Sitting proudly on it's foundations, on a plateau high above the river Neath, sit's St. Mary's Church, or as it was originally called Y Capel Bach. The history of Y Capel Bach (The Small Chapel) is both long and complex, therefore I have portrayed it below as a...
Introduction: One of the most colourful characters associated to Y Capel Bach (St Mary’s Church) was the reverend Thomas Davies who was know as “Y Ffeiriad Coch" (The Red Priest), probably so named for his red hair and beard. He was born in 1715 in West Wales in the...
Gary Jones with Glyn Davies Here is the first audio recording we have done for the Timeline website. We interviewed Gary Jones a resident of the village for the last 88 years. In it he talks about his schooling days, and his working life. He also explains the accident...