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Brynmawr, The Market Square c.1955
Photo ref: B730071
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The war memorial (centre left) commemorates the Royal Welsh Fusiliers of two World Wars so that 'their names will live for evermore'. It is still at the heart of the town, but now it has a black metal surround erected by the Town Council. The Market Hall cinema, showing 'Room at The Top' at the time of this photograph, still operates, though the central window below its clock has gone. The Café Royal (to the left of the war memorial) is now the Homestead Café, and the large New Griffin Hotel, behind it, is now empty and awaiting refurbishment.

An extract from Around Alton Photographic Memories.

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Memories of Brynmawr, the Market Square c1955

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. These memories are of Brynmawr, The Market Square c.1955

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Brynmawr is a quiet little town on the edge of the valley roads. These photos bring back memories of all the hills I climbed, picnics on the mountain, paddling in the pond across from our house in Warwick Road. Snow 6ft deep in Winter. I remember the old steam train passing our house, I would wave to the driver and he would wave back to me standing on a low wooden fence. Everything was at a slow pace in the 50's. We ...see more