Historic News

TONGWYNLAIS At Tongwynlais, on Saturday, one of the horses need at the Llan Colliery, which was bitten by a mad dog about six weeks ago, was destroyed in consequence of […]

A LARGE FUNERAL On Wednesday, one of the largest funerals ever witnessed in this neighbourhood occurred here. The funeral was that of Mr John Williams, grocer and draper, eldest son of Mr David Williams, of […]

TONGWYNLAIS On Good Friday an Eisteddfod was held at Ainon, Tongwynlais, under the presidency of Councillor A. Thomas, Cardiff, and was a deserved success. In opening the proceedings the chairman remarked […]

TONGWYNLAIS A BOY DROWNED Yesterday morning, the body of a little boy apparently about six years of age, was found in the river Taff. It is supposed that the body […]

TONGWYNLAIS The floods at this place have caused great destruction. The Pentyrch Forge was inundated and a considerable quantity of timber was washed away. The occupiers of houses on the […]

Malicious Damage Catherine Robinson, a soldier’s widow, meanly attired, and of dejected appearance, was charged with having on the previous evening broken a window at the Haulier’s Arms Tongwynlais. Henry […]

TONGWYNLAIS MAJORITY OF MR. HENRY LEWIS, OF GREENMEADOW. The eldest son and heir of Mr. Henry Lewis, of Greenmeadow, attained his 21st year on the 20th. Although it was fully […]

TONGWYNLAIS OPENING OF A READING ROOM AND LITERARY INSTITUTE. We are glad to inform the supporters of the penny readings, that the committee have fully performed what they promised at […]

TONGWYNLAIS. THUNDER STORM Never during the recollection of the oldest resident in this neighbourhood, has this locality been the scene of so severe a thunderstorm as on Saturday evening last. […]

TONGWYNLAIS THE THIRTEENTH RIFLES. On Saturday evening last this corps mustered in full numbers, dressed in their neat new uniform, in a field belonging to Mr. Williams, Gylunis, near this […]

TONGWYNLAIS SAD AND FATAL ACCIDENT On Monday, August 15th, while Mr. Thomas Roberts, grocer, &c., was returning from the house after partaking of dinner, by some means or other he […]

TONGWYNLAIS EXTRAORDINARY CURE A young woman of the name of Mary George, living at Tongwynlais, has been for the last eleven years suffering from dropsy. The disease had latterly caused […]