The faces of our village’s past
People of Pontrhydyfen
We have some fantastic photos of people from our village to share.
Aberafan beach 1980s
Alderman Gwilym Morgan
Oakwood park
April 1974
Oakwood park
April 1974
Oakwood park and school
April 1974
Oakwood park
looking toward Queen St April 1975
Oakwood park
April 1974
1966
Bethel chapel children & parishioners
1950s
Bethel chapel play
Bethel chapel vestry
Late 1980s
Bethel chapel vestry tea
Bethel congregation trip early 1950s
Bethel congregation late
50s
Bethel congregation
Bethel nativity
1950s
Bont fawr welcome home band WWI
Sean Ferris and Hayden Mizen
Bowls doubles winners
Bowls Welsh fours champions
1993 Llandrindod Wells
Aqueduct looking toward Station road and Jerusalem Circa 1957
Clements men with Ivor Emmanuel
in Porthcawl
Cup winners
1980s
District Mayor Gwilym & Megan Morgan
Dr Doodie & wife
retirement presentation at Jerusalem prior to return to Ireland 1960s
Dr Doodie & wife
retirement presentation at Jerusalem prior to return to Ireland 1960s
Dr Doodie & wife
retirement presentation at Jerusalem prior to return to Ireland 1960s
Dr James & Dr Davies
1950s
GJ lived in Penhydd St and Uplands
1950s 10 Uplands
Efail fach mill and Sardis Chapel and people
Evan Dyfed Rees
1930s Penhydd
Evan Dyfed Rees
1940s Uplands
Family of Ivor
Thomas station Road then to Tonmawr
Family of Ivor
Thomas station Road then to Tonmawr
Fancy dress Ascot (retake )
Rhyslin 1980s fancydress
Father funday
Rhyslin 1980s fancydress
Father funday
Rhyslin 1980s fancydress
Father funday
Rhyslin 1980s fancydress
Frances Amelia Rees nee Davies
1920s GJ CYMMER
Frances Rees mother of Dyfed
Girls tea party M Amor, E Kennerley & NO
1950s
Girls in Welsh dress
Those same girls
a few years later
The Row Oakwood
Gloria's auntie & uncle
Group 3 men NO or PhR
1970s
Group of adults and children
field under school looking toward Aqueduct
Group women
maybe Bethel congregation from 1930s
H Davies harpist 1940s
Field below Oakwood school
Hayden Mizen
winner Porthcawl open bowls tournament Brennig Powell runner up 1980s
Howel Samuel Hokins with mother and sister
WW1 Uplands
Oakwood, St Johns
JT c 1957
bench on Aqueduct Tce looking toward station
JT
Pontrhydyfen looking towards station and Cwm Ifan Bach
Irene Underbridge
Ivor Emmanuel with Hayden Mizen
1950s
Ivor Emmanuel with Hayden Mizen
1990s
1980’s funday Rhyslin
JD Llewelyn
Daguerrotype 1840s aqueduct
1960
Jerusalem group
Victoria gardens Neath Bronen Mizen back row 2nd from left approx 1950s
John Matthews
Johnny Mathews
With pipe
Johnny Mathews
Home from leave with sister
Jubilee celebrations
Pensioner group
Jubilee celebrations
Pensioner group
1960s
Fancy dress 1950s
1950s 10 & 11 Uplands
Neighbours
9 & 11 Uplands 1950s
Ladies' evening
1950s
Lewis Mathews Underbridge
Penhydd St 2 Pontrhydyfen
Marriage 1989 Bethel Eric Jones Minister
And group outside chapel Tonmawr
Miners
Near Efail fach mill 1915
Mini rugby
Funday team Rhyslin 1980’s
Mini rugby
Funday team Rhyslin 1980’s
Oakwood Row 1950s
Morgan family Hannah & Willam son Gwilym Jip the dog
Morgan Rees
1896 teenager 11 Uplands
Morgan Rees
1896 WW1 11 Uplands
Morgans Tce street party
Mother's funday
1980s Rhyslin
Mother's funday
1980s Rhyslin
Mums and girls team
funday Rhyslin 1980s
Y Tlysau girl group
1974- Y Tlysau girl group all related to each other, two of them are at Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera and the two others at Ysgol y Dyffryn, Port Talbot.
1950s Penrhys mountain
Outside Oakwood avenue new building,1960s
Anniversary
Pelenna weir below Queens St
Penhydd fach children and Thomas Pritchard
Penhydd Fach Farm 1960s
Penhydd Fach Farm 1960s
On Penhydd Fach Farm with horse
1960 from behind alongside Afan towards aqueduct
Ponty carnival float
1950s
Ponty carnival King & Queen
22 May 1937
Ponty Floral dancers JW late 1940s
Mikado production
Ponty Operatic Society, 1950s Ivor Emmanuel, Betty Morgan
Ponty post office Queen St
Ponty railway station
Ponty RFC
1950
Ponty RFC
1980s
Ponty RFC committee
1960s
Ponty Rugby
1923 to 24
Ponty rugby committee and WRU
Ponty school 1950’s
Ponty School Standard W class
1915
Ponty youth club
1950s
Postcard 1930s
Children in fancy dress with teachers
Prince Charles visit
1986
Prince Charles visit
1986
Rev Gomer M Roberts and members
1956 Bethel Tonmawr
Rhydyfen Lodge 1905
Outside the Boars Head Lewis
Richard Burton with Ieuan Thomas and Gerwyn
In memory of our day at the film studios
Eisteddfod winner 1957
Danybont
Rugby funday
1980s
Rugby funday Efail fach
1980s
Rugby funday Efail fach
1980s
Rugby funday Efail fach
Rugby funday Efail fach
1980s
Rurh Rees and David Lyn Evans
Married early 1900s, 11 Uplands
Soldier Wagstaff
Left of uniform, WWI rugby match
Soldier Wagstaff Thomas
Soldier Wagstaff WW1 rugby team
Summer picnic
1960
Bess Brace
The killing of Bess Brace’s pig Welsh Row Tonmawr
Tom Owen
Queen St with railings taken for war effort
Twins Efail Fach
Twyn Pandy
VE day street party
Wagstaff Thomas PC and Johnny Hart
Butchers shop Station Rd
Warlow family
Parents of 14 children Cunard Row 1950s
Warlow siblings
Uplands L Twyn Pandy
Wedding 1974
Welsh dress
Lewis St 1950s
Bethel vestry
Whitsun tea 1986
Whitsun walk Glan pelenna 1962
Wilf Michell MBE with Lon
1977
Ysgol Cymraeg Welsh School 1960
A chapel outing
Back row, 3rd from right Sylwen James
Jeruslalem Chapel Drama Group
1931
Lon & Wilf Michell
County Councillor
Possibly a chapel outing
Far left Jenkin David, the organist
