WebChildhood In Penygraig. I was born at Llwynypia Hospital on June 10th 1947, lived at 6 Bishop Street, Penygraig, went to school at Penygraig Infants in 1950 and Hendrecafn Juniors, Tai Juniors, Craig-yr-eos Juniors and Seniors. Bishop Street is right opposite Craig-yr-eos School so I didn't have far to go, and always went home for lunch. http://industrialgwent.co.uk/w-a41-rhondda/index.htm

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WebThe origins of the Society in Penygraig date back to 1891 when at a meeting at The Butchers Arms public house Morgan Thomas, Obadiah Williams, and David Williams … Penygraig is home to rugby union team Penygraig RFC, which during the late 19th and early 20th century was one of the most notable rugby clubs in the Rhondda, producing Wales international players Dai Evans and Jack Rhapps, and was the early club of British Isles rugby representative Percy Bush. Zobraziť viac Penygraig is a village and community in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. As a community Penygraig contains the neighbouring districts of Dinas, Edmondstown Zobraziť viac The original settlement which is now Penygraig was called Ffrwd Amos, though as with the rest of the Rhondda before industrialisation … Zobraziť viac The Penygraig community is coterminous with the electoral ward of Pen-y-craig which elects two county councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Zobraziť viac • Rhondda Cynon Taf Library Services, Heritage Trail:Penygraig Zobraziť viac Coal mining began in Penygraig in 1857 when Thomas Ellis sank a drift mine. In 1858 Moses Rowlands and Richard Jenkins discovered a seam at Penygraig and would later form the Penygraig Coal Company. The Company sank the first deep pit in the … Zobraziť viac See Category:People from Penygraig Penygraig, like many of the villages of the Rhondda, also produced notable boxers, including Tom Thomas, who in 1908 became the first British national middle-weight champion, and in 1909 was the first winner of the Zobraziť viac islander band merch

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WebSt Barnabas, Penygraig. Name: The name or dedication of the church. St Barnabas, Penygraig. Record Type: This identifies the church type. Most churches are parish churches which means they serve a specific parish or area. Other types such as chapel, daughter and mission are mostly historic designations as many are now also parish churches. http://welshcoalmines.co.uk/GlamEast/Naval.htm WebIt lay abandoned until 1872 when a new owner, Thomas Jones, re-started it. He re-named it 'Jones Navigation' in 1877. In 1881 a number of collieries amalgamated, soon to become the 'Lewis Merthyr Consolidated Collieries … keys auctions facebook