Abertillery History

Roath Furnishing Company – Church Street Abertillery

Roath Furnishing Company – Church Street Abertillery. The Roath Furnishing Company based in Cardiff opened a branch of the store at Church Street, Abertillery in August 1903. The company had a head office at 42 Castle Road, Roath, Cardiff and a store at Vere Street, Cardiff. A few years later branches were also opened at High Street, Bargoed and Taff …

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Abertillery Junior Rugby Football Teams – An Early History

The Abertillery Junior Rugby Teams. During the relatively short history of Abertillery, the town has had many teams in connection with rugby football, including the senior sides of Blaenau Gwent R.F.C., and Abertillery R.F.C. along with the various chapel and church teams, school teams, with the town’s junior teams including the Harlequins, Crusaders, Abertillery United, Wednesday’s team and the Boccolonians …

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An Old Tyleryans Association Membership Card

An Old Tyleryans Association Membership Card. The Old Tyleryans membership card. Size 3″ x 4″ inches. Following is a Link to – The Old Tyleryans Association.                     This membership card belonged to Mr Jack Selwyn and was kindly donated by his daughter Mrs Judith Chamberlain.

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The Old Tyleryans Association Membership Constitution and Rules Card

The Old Tyleryans Association Membership Constitution and Rules Card. An Old Tyleryans membership card. Size 3″ x 4″ inches. Ten Pages. Following is a Link to – The Old Tyleryans Association.     This membership card belonged to Mr Jack Selwyn and was kindly donated by his daughter Mrs Judith Chamberlain.

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The Old Tyleryans Association Membership Registration Card

The Old Tyleryans Association Membership Registration Card. An Old Tyleryans membership registration card. Size 3″ x 4″ inches. Following is a Link to – The Old Tyleryans Association.       This membership card belonged to Mr Jack Selwyn and was kindly donated by his daughter Mrs Judith Chamberlain.

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Programme for the Official Opening of the Abertillery County School Playing Fields – Abertillery

Programme for the Official Opening of the Abertillery County School Playing Fields – Abertillery. This souvenir programme was issued to commemorate the official opening of the Abertillery County School Playing Fields on Thursday 16th March 1939. This programme belonged to Mr Jack Selwyn and was kindly donated courtesy of his daughter Mrs Judith Chamberlain. Front Cover. First Page. Centre Fold. …

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The Abertillery County School Grounds – Rose Heyworth Road

The Abertillery County School Grounds – Rose Heyworth Road. The County School Grounds were initially fields (as seen left above the Abertillery Rugby Ground) purchased by the council in 1921 upon which they intended to use as part of their housing scheme. They had been dumping refuse on its northern portion close to where the Millennium School, Rose Heyworth Campus …

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Market Street Abertillery – June 1908

Market Street – Abertillery in 1908. The photograph in the (main featured image above) was taken in June 1908. It can be dated to that precise time as the billboards outside the Market Hall are advertising Senor Jose Gomez the celebrated Spanish violinist who was booked to perform there in June 1908. Market Street was one of the main streets …

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The Glandwr Baptist Chapel – Aberbeeg

The Glandwr Baptist Chapel – Aberbeeg. The History of the Church. The following information on the history of the reverends at Glandwr, Aberbeeg between the 1660’s and 1897 was extracted from the M.S. of the Rev W. Jones and published in the South Wales Gazette in September 1906. Glan-y-dwr. Glan-y-dwr to the Baptists is a sacred and historic name. Before …

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The New Bridgend Inn – Penybont

The New Bridgend Inn – Penybont. In the 1830’s the area of Penybont, Cwmtillery was owned by various landowners such as Mr William Morgan, Mr John James, Mr Thomas Brown Esq with Messrs Joseph and Crawshay Bailey and later Messrs Arthur K. and Percy K. Stothert of Bath owned the land on the eastern side. At the center of the …

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