Cwmtillery Primitive Methodist Chapel. Methodists entered Cwmtillery in about 1860, they worshipped from a rented room. When the room was taken from them, they continued services in the house of an old member with the Sunday School in the house of another. The Original Primitive Methodist Chapel. A small chapel was built in 1872 aligned east to west, being enlarged …
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Christchurch Aberbeeg – Llanhilleth New Parish Church. In the late 1890’s the old Parish Church “St Illtyds” was becoming unfit for purpose, it was on the summit of a steep hill, could only seat 84 people and even though it had had recent repairs and renovations it was not up to the standard of a parish church with a growing …
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Cwm Street Primitive Methodist Tabernacle Chapel – Abertillery. Mr Charles Saunders. The Methodist Movement at Abertillery was said to have begun in 1847 at the house of Mr Charles Saunders at the Kings Head, Abertillery. Mr Thomas Preece. Mr Thomas Preece was invited to preach at Abertillery and was later persuaded to come to this district to reside. At this …
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Abertillery Wesleyan Church. The Wesleyan Methodist Society, Abertillery was first started in the district in about 1849. The first meetings were held at temporary premises in Six Bells. The church building was proposed in 1851 and built in 1854 on the site which was given by the Messrs T. P. Price family of Brecon, who owned the Penybont, Tillery Colliery, …
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The Parish Church – St Illtyds. (Information to come).
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Abertillery Operatic Society. The Abertillery Operatic Society was formed on Wednesday 6th December 1916 after a meeting held in the Church School, Abertillery. The meeting voted Dr Gordon Bennett as (President) along with a number of prominent ladies and gentlemen to be vice-presidents. Mr M. E. Thomas (Chairman); Mr J. R. Powell (Vice-Chairman); Mr Edgar Hancock (Treasurer); Miss Eunice Warfield …
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Six Bells Halt. There had been proposals put forth for the construction of a railway station at Six Bells, Abertillery for many years, as early as the mid to late 1890’s. The Signatories of the Petition. A group of gentlemen, residents of Six Bells, as follows – Mr Samuel Mills, Mr Henry Lewis, Mr James Jones, Mr George Cook, Mr …
Read More »Garages and Motor Cars. The first garage and motor dealer advertised in Abertillery was Mr H. J. Collier in April 1903. His premises were in Carmel Street though on the 26th of June 1903 he had moved to 66 Cwm Street, Abertillery. Over the years Messrs Collier changed addresses, in 1908 they had moved to 52 and 54 Somerset Street …
Read More »Abertillery Birth Control Clinics. On Monday 15th of June 1925, a “People’s Clinic” for Birth Control and Social Welfare was opened at the Abertillery and District Hospital, Aberbeeg. The advertisements stated that advice would be given free of charge to married women by a qualified nurse between the hours of 10.00am and 12.30pm. For any information concerning the clinic, enquiries …
Read More »Abertillery Foot Clinic – Six Bells. The Abertillery Foot Clinic was based at 76 Alexandra Road, Six Bells, Abertillery. The clinic was open in the 1930’s with the principal Mr W. Hunt, M.S.S.Ch., M.I.S.P (of London) chiropodist and treatment in chiropody etc. It was advertised that the clinic was offering the following – Electrical Treatment, Sun Ray, Electrical Message, Radiant …
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