory of Cwm by cynthiamollaney