Nostalgic memories of Usk's local history

Share your own memories of Usk 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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I was brought up in gwehelog no usk very poor and I can ember vividly very hungry most of the time oh and ice inside the windows I was so cold yet we had coal or rather wood from our local fields we used to call it top woods bottom woods when I say we I mean I had three brothers who I certainly looked up to at times. I would like to add I how have one brother left he lives in nz too far ...see more
I'm Teresa Shackell/Torrington I remember very well my nana used to work washing the dishes and I used to go regularly over to the three salmons hotel and help her she was in her 90s then she never gave up her little job as long as I can remember she was quite a character can anyone out there remember a Mrs Harriet AnnDavies I was her granddaughter she lived over the bridge in the little cottages