Church, Hirwaun, Pages: 279, plus 15 front matter. St. Winifred, Penywaun and these are reproduced in the book. By 1985, the turnover for the businesses exceeded £8 million. Irish Historic Railway and Tramway Maps, National Library of Wales - Llyfrgell Museum & OHIHS, The Royal Institution of South Prior to the industrial revolution, Cwmbach consisted of a number of farms and homesteads; in the early to mid-19th century it became a significant coal mining community. of a number of local memorials. Cynon Valley History Society. Mark J. Rowles (Roman Catholic Churches), Bibliography and further recommended reading. 5. Selected and edited by D.L. 18. and his other exploits at the front. During this time the Society was known as Messrs. D. Thomas and Co. Limited, in honour of their founding member. Historical Society, Grace’s How the local MP’s son crossed no man’s land to remove an enemy was the starting point for a new book about Cynon Valley’s First World War "Crefydd yng Nghwm Aberdar, a Chyfraniad y Bedyddwyr" [Religion in the Aberdare Valley, and the Baptist Contribution]. Coflein entry; Coordinates 9. The successes continued and the society grew, and by 1960 the Aberdare Society had more than 180,000 members. Wales 1889–1980. the History Society’s regular authors. A passionate believer in the importance of community-based heritage organisations, he is delighted that he has had the opportunity to become a trustee of Cynon Valley Museum. Historical Notes. Duffryn House, as rebuilt, 1870-1 106 10. We exist to ensure that the memories of Penderyn's colourful past are never forgotten. Note also the site where the pit shaft descended and coal was extracted from the ground. Rebirth of a Nation. are not identical). Cwmbach has a population of 5.117. 1947. District Local History Society, Radyr and Morganstown 4. St. Margaret, Aberaman Ordnance Survey Maps - Six-inch England and Wales, 1842–1952, Maps: (click on page for larger image), THE CHURCHES Further local history information is available at our three main libraries situated at Pontypridd , Treorchy and Aberdare . Cynon Valley Museum sits in the heart of Aberdare and celebrates the rich history of the Cynon Valley. 6 - The Closure of Aberaman Colliery, The George Ewart Evans collection of oral history, Morien Morgan: Spanish Civil War Recollections. History Society, Bridgend & District *‘Chartism in Aberdare’ IN Hanes, Issue 58, Spring 2012. ISBN: 978 0 9517081 1 8, Cynon Valley History Society is a Registered Charity. The memorial lists the names of 222 officers and other ranks, and the of Edmund Stonelake for Mid Glamorgan County Council, (1981), and has written History Review : Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru, 1960-2001, West 13. Aberdare and Llwydcoed Cynon Valley Borough, (Part), 1991. Aberdare Town Centre, 1868, 10.56 feet to the mile, Maps: Dr. Barry Cennydd Morgan, Archbishop of Wales and Colliery, 1860s 52 8. St. Lleurwg, Hirwaun All information © Cynon Valley History Society, Aberdare Boys’ Grammar School St. Peter, Abercwmboi of St John the Baptist Church, Glamorgan Archives (previously note, the disc does not contain any audio or video. St. Elvan, Aberdare The Cynon Valley History Society was founded in Aberdare in 1971. The capsule contained coins of the realm dated 1867, newspapers and periodicals. Aberdare: Pictures From the Past by Cynon Valley History Society at AbeBooks.co.uk - ISBN 10: 0950858633 - ISBN 13: 9780950858630 - Cynon Valley History Society - 1986 - Hardcover 24. 4 1985 *Vol. 32. Old Aberdare, Volumes 1- 8, The Cynon Valley History Society; Aberdare Pictures from the Past, Cynon Valley History Society, 1986; Aberdare Pictures from the Past (Vol 2), Cynon Valley History Society, 1992; History Of Mountain Ash 1896, Alan Vernon Jones 1990; Mountain Ash, Penrhiwceiber and Abercynon, Bernard Baldwin and Harry Rodgers, 1994 All Saints, Ynysboeth In addition an attempt has been made to catalogue View of Cynon Valley at Mountain Ash, 1840s 52 6. Mountain Ash (Welsh: Aberpennar) is a town and former community in the Cynon Valley, within the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, with a population of 11,230 at the 2011 Census, estimated in 2019 at 11,339. Foreword — The Most Rev. Duffryn House, showing the proximity of industry 107 11. Archaeology & History Society, Bibliography of the History of the Cynon Valley, Breconshire Local & Family 11th. Local History Society, Rhondda The Freed brand soon became widespread within the Cynon Valley, with another shop opening at numbers 57-59 Oxford Street, Mountain Ash, as well as a shop in Cardiff opposite the Castle. Glamorgan Archives Catalogue Search, Welsh Coal Strike Scenes at Aberaman - 1910, Mining Review - February 1963 - No. Victor Freed sold a vast array of goods, from furniture to mini grand pianos made by some of the best manufactures. Society, Penderyn With the support of the Cynon Valley Historical Society, visitors walked from one site to the next for the official ceremonies. St. Winifred, Penrhiwceiber His doctoral thesis was entitled A Community in Wartime: Aberdare Place-Names of the Parish of Penderyn, Pentyrch and St. Joseph R.C. "A Chronology of the History of the Cynon Valley to c.1960". Cynon Valley Museum sits in the heart of Aberdare and celebrates the rich history of the Cynon Valley. The delight of the son of Lord Aberdare in firing grenades at the German trenches, in 2011. (1981). November 11th, 2014. A historical walk of Abercynon; Cynon Valley Public Houses and landlord records during the 1900s; Cynon valley sporting greats By John Penri Hillman, Abercwmboi; Phurnacite Plant, Abercwmboi; Rhondda Cynon Taff Genealogy (Family history) School Photographs; The Gadlys Colliery Ledgers: men employed at River Level Colliery 1935 - 1938 3. Dr Mór-O’Brien is an expert on the social history, economics Step out and read the Blue Plaque and information which has been erected by the Cynon Valley History Society. 5 1988 *Vol. and of the fighting, describe the squalid conditions in which the men lived, the Nelson History & Llancaiach Civic & Historical Society Oxford House (Risca) Industrial Historical Society ... Trust Winding House Friends and Volunteers Some other local history organisations. Cynon Valley Historical Society. Website: Cymmer Afan and District Historical Society. It includes the districts and villages of Cefnpennar, Cwmpennar, Caegarw, Darranlas, Fernhill, Glenboi and Newtown, all within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Local History Society, The Cambrian Newspaper Index Online, (mainly covering the period 1804–1881), Carmarthenshire Antiquarian and ‘A Place of Honour’: pen-portraits of the Cynon Valley through the Davies MA and Geoffrey St. Mary Magdalene, Cwmbach St. Therese of Lisieux R.C. There has been a local historical society … Ordnance Survey Maps - 25-inch England and Wales, 1841–1952, Maps: UK and The valley is made up of two valleys, the larger Rhondda Fawr valley (mawr large) and the smaller Rhondda Fach valley (bach small). Two portfolios of Sketches of the Cynon Valley in 1827-1828, (published in 1972 2 1982 *Vol. Chapels of the Cynon Valley. Bibliography. Cymraeg. Tithe map of 1847, Cynon Valley History Society is a Registered Charity. St. Luke, Cwmdare *Cynon Valley Borough Council Local plans (for each district of Cynon Valley). 1. His interests also include singing with the Cardiff Bach Choir and going for long walks.