Clydach vale history books

During world war ii, much of the companys fleet was reassigned to the armed forces. Clydach vale page on wikipedia has a little info on the gorki drift disaster as well as more about the area. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of clydach vale. Vale refinery in the united kingdom receives international. Photographic souvenir of old clydach and district vol 1.

Opened in 1902, clydach refinery is one of the oldest in the world. Clydach vale is a village adjoining tonypandy in the county borough of rhondda cynon taf, within the rhondda valley, wales. Clydach vale photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Rhondda history page a page to help those who want to know the rhonddas past your health page a page to help your health be positive. Jan 24, 2014 home about vale news vale refinery in the united kingdom receives international recognition. High resolution photographs of clydach vale in the rhondda valleys. Where previously the cambrian colliery dominated the valley. Saturday will be mainly dry with variable amounts of cloud and moderate northwesterly winds. Clydach house, in close proximity to the old forge, is still in existence, and tenanted. Clydach railway station was a station on the london and north western railways heads of the valleys line near the village of clydach in the welsh county of brecknockshire. May 30, 2009 the land opposite king georgesit took 3 men 3 weeks to clear the land, it is now maintained monthly.

In the 1840s coal mining began in the valley, but this was on a. Home about vale news vale refinery in the united kingdom receives international recognition. It is the aim of the society to provide, encourage and generate critical thought about local history, and this aim has proved successful many times over. Jun 16, 2015 clydach vale mining history to be remembered on. The 19045 revival in clydach vale, rhondda just across the road from the bus station situated on the boundary between llwynypia in the north and the town centre of tonypandy, you come to the former site of a historic chapel in the rhondda. Tommy farr clydach vale history of boxing in britain. Library book sales rhondda cynon taf county borough council. The history of clydach clydach ar cylch by evans, rev. Browse detached, semidetached and terraced properties to buy in clydach vale. Clydach vale, glamorgan genealogy heraldry and history. Cambrian colliery disaster, clydach vale, 1965 bbc. Historic background the historic landscape area of cwm clydach encompasses the settlements of clydach vale and blaen clydach, and penpant clydach and the sites of associated collieries. Coal heritage of wales snippets from tareni colliery anthracite coals peacock seam, red vein.

Clydach vale is named for its situation on the river clydach, a tributary of the river rhondda. May 14, 2010 monday 17 may marked the 45th anniversary to the day of one of wales most tragic coal mining disasters in recent memory. May 15, 2011 clydach vale page on wikipedia has a little info on the gorki drift disaster as well as more about the area. All saints church, pontardawe near clydach, swansea and ystalyfera. The top end of cwm clydach looks starkly different today to how it did half a century ago. Books each volume of photographic souvenir consists of about 60 pages, all produced to a high standard on good quality glossy paper. Please feel free to leave your comments below regarding our history project especially if you. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A merger between cambrian united and clydach vale boys and girls club led to the. Hi, im trying to find out any info regarding my granda, jimmy jones from clydach. Old photos of the mines pits collieries of clydach vale. The land opposite king georgesit took 3 men 3 weeks to clear the land, it is now maintained monthly. Three bedroom, midterraced property situated in clydach vale, ready for an investor to add to their property portfolio with a tenant already in premise. Find houses for sale in clydach vale with the uks largest datadriven property portal.

The clydach gorge a natural route between coalfield and usk valley once possessed the highest concentration of tramroads in wales. Apr 20, 2020 historic clydach social club the mond is closing after more than 100 years. The clydach vale colleries would later become synonymous with worker activism within the south wales coalfield. Cwmclydach primary clydach vale data cwmclydach primary is located in clydach vale, tonypandy and falls under the local authority of rhondda, cynon, taff. Nid yw statws neu berchnogaeth hawlfraint yr adnodd hwn yn hysbys. Local council our past pages aka heritage trail have reappeared. We have looked at how clydach vale has changed since the club started and researched a. We are the welsh governments historic environment service working for an accessible and wellprotected historic environment for wales.

The books are rough sorted into the following broad categories, and in random order thereafter. It operated as an independent company from 1836 until 1922, when it became a constituent company of the great western railway. Monday 17 may marked the 45th anniversary to the day of one of wales most tragic coal mining disasters in recent memory. The grid layout street pattern of clydach vale, blaen clydach and penpant clydach is in place by the end of the 19th century, including high street, marian street, howard terrace, murton terrace and park terrace, clydach vale and the linear terraces with gardens of court, thomas, maddox and charles streets and clydach road, blaen clydach, to. Today, the plant produces refined nickel in the form of powder and pellets, sold to more than 280 customers in over 30 countries across europe, asia and the usa. It is a fine old mansion, of the tudor style of architecture, and was the home of the freres during their connection with the works, and was also the birthplace of sir bartle frere, afterwards governor of cape colony. Swansea council services suspended from 18 march to help the community fight coronavirus include. One view was familiar, from the painting which appears at the bottom of feeling bushed and also a poor quality version received via another source, but the older black and white image was certainly. A peoples story of wales we preserve and celebrate the rich history of wales by collecting unique stories from everyday people. Lessons from historical dam incidents pdfdatei 2962 kb, aufgerufen am 19. Gods dealings with trinity forward movement chapel and bethel independent evangelical church, clydach ebook.

The taff vale railway tvr is a railway in wales, and is one of the oldest in wales. Blaenclydach 1863, cwmclydach 1864 and clydach vale. High resolution photographs of clydach vale in the rhondda. A great book detailing the events leading upto and the disaster of the clydach vale flood of 1910 which miraculously despite the devastation claimed only 6 lives though that in itself was heartbreaking, a 34 year old mother and her infant of 10 weeks, another 3 week old infant and another three little girls. Historic clydach social club the mond is closing after more than 100 years. Our companys clydach refinery in the united kingdom has just received a silver medallion at the shingo prize for operational excellence, dubbed the nobel prize of. Sep 04, 2015 get to know vale s refinery across the world. Jobs in the arts page news of opportunities in drama, music, dance in wales one union a page to help unity among working people glynbyerful male voice choirs very own page. As miners at cambrian colliery, clydach vale near tonypandy, neared the end of the morning shift, an explosion ripped through the p26 district. Abergavenny to merthyr including the ebbw vale branch. Due to poor weather conditions, our sites may close at short notice, please check before travelling.

The piece a fold in the hills pdf mentioned bush houses, as well as giving life to clydach vale in. Several collieries are situated here, and there are congregational and baptist chapels. Taff vale railway bridge over cwm clydach is a grade ii listed building in abercynon, rhondda cynon taff, wales. As miners at cambrian colliery, clydach vale near tonypandy, neared the.

Buy photographic souvenir of old clydach and district. Kellys south wales directory 1923 archivecdbooks transcribed by gareth hicks. Taff vale railway bridge over cwm clydach, abercynon. The club is making way for the expansion of the vale clydach refinery. List of documents relevant to coalfield family history research. Taff vale railway bridge over cwm clydach history in structure. Cwmclydach community development trust has won the support of coalfields regeneration. Much of the tvr is still used for freight and passenger services. Taff vale railway project gutenberg selfpublishing.

Houses for sale in clydach vale buy houses in clydach vale. Otherhistorical region names associated with this locality. I grabbed a book and pen and ran, my lungs were bursting and burning, said bill from. The society was founded in april 1983 by a group of enthusiasts, and now has around 400 members. The club was founded in 1965 as cambrian united and, after playing their football in the south wales amateur league for a number of years, they joined the welsh football league in 2005. Clydach vale in the parish of ystradyfodwg, glamorgan genuki. Cwmclydach and adjoining blaenclydach is a village in the community of cwm clydach, northwest of tonypandy in the county borough of rhondda cynon taf, within the rhondda valley, wales. This place is situated in rhondda cynon taff, wales, wales, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 51 37 36 north, 3 28 34 west and its original name with diacritics is clydach vale. Feb 17, 2015 clydach lakes the top end of cwm clydach looks starkly different today to how it did half a century ago. The origins of the south wales miners library jstor. February 1934 the last tram was replaced by 28 single and doubledecker buses. Get your 3day weather forecast for clydach vale, rhondda, cynon, taf, united kingdom.

Search for leading suppliers and wholesalers near you on yell. Clydach vale in the parish of ystradyfodwg glamorgan genealogy. Books about clydach vale area browse 19 photo books on clydach vale and the. In august 1920, the first motor bus service to clydach vale. Please click on an image below to see in high resolution. Blaenclydach, with contiguous cwm clydach, makes up the continuous clydach vale, also named by the writer as his birthplace, and lies in the valley of the clydach, a tributary of the rhondda fawr, which it joins downstream at tonypandy. The cambrian colliery coal mine was the scene of the last major mine accident in the rhondda valleys in the 1960s. Clydach vale inco mond nickel works swansea canal society. History of the vale of neath by d rhys phillips 1925. The 19045 revival in clydach vale, rhondda welldigger. Clydach news, views, gossip, pictures, video wales online. It is named for its situation on the nant clydach, a tributary of the river rhondda. Cambrian colliery, clydach vale, rhondda cynon taf, wales, uk.

Make a day of it by combining a visit to a familyfriendly cadw. The property is within easy distance of tonypandy town and its many shops, cafes, chemists, butchers, barbers, beauty salons, etc. All i know is he was born on the 4th may like myself. Rhondda history page a page to help those who want to know the rhonddas past your health page. Clydach vale, a hamlet in ystradyfodwg parish, glamorgan, 7 miles nw of pontypridd. Rhondda records top ten books page great thinkers point the way forward folk revolution. Many of the victims were buried in a mass grave at llethr ddu trealaw cemetery, and as a 12 year old lad i remember sitting on the top wall of the cemetery and watching the funerals. Rhondda valleys information and history old photos of the coal mines pits collieries in clydach vale in the rhondda valleys. There are a range of local history and area books, dvds and videos on sale at your. Rhondda valleys, clydach, cambrian collliery site 2007. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under llwynypia r. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.