SITE OF PLAQUE The Cambrian Inn, Tredegar REASON FOR PLAQUE BGHF funded this plaque in recognition of Rhys Davies, an engineer from Tredegar who is said to have changed American history. Rhys left South Wales in 1833 to help build Tredegar Ironworks in Richmond, Virginia, which was named in his honour. This Ironworks extended the…
SITE OF PLAQUE The Railway Tavern, Tredegar REASON FOR PLAQUE BGHF funded this plaque in recognition of Sir Daniel Gooch, the world-famous engineer who received his early training at Tredegar Iron Works and later became Locomotive Engineer for Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Great Western Railway. He employed Brunel’s ‘Great Eastern’ steamship to lay the first Trans-Atlantic…
Image: Birds eye view of Tredegar and the Upper Sirhowy valley. Photo courtesy of Mike Williams Places of Worship in Tredegar and the Upper Sirhowy Area Ken Davies (b.1952) passed away suddenly in 2022 leaving behind Meryl, Huw and family. Ken was a keen photographer and avid local historian, who had amassed a large collection…
One of the oldest miners in the UK, Ginger Parsons, visiting an exhibit to the Marine Colliery disaster of 1927 (Image: Blaenau Gwent CBC) Ginger Parsons – believed to be one of, if not the, oldest former miner in the UK celebrates his 102nd birthday! Ginger revealed his incredible life story while visiting an exhibition…
Picture: Brian in dialogue with Michael Sheen at the Welsh Oak (BBC 2015) Picture is taken from Les James’ editorial in the latest edition of Chartist eMAGAZINE As a Forum we are all deeply saddened to hear of the very recent, and sudden, death of Brian Davies of Mountain Ash. He made a significant contribution…
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– the first man of colour to play rugby league for Britain in 1947, and one of the country’s greatest coaches. Click here – BBC News
© Photo courtesy of Gwyn Jenkins Please note this link takes you to another site where I have no control over content. SOUTH WALES ARGUS – Click here to read article
Image – Bill Hillier Click here to read the article
– home to one of the Wales’ largest 19th Century Cholera Cemeteries WALES ONLINE ARTICLE – read more:
