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Parnell grew up in the Welsh Rhondda Valley. In this poignant memoir she recalls the life of that place in and around the corner shop run by her parents during the years of WWII. A colorful and joyful portrait of the people and of the place, valley and mountain, coal mine and farms, village and nearby school.
This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the many ways in which Rhondda has changed and developed over the last century.
This book is part of the Images of Wales series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in Wales, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.
In this kaleidoscopic portrait, John Geraint captures with a filmmaker's eye the exuberant life of this former mining community in changing times. Comic and evocative, the book shows how the values the valley has lived by could guide the Rhondda - and the wider world - towards a better future.
Democratic Rhondda is an investigation of the modern political history of the Rhondda Valleys from the late nineteenth century through to the aftermath of the Second World War.
This book is part of the Images of Wales series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in Wales, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.
My Father was a Welsh miner and worked in four mines before being disabled from the mines at the age of 19. I am writing this book in memory of my Father and all Miners. I am proud to be a miner's son in this book I hope to share some of the history of the Rhondda Valley along with some of my poetry. I live in Southampton but still have strong family ties with the Rhondda and return as often as I can. My Father was born in Dinas and I remember as a child I would play on the pipe going over the river to Dinas Station I can still visualize the row of miners cottages before they were pulled down and flats replaced them About the Author Hello I would like to introduce myself I am Brian Pattimore...
A history of Port and Rhondda
This book is part of the Images of Wales series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in Wales, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.