Melingriffith Tinplate Works Steam Locomotive “Firefly” under restoration in 2022 Members of the Tongwynlais Historical Society may be interested to know that a 125+ year old railway locomotive new to […]
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My father Franklyn Brookman was born in 1926 and lived at 14 Railway Terrace, growing up in an era before the war when the Tongwynlais population was one thousand five […]
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There seems to be no end to Val’s literary talents. Here she shares 3 poems about characters from the village starting with her Grampa. My Grampa, Daniel Davies, retired coal […]
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Whilst this post title may seem a little ‘Mills and Boon’, the actual story is far, far more unbelievable. For me, it began last Sunday morning. I was searching for […]
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The following article about Tongwynlais was written by Dic Mortimer in 2011. He notes, ‘I write for myself. I write what I want to read about in a way that […]
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