PAPERBACK BOOK: Powell’s History of Tredegar £13.00 POSTAGE AND PACKING: You are paying £9 for the book and £4.00 p&p (2nd class) We also sell our books, at our POP-UP SHOP at our monthly talks in Bedwelly House, Tredegar (2nd Thursday in the month) The ‘History of Tredegar’ provides a comprehensive account of the development of the ironworks and coal mining in Tredegar from 1738 to 1900. It is a valuable source for anyone interested in finding out more about one of the important industrial towns that developed in the Industrial Revolution. There are plenty of interesting details to satisfy the general reader, too. Add to basket
DOWNLOADABLE A4 BOOKLET: A World Away – Photographs of Tredegar, a company town £4.00 This A4 booklet is a compilation of photographs showing life in Tredegar, during the time that the Homfray’s were iron masters. Detailing both good and bad aspects of life in a company town, the images recall a fascinating period which now seems to be ‘A World Away’ Compiled by: Peter Morgan Jones (with acknowledgement to Philip Prosser for photographic contributions) Produced: 2011 Add to basket
ESSAY: The History of the South Wales Iron Industry by Thomas Watkins (Eddil Ifor)1837 £4.00 Add to basket
TRAIL: An Historical Walk Around the Beaufort Area £5.00 Note from the author There is no written history of the Beaufort area and this historical walk is intended as a starting point for those interested in the Beaufort area’s historical past. The booklet isn’t intended to be a comprehensive history but aims to give the walker a deeper understanding of the heritage behind some of the buildings passed. Add to basket
PAPERBACK BOOK: The Street at the Top of the Mountain £14.00 Author – Derek J Southall Introduction by Robert J Southall Derek John Southall was born in December 1936 in the South Wales valley town of Tredegar. He spent the first twelve years of his life living with his close-knit family in Upper Mount Pleasant on the mountain above the Georgetown area of the town. Although life was hard there, it was a period that he cherished all the more as he grew older. This unique and engaging book takes us back to a time before most of our modern day conveniences, when life in the valleys was shaped, and tainted, by heavy industry. The houses in Mount Pleasant lacked running water and electricity and often accommodated several families. However, the community was a strong one, held together by bonds of kinship, friendship and shared experience. Derek fondly recalls his family and neighbours in the days before television, when the only escape was the long walks to the picture-house to catch a glimpse of the magic of Hollywood. He revelled in those films and the glamorous lives of their stars, and remained a passionate film-lover all his life. Derek, passed away at his home in Ashton-under-Lyne in March 2015, but he never forgot his first 12 years in ‘the street at the top of the mountain’ and this book is a testament to those far off days of his childhood. Add to basket
DOWNLOADABLE A4 BOOKLET: Heads of the Valleys Heritage £4.00 Produced by Peter Morgan Jones & Eifion Lloyd Davies Published: 2010 Add to basket
PAPERBACK BOOK: The Henry Hughes Story £10.00 Henry Hughes’ autobiography, originally recorded in Welsh in a school notebook, is a fascinating record of his experiences in two very different countries during a period when both were radically evolving. It is an illuminating social history, containing eye witness accounts of an early 19th Century Welsh iron town, life as a collier both in Wales and USA, and then as a pioneer settler on the western frontier. Published: 2009 Add to basket
ESSAY: The History of Gwent – Thomas E. Watkins (Eiddil Ivor) 1801-1889 and The Tredegar Diaries of John Davies (Brychan) 1784 – 1864 £4.50 Add to basket