Genealogy, Local History and House History Research Undertaken at Reasonable Rates Click on the link below to visit Janet’s website Janet’s Ancestry Research As a Forum we receive quite a few interesting requests from people who are keen to find out more about past members of their families who lived in the Blaenau Gwent area.…
Martyn Morgan Jones Martyn became involved with the Forum thanks to his late father, Peter Morgan Jones. His enthusiasm for all aspects of history, especially regarding the area in which he lived rubbed off on him. Plus, as a Tredegar boy, with a great affection for the Valleys he wanted to maintain links with his…
Eifion Lloyd Davies Eifion’s funeral took place on Saturday 13th April. Tuesday 19th March 2024 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing, after a short illness, of our highly respected and longstanding chairman, Eifion Lloyd Davies. Originally from North Wales, and a fluent Welsh speaker, Eifion moved to Brynmawr in the…
Blaenau Gwent Chartists Four plaques placed to commemorate 150 years since the march on Newport. Looking for the Blaenau Gwent Chartists Plaques – Eifion Lloyd Davies BRYNMAWR – commemorating David Lewis, ‘King Crispin’ and leader of the Brynmawr Chartists NANTYGLO – commemorating four local men who were killed in the Chartist Rising CWMTILLERY – in…
PURPLE PLAQUES Celebrating remarkable Women in Wales The Purple Plaques campaign has been created to recognise remarkable women in Wales by awarding them with a plaque to commemorate their achievements and cement their legacy in Welsh history. Visit Purple Plaques Thora Silverthorne – Nurse and Trade Unionist Born in Abertillery A Purple Plaque, positioned outside…
The Tredegar Trails Produced by MADE IN TREDEGAR The Tredegar Trails are 6 interactive audio trails in and around the historic town of Tredegar. Trail 3 – Silver Statues visits the important people who have shaped Tredegar. The trail is approx 4.7 miles long and takes approximately 2 hrs 30 mins to complete. Visit MADE…
SITE OF PLAQUE In the grounds of Bryn Bach Parc REASON FOR PLAQUE This plaque, on a piece of four foot quarried stone, was unveiled in remembrance of a wartime RAF bomber crash which killed one of its crew. The memorial is important because although many of the military aircraft crashes across south Wales have…
Gwalia Boot Factory This plaque was unveiled by BGHF to mark where the former Gwalia Boot Factory, which later became the ‘Brynmawr Experiment’ reopened by Peter Scott and the Quakers as the Brynmawr Furniture Factory. The factory was heavily involved in war production for things such the webbing for the Mosquito fighter bomber during the…
3rd Battalion of the Monmouthshire Battalion Site of Plaque This plaque is placed in the grounds of Bedwellty House and Park. It was put into position with a dedication ceremony to honour the locally recruited men of the 3rd Mons’ Battalion who gave their lives during the 1914-18 ‘Great War’. Reason for plaque the regiment…
