W. J. Benjamin memories of living at Cnel Bach.

W. J. Benjamin memories of living at Cnel Bach.

I received an email from Peter Ricketts regarding a letter he received from Neath Council in 1989. The email contained a copy of a letter that had been sent to Neath Council on the 26th December 1989. The letter had been sent from a W. J. Benjamin of Empire Avenue and...

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Maes Gwyn

Maes Gwyn

Drawing of Maes Gwyn, artist unknown. Introduction: Maes Gwyn was part of the Williams family of Aberpergwm estate. It is said the Williams family moved to the area in around 1560, and over the following centuries improved the Aberpergym farmhouse into the manor house...

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Bidding Wedding of 1798

Bidding Wedding of 1798

A Bidding Wedding in Wales, Picture held at The National Museum of Wales. The following account of a Bidding Wedding which took place in Blaengwrach in 1798, can be found in a notebook by (he signed himself, I. B. of Bath) which can be found in the Aberpergwm...

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