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Hi. I have lots of memories of Cam House throughout the 60's. My name is Desmond Lapham. My Mother Sybil Lapham was a long time domestic in Cam and also worked in most of the other houses as was her friend Connie Bowers who worked in ...Read more

A memory of Shenfield by sandramirandabeaumont

Cwm Tylo, is very special to my maternal family. The land was owned by the Cistercian order. My 5th great grandfather Robert ap Cadwallader was born there in the 1680s.The family adopted the name Roberts and farmed there for at least ...Read more

A memory of Parc by hugdavliv

I read the memories of Aberaman and Miss Venables with great interest and a bit of a tear in my eye. My grandparents emigrated from Aberdare, New Tredegar area in 1912, two weeks after the Titanic went down. The fares were ...Read more

A memory of Aberaman in 1910 by Cynthia Venables

In reply to Christine Conroy re. Cyfyng chapel/school, in the Wybrnant valley, Penmachno. Despite being a few yards on the Dolwyddelan side of Afon Wybrnant, the 'border' betwen Penmachno and Dolwyddelan parishes, Cyfyng ...Read more

A memory of Penmachno by Vivian Parry Williams

SUDBURY 591/0/10020 GREAT WALDINGFIELD 21-NOV-05 HOLE FARM II House. Formerly a mid-C15 service building remodelled as a house in c.1600; later C17 extension to ...Read more

A memory of Sudbury in 1860 by Phyllis Willis

I was born in 1955 and lived in Cwm. I went to Dyffryn Secondary School before going on to the North Monmouthshire College of Further Education to study a Secretarial course. My friends at the time were Georgina Griffiths, who ...Read more

A memory of Cwm by Christine Thomas

I was born in Ebbw Vale in 1953, my family name is Price. I remember being on holiday at my grandfather's and grandmother's house - it was called The Slate House in New Town, I believe. My grandfather's nickname was ...Read more

A memory of Ebbw Vale in 1960 by Robert Price

I was the last of our family ( the Panto's ) to be born at Ceinws Villa, now Ceinws Bach I believe, on the 6th Nov 1947. my taid. mother and I moved to Tai Isa' just after nain died.I went to school in Corris and ...Read more

A memory of Esgairgeiliog by Gwynfor Jones

My father worked at this farm 1940 -1941. I have found a letter of reference written and signed by a Wm Lionel Moore, The Church House, Shelsley Beauchamp which was given to him when he ...Read more

A memory of Shelsley Walsh in 1941 by John Fischer

I am a decendant of the vast Jones family who lived in Cwm Cottage, Bethel from 1918. My mother was Welsh allthough she did not speak the language too well, so we spoke english at home. I spent most of my school ...Read more

A memory of Bethel in 1950 by Gladys Edwards