Treherbert Hospital

A Memory of Treherbert.

I was born at Treherbert Hospital in 1935 , This was a miners welfare hospital where my mother was taken by the late, Treorchy GP, Dr Furgus Armstrong. My Mother had been the pianist for silent films in the Park and Dare Cinema opposite his surgery for over ten years, he was an addict to piano music and in particular to the music of Chopin which she often played for him, hence I presume he was showing his thanks.

Was any other person born here ?... The curious thing is that my birth certificate records my place of birth as my parents home address in Pentre, however whilst as a young man being vetted for security those checking me out discovered this error. Shortly after I visited the Hospital and was told they had not kept any records of births and questioned if there had been any ... I was left in some awe at the ability of those who carry out security checks