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Post by ritchieb on Nov 22, 2006 15:02:59 GMT 1
This site is excellent!
I'm a Londoner, but my mother came from Merthy. As a small boy, back in the early 1960's, we sometimes went there on holiday.
I have distant memories of the local shop which was at the top of the road called 'Gwaelodygarth' on the left hand side as you went up the hill. Was it run by a family called Jones? Also being taken into Cyfartha Park to play on the cannons outside of the school. Bottles of 'pop' were delivered by a Corona lorry!
Must go back again soon to take another look around
Rich
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Post by ynysfachman on Dec 3, 2006 13:02:23 GMT 1
hi glad you have good memories of merthyr the cannons are still there and still black.dont know what shop you mean on the hill?and i used to work for corona pop on the lorrie's
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Post by Alan on Dec 6, 2006 8:53:47 GMT 1
The shop at Gwaelodygarth was the 'Cambrian Stores'
Alan
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Post by Richard B on Dec 6, 2006 17:54:52 GMT 1
More info on Gwaelodygarth shops from my mother.
'yes it was Jones the shop & the other little shop in Hirwaun terrace was owned by Mrs Morgan .She sold mainly sweets.'
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Post by ynysfachman on Dec 6, 2006 20:39:32 GMT 1
hi i used to go there everyday from school know it well. it's shut now i think andy...
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Post by angel60 on Apr 1, 2008 23:30:27 GMT 1
Yes sadley both shops are shut now and have been for a while
I think you meant Bills shop that is the only one I know of on the hill going towards the Gurnos Est, that is still open , i was in the old hospital in the 60s after I had my children , one in 1966 one in 1967 1968 and 1970 and 1972 yes I got 5 kidds , but i loved that old hospital like home from home to me it was ,
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Post by Malcolm on Apr 7, 2008 16:54:20 GMT 1
The Cambrian stores was run by the Jones family. One of the sons
(Martin) was in my class in The County and Pen-y-Dre schools from 1969 to 1973.
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Post by edwards on May 7, 2018 21:40:52 GMT 1
I remember a Martin Jones in my class in Pen-Y-Dre. I left around 1972 to work as an apprentice in Hoovers. He lived on Gurnos Road I think. Haven't seen him since I was 17-18
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Post by peter12 on May 1, 2022 8:38:39 GMT 1
I remember a Martin Jones in my class in Pen-Y-Dre. I left around 1972 to work as an apprentice in Hoovers. He lived on Gurnos Road I think. Haven't seen him since I was 17-18 I used to go around with a Martin Jones drone that road. Is your name Garth Edwards I’m Peter Phillips from fourth avenue |
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