Morriston - Morriston Ccamera Club. This photo was submitted by Merlyn Williams. Morriston who now lives in Yellowknife, Canada. Merlyn's. grandfather William John Williams was a deacon at Carmel and he believes he. Chapel. This photo again from Merlyn Williams was of a. St. George and the Dragon performed in 1. Forward. Movement Church on Woodfield Street. The 'actors' from left to right are John. Morgan (Sion Y Banc), Ambrose Thomas (Twm Sing High), Gren Thomas (Twm), Merlyn. Williams (Will the Dragon), Dennis Francis (St. George), Talfryn Griffiths (the. Damsel with the viel) and Alan Williams (Beelzebub). The above 3 photos were submitted by. Get breaking Finance news and the latest business articles from AOL. From stock market news to jobs and real estate, it can all be found here. E-Mail Alerts: Get Updates On Articles & Videos: CLICK to Sign Up for Alerts Tax-Deductible Donations: Brother Nathanael Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization. This page was last updated on April 24, 2015. I want to give a special welcome to all the members of the Nash Car Club of America that have visited. Alberta Stevens (nee Gordon), who's grandmother Lizzie East was a well known. Morriston These gents are sitting on the seat. Forward Movement Hall in Woodfield Street. The photos were submitted. Sue Nelson (nee Harris) and she thinks it would be around the 1. He. lived in the Mill Cottage (attached to the Mill House Pub) on Cwmbath Road. He. was blind but used to pump the bellows for the organ at the Forward Movement. Hall. Some readers may recognise some of the other men in the. This was William Thomas of Lan Manor. Mayor of Swansea in 1. The photo was taken in 1. Mayoral. regalia and below is a newspaper cutting from the 'South Walian' in Nov 1. It gives a glowing account of. We'd start at the. Top by St. John's Church And walk down Woodfield Street, We'd try. With stilletoes and winkle pickers on. We'd look in all. And study all the range, We'd start at Woolworth and. Kitty Jones, And were quick to spot any change. And as we walked. Those shops looked a wonderful sight. Maybe we were going shopping then, But we only thought of the. And as I stand. here reminiscing, My thoughts return to my young days, I think of. Woodfield Street, And the places for Songs of. Elijah Mikaelson (Elder Futhark: . He was formerly a major recurring character in. Faces of Suicide - remembering those that left before their time. Praise. The wooden floors. Woolworth, That made your shoes clip clop, And further down. Woodleys, Where you'd buy your joint or a chop. And opposite there. To buy stockings, or material straight off. And when you gave your cash to pay for your things, It. Led Davies for. Cycles, Broken biscuits at John Bull And I remember the Forward. Movement, There were times when that was full. Cinemas, now. that's another thing, Our Town had two of them, I saw Seven Brides. Seven Brothers at the Regal, And the Student Prince at the Gem. Now pubs there. were loads of them, Always one near and handy, I remember going. Twas the Lamb & Flag and a ginger beer. Now we didn't have. Supermarket, We had small shops for all our nices, We had. Maypole, Lipton, and Harry Stores, And we shopped round for all the. There were many. bargains at Sayers, And Greeps for a pot or a pan, And Bakers had. Not forgetting Ces the Milk Man You could get your. Albany, The Dorchester for lovely flowers Baby. London Hosiery, I could keep going here for hours. Now our clothes. were a different thing, But you could buy you shoes at Penhale. But for anything really fashionable, T'was to Town for the C. At the Cross there. Pompas Caf. Many thanks Sue for sharing your. Men of. Steel. Two more photos from Merlyn Williams. The Worcester works later merged with The Upper. Fforest Tinplate Works and became known as The Fforest and Worcester Tinplate. Works. Gareth is the. Does anyone know any of the other members of the. Peacock's. Stores. This photo of the manager and staff of. Peacock's Stores in Woodfield Street was submitted by Jeff Lang. His mother. worked in the store as a young woman and is 7th from the right in the picture. Paul's grandfather. Ivor Rees is in the photo. Paul is currently researching his family history. Rees family who lived in. Market Street, Glantawe Street, Wychtree Street and Clyndu Street. Anyone. with any information can contact me via the link below and I'll pass on the. Paul. Dyffryn. Steelworkers. These were Stonemasons and labourers. Dyffryn Steel and Tinplate Works in 1. I'm afraid that. Noreen didn't include any further information. The tram lines can clearly be seen as they pass the Swan Hotel. Jan now lives near London. Carmel Chapel. Operetta. Merlyn Williams sent in this photo of. Operetta entitled The Royal Jester which was performed at Carmel Chapel. Vestry in 1. 95. 1. The gentlemen seated from left to right are Mr Roberts. Minister of Carmel, Willie Evans, Gwilym Rees and the young boy in the front is. Ambrose Thomas (Twm Sing High)Star Laundry. Girls. Noreen Todd (nee Finselbach) sent in. This photo was taken about in 1. Noreen (2nd from left) with Sal Thomas, Edna Jones and Hilda Bateman. Football. Team. Noreen's brother Billy is 2nd from left. Birchgrove team in the 1. Maybe. someone can confirm this? Neath Road Infants. School. Noreen estimates that this was taken in. Coronation. Party. A party in Wychtree Street to celebrate. Coronation. Noreen's mother, Betty Finselbach (nee Cery) is the 3rd from. Neath Road Youth. Club. A splendid photo of a very popular. Neath Road Youth Club taken in about 1. Christmas Party - Dyffryn. Club. Happy times at a Christmas party in the. Dyffryn Club in the 1. Family. A formal portrait of Noreen's father. George Finselbach (standing) and her uncle Dai taken in about 1. They. lived at that time in Neath Road. Many thanks Noreen for sharing these. Noreen was brought up in Wychtree Street, but now. Clydach. Morriston. Carnival. Another photo submitted by Merlyn. Williams, this one of the Morriston Hospital Nurses entry in Morriston Carnival. June 2. 5th 1. 96. The nurses involved are standing from left to right. Joyce Williams (nee Lewis), Ann Kilpatrick, Margaret Jones, Mair Gibson, Gillian. Hopkins, Kirky, Maralyn Magoogan and Margaret John. Seated; June Powell, Pat. Feivan, Dorothy Llewellyn. A great bunch of Care Givers. On the theme of Morriston Carnival. Jeff Lang in the carnivals of 1. The photo. was submitted by Jackie Evans whose father, William Glyndwr Rees (known as Glyn). Jackie's grandparents. David and Sarah lived at 1. Glantawe Street all their married lives and her. Glyn was also born there. Lan Street. Parties. Andrea Atkinson (nee John) sent in this. Lan Street in the. This photo (the date written on the back is 1. July 1. 95. 1). shows Pastor Trevor Lloyd of Pentremalwed Mission with his wife Myfannwy. The Union Jack is flying but. Andrea isn't sure the reason for the party. Can anyone remember this. Andrea's mother Margaret (pointing) has Muriel Hover behind her. Any- one know? Many thanks Andrea for sharing these photos. Andrea was brought up in Morriston, but now lives in. Scotland. Carmel Chapel Cricket Club - . Another photo of Carmel Chapel Cricket. Club, this time it's the 1st & 2nd XI from the 1. The photo. was sent in by Mike Isaac whose grandfather William Isaac is on the far left of. Mike was brought up in Morriston but has now. Waunarlwydd! Verse Chorus - Martin Street. School. A photograph of the Verse Chorus of. Martin Street School in 1. Merlyn Williams (3rd from left front. I wonder if you can recognise any of the other 'angels' in the. More Morriston. Scenes. The Cross. Pentrepoeth Road. Woodfield. Street. The above 4 photographs were submitted. Barbara Hill of Ynysforgan. Barbara is a keen collector of old photos and. Barbara was born in Hayes. Middlesex as her father left Manselton to find work in London. He soon returned. Swansea and when Barbara married Dave Hill they lived in. Swansea before settling in Ynysforgan 3. They were all. born in Graig Terrace, Morriston. Tinplate. Workers. These workers of the Dyffryn/Worcester. The sender's. mother Jessie Davies (nee Bellew) is third from right in the back row. The. above three photos were sent in by David Lynn Davies originally from. Cwmrhydyceirw now living on the south coast of Nova Scotia. The Mitchell family. Post Office in number 3. Martin Street (now no. Barrie lived there from 1. Wrexham. How. different today's scene is comparing the amount of traffic on the. When Barrie submitted these photos, he thought it might be. I. had a go and came up with the following. Can any readers recognise any of the. Egyptians? Duke. Hotel. A photo of a familiar landmark in. Morriston, The Duke Hotel (now The Duke's Arms) taken in about 1. This. was submitted by Martin Griffiths whose grandparents, Gordon and Millie. Griffiths were licensees at the time the photo was taken. Thanks Martin for this. King's Head. Hotel. This photo was sent in by Brian Morgan. Cardiff of what he believes is the King's Head Hotel in Banwell. Street at the start of a Peace Outing in July 1. Brian thinks that his. William James Sayce (also spelled Saice) is the man standing just. John on the licensee sign over the door at the age of 3. Brian was born in Treboeth in 1. Pentrepoeth Infants. Martin Street School, until 1. Swansea Grammar/Bishop. Gore/University College Swansea, leaving there in 1. England for a. while, then back to Neath, then Cheshire, then Herefordshire and finally back to. Cardiff in the eighties. Carmel Chapel Tea. Party. This photo of a Tea Party held in. Carmel Chapel Vestry in Cwmbath Road around 1. Nancy Craven. Welcome to Town Public. House. This photo shows the Welcome to Town. Slate Street and Woodfield. Street. This was taken in the early 1. Regal Cinema in the. The photo was submitted by Graham Clark, a fellow member of the. Camera Club. Morriston Orpheus. Choir. The three photos above were submitted. Les Ryan, organist of Morriston Orpheus Choir and Life Member. The middle photo shows the Choir. National Eisteddfod at. Bridgend. The bottom photo was taken before the Choir's appearance at the. Royal Command Performance at the London Palladium with Harry Secombe in 1. Photographs and memories of the. Roberts Family. This photograph shows the teachers of. Pentrepoeth School around the 1. Willy Roberts (the sender's grandfather). A photo of Willy Roberts probably. Vicarage Road in 1. The sender's grandmother, Olive Roberts. Class 2 of an unidentified school, possibly in Morriston. The three photos above were sent in by Michael Prestwich, a. Durham. His mother, Menna Prestwich, n. Her. parents were Willy and Olive Roberts who appear in the photos above.
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