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Merthyr Tydfil

 

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Cyfarthfa Church. Postcards courtesy of Clive Bevan.

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Bridgefield Terrace. In the 60's

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A 1970,s view of Aberdare Road and the Colliers Arms.

(Now the site of the Vets).

Pine end view of the Colliers Arms

(photo by Dr Holley).

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The Colliers Arms from the the other direction.

 

Aberdare Road, the point where the brook Cwm-Pant-Bach enters the culvert that carries it to the Taff

can be seen in the centre of the photograph. On the right is the weighbridge that belonged to the Coal

Trading Company.

(Photograph is courtesy of Brian Wall)

Weighbridge
 

Georgetown - Coal Trading's Weigh Bridge

(Photograph from the Merthyr Express)

 
Aberdare Road - Pulman's Yard.

Coal Trading Company (PullmansYard ) - 1970s.

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Bethel Street in the 1960s.

Looking up Bethel Street, with the old 

Catholic church on the Left.

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Georgetown Boys, In the 1960's, spending their Pocket Money wisely:-

                                                                   Black Jacks and Fruit Salad -    4 for a Penny

                                                                   Honeycomb Bar                       -    Thruppence

                                                                   Swizzle Lolly                             -    Tuppence

                                                                   Flying Saucers                         -     2 for a Penny

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Bethel Chapel 1972. An exterior and interior view.

(Copyright photograph by permission of Howard Denner).

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George Street. (Georgetown roundabout in the distance.)

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Hill House. Top of George Street, One of the largest houses in Georgetown, occupied by the

Williams family for several generations. The Williams' were Grocers and Bakers, with several

shops, in Merthyr.

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Hill House C1898. Three generations of the Williams Dynasty.

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George Street and the Old Ship Vaults, (Photograph taken from the roundabout.)

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George Street - V.E. Day Party

The Old Ship Vaults, George Street, Landlord Leslie Price and 

Landlady Kitty Price (both deceased), on the last night of trading,

31st July 1973, (detail kindly provided by their daughter Mrs Valerie Edwards)

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Accident at George Street 1965. Lorry sheds its' load.

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