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| The same scene as above but some 30 years later. | ||
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What appears to be a cellar garage is actually the entrance to a tunnel once used by the old tramway shared by the Dowlais Ironworks and the Penydarren Ironworks on it's way to the Glamorganshire Canal. |
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| The Glamorgan Arms. | ||
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The Catholic Rooms (Photograph courtesy of Mike Donovan) |
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Looking towards Pontmorlais in the 1950s The Ford Consul car is parked on what was the where tramway exited the tunnel shown above and continued to the Glamorganshire Canal at Pontystorehouse, Georgetown. |
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| Bethesda Chapel. | ||
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Bethesda Chapel. (Photograph by Harris & Son from the Leo Davies Collection) |
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| Bethesda Street just passed Bethesda Chapel.-1984-photo by Dr Holley | |
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Row. These were situated down the steps at the side of the nearest
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Photo Courtesy of Michael Donovan. |
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| Bethesda Street, looking up towards Bethesda Chapel. | ||||||||
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| Bevan's Place 1 - 4. | ||||||||
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| Looking up Bethesda Street from outside the Old Comrades Club, now The Lantern. 1967 | ||||||||
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| Vulcan House & The Lantern - 1984 | ||||||||
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| The Vulcan Foundry and The Lantern in the 1980's. | ||||||||
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Vulcan House - 1990's (Photograph Courtesy of Dr. T.F. Holley) |
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| The Tanyard. | ||||||||
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| Bethesda Street at the junction of Vulcan Rd looking towards Georgetown roundabout. | ||||||||
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Similar View to Above - 1979. |
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R. H. Willis. Family Grocer. 42-43, Bethesda Street. (Photograph courtesy of Mrs Anna Tigwell - Grandaughter) |
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| Morton's the Butcher. | ||||||||
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| Bethesda Street Shops in the 1970's | ||||||||
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Baker's Garage, Dixon Street. This early photograph is marked to show where the petrol pumps were to be situated. |
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The Band of the Local Defence Volunteers (later the Home Guard) Taken outside the Drill Hall in Georgetown, 1939 or early 1940. Ernest Morgan is third from the left in the front row - with the euphonium (Photograph courtesy of Tim Morgan, Ernest Morgan's son) |
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