Gary Jones, memories of Cwmgwrach (part one)

Gary Jones, memories of Cwmgwrach (part one)

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...

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Melin Clun-y-Bont

Melin Clun-y-Bont

Drawing by David Williams There is only a short mention of this mill in "The History of the Vale of Neath" by D. Rhys Philips. It mentions that the mill dates back as early as the 16th century as a manor mill, and lasted as a three story building until the death of...

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Memories of a Past Generation

Memories of a Past Generation

Please see below a timeline of technology from the 20th century and first seen by people of my gran's age. It takes you from a photograph taken on Ty Canol Farm, what is now Heol Nedd, and shows the people of the area helping the farmer out by getting the hay in,...

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