Ystradgynlais History
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The history of Ystradgynlais and the surrounding area, in the Swansea Valley. Ex part of Breconshire, now Powys. South Wales. This includes the neighbouring town of Ystalyfera, and we also cover the war dead of both areas, as well as the Gough squires
NEW PAGE for the obituaries of Rev W. Ilar Edwards (1871-1930), Rector of Ystradgynlais, and his widow Mrs Mary Ann Edwards (1872-1962)
ystradgynlais-history.co.uk/rev-w-ilar-e...
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May 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
NEW PAGE for the obituaries of Rev W. Ilar Edwards (1871-1930), Rector of Ystradgynlais, and his widow Mrs Mary Ann Edwards (1872-1962)
ystradgynlais-history.co.uk/rev-w-ilar-e...
ystradgynlais-history.co.uk/rev-w-ilar-e...
The wedding of my dad's cousin John to Louvain. We visited them in Aberavon in the early 1980s but John died a few years later. When Dad died in 2022 I tried to inform Louvain but nobody knew where she lived or if she was still alive
April 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The wedding of my dad's cousin John to Louvain. We visited them in Aberavon in the early 1980s but John died a few years later. When Dad died in 2022 I tried to inform Louvain but nobody knew where she lived or if she was still alive
My Grandma came from Briton Ferry, my Grandpa came from Neath, they married in London, lived in South London, then Spain, then Oundle, but are buried in Shirley, Croydon
April 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My Grandma came from Briton Ferry, my Grandpa came from Neath, they married in London, lived in South London, then Spain, then Oundle, but are buried in Shirley, Croydon
My great grandmother Mabel Phillips, postmistress at Giants Grave, Briton Ferry
April 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
My great grandmother Mabel Phillips, postmistress at Giants Grave, Briton Ferry
The iron crosses for graves at Castlemartin for the Phillips side of my family/ The charity tells me they are safe within the church, but they must be locked away as I could not find them on visiting in 2024
April 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The iron crosses for graves at Castlemartin for the Phillips side of my family/ The charity tells me they are safe within the church, but they must be locked away as I could not find them on visiting in 2024
I don't off hand know the exact date of this, the death of my great Uncle Will, leaving his wife, my Aunty Dinah, a widow
April 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I don't off hand know the exact date of this, the death of my great Uncle Will, leaving his wife, my Aunty Dinah, a widow
My Grandma from Briton Ferry and my Grandpa from Neath married in London in 1933
April 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
My Grandma from Briton Ferry and my Grandpa from Neath married in London in 1933
The death of Eddie Phillips
April 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The death of Eddie Phillips
Llanguicke Church, c 2020 and my Dad sat by the well in front of the tower
April 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Llanguicke Church, c 2020 and my Dad sat by the well in front of the tower
Swansea Castle, c 2010
April 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Swansea Castle, c 2010
The house in Treherbert where my Grandma was born... probably because her mother pregnant before marriage
April 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The house in Treherbert where my Grandma was born... probably because her mother pregnant before marriage
Strata Florida Abbey, 1976
April 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Strata Florida Abbey, 1976
My great uncle John, who died in the 1960s before I was born, lived in Glyncorrwg, near Neath. We would visit his widowed 2nd wife Mary in Pontrhydfendigaid, Cardiganshire, many times in the 1970s-1990s
April 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
My great uncle John, who died in the 1960s before I was born, lived in Glyncorrwg, near Neath. We would visit his widowed 2nd wife Mary in Pontrhydfendigaid, Cardiganshire, many times in the 1970s-1990s
The house in Cresswell Road, Neath where my Grandpa grew up with his parents, and which was in time inherited by his cousin (who came to live with them), my great Uncle Will, who died before I was born, and his widow, my Aunty Dinah who died in 1982
April 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The house in Cresswell Road, Neath where my Grandpa grew up with his parents, and which was in time inherited by his cousin (who came to live with them), my great Uncle Will, who died before I was born, and his widow, my Aunty Dinah who died in 1982
Giants Grave, Briton Ferry, October 1976
April 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Giants Grave, Briton Ferry, October 1976
Saint Botolph's church, Longthorpe, Peterborough
April 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Saint Botolph's church, Longthorpe, Peterborough
The pyramid thing in Ferry Meadows, Peterborough
April 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The pyramid thing in Ferry Meadows, Peterborough
Wednesday 12th August 1981, but is this Brough Castle, Askrigg or Wetherby? The only places we stopped long enough that day on our way back from Scotland... Does the bridge give any real clues?
November 25, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Wednesday 12th August 1981, but is this Brough Castle, Askrigg or Wetherby? The only places we stopped long enough that day on our way back from Scotland... Does the bridge give any real clues?
Does anybody know what this badge is? Amongst my late dad's effects which also include my late Grandpa's. My dad had been in Royal Fusiliers and Army Education Corps, and something to do with dogs, but also Christian organisations. My Grandpa was in the Met, Special Branch, and the Freemasons.
November 24, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Does anybody know what this badge is? Amongst my late dad's effects which also include my late Grandpa's. My dad had been in Royal Fusiliers and Army Education Corps, and something to do with dogs, but also Christian organisations. My Grandpa was in the Met, Special Branch, and the Freemasons.
Stepping Out Into Showbusiness is the long and vivid life story of Simone Lloyd-Davis
WW2/ATS, Windmill theatre, early TV, serial killer, Alltyrodon, TV again in later life
www.amazon.co.uk/Stepping-int...
WW2/ATS, Windmill theatre, early TV, serial killer, Alltyrodon, TV again in later life
www.amazon.co.uk/Stepping-int...
November 16, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Stepping Out Into Showbusiness is the long and vivid life story of Simone Lloyd-Davis
WW2/ATS, Windmill theatre, early TV, serial killer, Alltyrodon, TV again in later life
www.amazon.co.uk/Stepping-int...
WW2/ATS, Windmill theatre, early TV, serial killer, Alltyrodon, TV again in later life
www.amazon.co.uk/Stepping-int...
These would be Smoo Cave, Durness, November 2005
November 16, 2024 at 5:02 PM
These would be Smoo Cave, Durness, November 2005
A Gough Compendum (2nd edition) is my book of articles covering the Portreys and Goughs of Ynyscedwyn, Ystradgynlais from the late 17th century through to the death of Rev Fleming Gough in 1835
www.amazon.co.uk/Gough-Compen...
www.amazon.co.uk/Gough-Compen...
November 14, 2024 at 6:26 PM
A Gough Compendum (2nd edition) is my book of articles covering the Portreys and Goughs of Ynyscedwyn, Ystradgynlais from the late 17th century through to the death of Rev Fleming Gough in 1835
www.amazon.co.uk/Gough-Compen...
www.amazon.co.uk/Gough-Compen...
My book on Richard Douglas Gough, 1797-1886 is now available. I've included his parents, and uncle, as that sets the scene for his life, in case people don't have the prior book of articles.
www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Doug...
www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Doug...
November 14, 2024 at 2:37 PM
My book on Richard Douglas Gough, 1797-1886 is now available. I've included his parents, and uncle, as that sets the scene for his life, in case people don't have the prior book of articles.
www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Doug...
www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Doug...
In 1717 William Gough of Willsbury, Saint Briavels, Gloucestershire married Catherine Portrey, daughter of Christopher Portrey of Ynyscedwyn, Ystradgynlais, Breconshire. Laying the foundations for the Gough succession to the estates in 1752.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CKMKPQBT
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CKMKPQBT
May 7, 2024 at 5:35 PM
In 1717 William Gough of Willsbury, Saint Briavels, Gloucestershire married Catherine Portrey, daughter of Christopher Portrey of Ynyscedwyn, Ystradgynlais, Breconshire. Laying the foundations for the Gough succession to the estates in 1752.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CKMKPQBT
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CKMKPQBT
#art exhibition in Carmarthen - Cave Days by Hilary Bryanston
Oriel Bevan Jones Gallery
On until April 20th
Gallery open to the public Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm
Oriel Bevan Jones Gallery
On until April 20th
Gallery open to the public Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm
March 15, 2024 at 5:22 PM
#art exhibition in Carmarthen - Cave Days by Hilary Bryanston
Oriel Bevan Jones Gallery
On until April 20th
Gallery open to the public Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm
Oriel Bevan Jones Gallery
On until April 20th
Gallery open to the public Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm