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Nostalgic memories of St Mellons's local history

Share your own memories of St Mellons and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.

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Saint Mellons And Trowbridge.
I moved to trowbridge when i was 5 and now am 55 and living in rumney. My childhood memories are of fields and lanes now gone forever. I remember standing outside the dairy that was on greenway road just past hendre road and looking down over vast fields and flats that are now saint mellons. there were no houses , just cows and fields and trees. I also was always down the lanes that ran off trowbridge ...see more
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Added 14 July 2020

Cycle Racing Llandudno Road Rumney.
I moved to Llandudno Road Rumney from Comet Street Adamstown in 1953.I can recollect cycle or light motor cycle racing on a track wheer the flats are now.As a young lad with my school friends we used to walk up Greenway Road which was a long lane adjacent to Llandudno Road leading up to Newport Road where the Fox and Hounds iis before Trowbridge was built.Near Farmer Jones farm was a cottage ...see more
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Added 09 May 2015

Marshfield Zoo,Bottom Trowbridge Road Opposite Marshalls Farm
I moved from Comet Street, Adamstown to Llanndudno Road, Rumney in 1953 and can recall my parents taking me and my sister to a Zoo on the corner of Marshfield Road and the bottom of Trowbridge Road. Anybody else have a memory of this?
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Added 23 September 2013

My Memoirs Of Trowbridge Cardiff Part Two
Wayne Carter’s memories from 1966 - 1973 I remember Olive an old lady in Trafaser Crescent, she lived in the flats, I use to do errands for her; she always buy me ice-cream, or give me sweets. I remember Michael Bratcher, John Cain, and David George, Neil O’Mara, Twins Peter and Tony Isles, and I would call for Russell Sims every morning; we’d play football with a tennis ball before ...see more
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Added 24 October 2011

My Memoirs 1964 1966 Part One
Wayne Carter My father is Frederick Carter born in London, and mother was Loraine Carter nee Chadwick was born Cyfarthfa Street Roath; mum sadly passed away in 1998. I have a younger sister Jane Carter nee Dunscombe, and younger brother Paul Carter.  I was born in St David’s hospital; until I was nearly 2 I lived in Claude Road, Roath. I was just over 2 years old when my family and I moved to ...see more
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Added 24 October 2011

The First Families
We were one of the first families to move into St Mellons. My first momory was the smell of the building site and my mother taking me to Trowbridge nursery. I was knee deep in mud. And my mother still lives in the same house.
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Added 24 July 2009