Charity No. 1187117
Here you will be able to read throught the local stories that have been submitted by the public or society members.
The following letter was received by Mr. and Mrs. Shaylor, Pontycymmer, from their son. Pte F. Shaylor, (12/2/1915) who was serving with No 2 Company. 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards in France. “Dear Mother and Father, Here is just a little narrative of what me an my chums have gone through. To start with, there are 91 of…
Written and researched by Maureen Browning & Sandra Hayes (nee Heycock) Isaac Thomas was born in1851, the son of David and Choice Thomas (nee Morris), and started his working life as a collier. He married Priscilla Rees on 25th May 1876 and by 1881 they were living in 4, Treharne Row, Pontyrhyl with one child,…
Submitted by David Dimmick This is the true tale of the discovery of a mummified rat under a hearthstone during a renovation project at Bridgend Railway station during the 1970’s. This discovery was made whilst I worked as a stonemason during the renovation of Bridgend railway station when the foreman and I were required to…
Submitted by Colin T Davies Although I was born in Bridgend my parents moved away whilst I was still very young, therefore my only memories of my grandparents’ homes are from visits during the school holidays. During the 1950s and the early 1960s my grandparents lived on opposite sides of the valley in Llangeinor. It…
Submitted by Keith Brocklebank I went to work on the afternoon shift on this day, my workmate Keith Dyer was waiting at the pithead and we went down together. It was just an ordinary shift to us, as soon as we got to our workplace we got going. On afternoons everyone was trying their best…