Clyn Mawr Hotel Team – Clyn “B” Brian Venn Winners 1979-1980. Mal Smith; W. Hughes; G. Carpenter; S. Hughes and Mel Smith (Captain): Copyright unknown: Photographs kindly supplied by Alan and Jeanette Ford, Dai and Zoe Clease.
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Clyn Mawr Hotel Skittle Team – Clyn “B” League Winners 1983-1984. Standing – J. Meredith; Mal Smith; Mel Smith; R. Haycock and G. Carpenter: Seated – C. Edwards; E. Bevan; W. Hughes (Captain); R. Smith and C. Chapman: Copyright unknown: Photographs kindly supplied by Alan and Jeanette Ford, Dai and Zoe Clease.
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Clyn Mawr Hotel Team – League Winners 1987-1988. Standing – W. Hughes; G. Hucker; D. Paul; S. Hughes; J. Meredith; A. Cornwall and Mel Smith: Seated – Mal Smith; R. Smith and J. Donaldson: Copyright unknown: Photographs kindly supplied by Alan and Jeanette Ford, Dai and Zoe Clease.
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A Cromwell Shaftman’s Pit Sinkers Helmet. This is a Cromwell pit sinkers or shaftman’s helmet with a small peak and a large neck protector. This helmet was found by John Munn in the old roadways connecting the Six Bells Colliery to the Vivian Colliery, Abertillery. Made from highly compressed pulp cardboard with a leather sweatband and cotton webbing interior. Size …
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Penybont 1835. The map features the land area upon which the Penybont Tillery Colliery was sunk. Messrs T. P. Price and his brother D. Price started the sinking of the colliery in about 1846. The shafts were sunk and completed by November 1850. Mr Matthew Habakkuk was the underground surveyor and engineer in charge. Some features on the map – …
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The Penybont Tillery Colliery. In 1846, the sinking of the Penybont Tillery Colliery under the ownership of Messrs T. P. and D. Price of Brecon began on the Greenmeadow Estate, Penybont, Abertillery, owned by Mr Stothert of Bath. The colliery took the name of the farm, Penybont Farm, that was located near-by, which was taken by the company to be …
Read More »Mr Matthew Habakkuk – Colliery Agent and Mining Engineer. Mr Matthew Habakkuk was born on the 26th of March 1790 at Llangyfelach, Swansea, Glamorganshire, South Wales, the son of John Habakkuk II and Margaret Habakkuk nee Thomas. The Marriage of Mr Habakkuk. On the 20th of June 1817, Mr Matthew Habakkuk married Miss Margaret John of Llangyfelach, Swansea, Glamorganshire, South …
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ALBUM……. Greatest Hits. Label/No……. Jet FZ-36310. Pressed in……. Canada. SIDE 1 Evil Woman. Livin’ Thing. Cant Get It Out Of My Head. Showdown. Turn To Stone. Rockaria. SIDE 2 Sweet Talkin’ Woman. Telephone Line. Ma Ma Ma Belle. Strange Magic. Mr Blue Sky. Notes…….
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A Colliery Pithead Baths Shower. This is an original colliery pithead baths shower control and shower head. This shower has part modern copper pipework, painted grey for display purposes, the rest of it is all genuine. Size – 34″ inches in height, from the control tap to the top of the curve on the head. 16″ inches from the wall …
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Mr John Lancaster MP, Coal and Ironmaster 1816-1884. Mr John Lancaster (as seen left) was born 19th of September 1816, at Prestwich, Lancashire England. Miss Euphemia Gibson. In November 1841, Mr John Lancaster married Miss Euphemia Gibson of Johnston, Glasgow, Scotland. Later, John and Euphemia and family lived at Ince, Lancashire, England. Their children are listed below – Mr John …
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