Nostalgic memories of Pontnewydd's local history
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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.
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Can any one remember a bording school could hassoberry there was misscamp miss Williams miss bog miss evens miss Dunlop miss Dollier miss hendry had a black cat my name judith Hoy I was there in 1969 I would love to know what happened to everyone if you were there reply any of the teachers the school gone now I think it houses now I went back meney years a go it was still a school then but never see any one
I was born at 7, Nightingale Row, in the box room which was originally shared by my mother Mavis Warren and her sister Glennis Byard as they were to become. The daughters of George and Martha (Dot) Edwards. The house was rented from a relative who lived in number 8, whose name was Bexley.
The two daughters married RAF service men. My father William (Bill) was a Londoner, who was stationed in Newport for training ...see more
Hi. My name is Iris Elliott (nee ) Poole. I was born in Hill Street Pontnewydd in 1930 to Daisy and Tom Poole. I had a brother Mervin. Everyone knew my father Tom who was quite a character. He was a very big man and worked in the Tin Works at Pontypool then Avondale Works Pontnewydd. My mother worked at Mrs Smiths in the village and cleaned for Meakers Fish Shop and finally Holy Trinity Church. I was a pupil ...see more
Anyone have any memories of Eddie? That was not his real name, he was Brian Edwards but was always known as Eddie. He lived just below the Crossroads by 5 Locks Road. He moved to the Midlands in the 60's. I was friendly with his half-brother Graham and I wonder if anyone knows where they went? Would like any contact info (for old times sake).
I am researching my family history and have a photo taken on 23rd Sept 1944 at Ashleigh House of the choir. In the 3rd row are C Lippiatt and T Lippiatt. I have found the granddoughter of Thomas but she doesn't know who C Lippiatt is. Can anyone help me please? I can send a copy of the of photo by email but I do not know how to add it to this site. Thank you in anticipation.
Joan Fenwick (nee Lippiatt)
Hi I was born in 1936 in Five Locks Road just down from Bert Deacons's grocery shop. My mother was Kathleen (nee Bowen) and my father was Fred Williams the Barber in Pontnewydd village next to Ivy Horton's sweet shop and Milly Edmund's newspaper shop. Sid Short had his bicycle shop near the railway bridge and bank, and Mario Gazzi had his ice cream parlour/coffee shop next to the Bridge Pub. Gwyn Smith ...see more
As a child, up to the age of about twelve, we visited our grandparents at Godfrey Road during the summer holidays. This was probably between 1952 and 1960. My father, Ernest William Smith, was born in Godfrey Road but had moved to London in the 1930's. My strongest memories were of an allotment at the back of the house. I can remember the maroon bus pulling up towards Upper Cwbran ...see more
As I remember, the discipline there was tough, but at least you knew right from wrong and if you did something wrong you could expect punishment - nearly always the cane.
We all had to attend the church for assembly once a week and were marched there from our lines in the playground. At other times, except in bad weather when the interior glass panelled walls were pushed back to form a huge hall, we ...see more
I lived at number 36 from 1936 for 11 yrs. and saw the changes that World War 11 brought to our village. I remember the milkman and his horse-drawn cart and mam asking for a gill as she searched her purse for the coin to pay for it. Someone would always rush out to collect the horse droppings for use on their garden. The blackouts and the sound of enemy aircraft overhead as they followed the mountain range ...see more