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Stories from the Valley

Find out about the wonderful heritage of our community
Wooded hillside with river valley

Pontywood from the air

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Photo of the war memorial showing all the names

Restoring the Pontrhydyfen War Memorial

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People of Pontrhydyfen

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Bethep sunday school early 1960s

Pontrhydyfen at play through time

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Landscape around Pontrhydyfen Pelenna weir below Queens St EK

Our landscape through time

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Bont Fawr and Station Rd

Railways of Pontrhydyfen and area

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Map Oakwood and Millwright arms

Businesses and Shops

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who lived in my house Oakwood Colliery and Rhyslyn

Coal mines and collieries

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June street party 1937

Immigration and diversity

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Richard Burton profile sepia photograph

The young years of Richard Burton

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Jerusalem chapel Pontrhydyfen

Chapels, Churches and Religion

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who lived in my house Dan Y Bont

Tracing Forgotten Streets: Who Lived in Your House, Pontrhydyfen

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Air Fitter (A) Gordon Allan Channon (1916–1945) L/FX79055 HMS Exeter, RN

Faces of the Fallen

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