The Glasgow House Workmen’s Club and Institute. The story below shows its past proprietors and tenants and how they all played a part in its history of the building and the formation of the club. The Glasgow House Workmen’s Club and Institute began as a drapery store. As far back as records show, there were traders at the lower part …
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Rogers Buildings – Abertillery. Rogers Buildings, Abertillery are a block of retail premises located on Commercial Street and Somerset Street, earlier known as Cwm Street. Sales sheets from the 1870’s shows leases were given to these properties as early as 1840, although nothing can be found in papers this early as of yet. As the population grew, that area of …
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Saxon & Co Botanical Brewers of Brynmawr. The Saxon company began with Mr Edwin Saxon (1858-1931) of Middleton, Lancashire, England and his wife Mrs Emma Saxon nee Howarth (1858-1929) of Heywood, Lancashire, England. The couple married in 1884. Mr Edwin Saxon was the son of Mr Henry Saxon (1821-1905) and Mrs Mary Saxon nee Howarth (1827-1897) of Middleton, St Leonard, …
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Mr D. F. Pritchard – A Large Stoneware Bottle. This is a very large stoneware bottle from D. F. Pritchard’s Western Valleys Brewery at Crumlin. Circa 1900. Size 20″ x 11″ inches. Capacity 4 gallon. Made for D. F. Pritchard by Messrs Price of Bristol. Mr D. F. Pritchard used to have his products transported around the pubs and inns …
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D. F. Pritchard – Crumlin. This brown glass beer bottle has an internal screw top. Made from glass. Size 10″ x 3″ inches.
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J. Chivers & Sons – Cwmtillery. J. Chivers & Sons, Cwmtillery spelt Cwmtylery, a Codd design pop bottle embossed with the trademark fountain. Made from glass. Size 7″ x 2″ inches. Capacity 6oz.
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