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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Kellys 1920 South Wales: Briton Ferry

PLACES OF WORSHIP
  • St. Clements Parish Church; Rev. Thomas Lloyd Williams B.A. vicar; Rev. John Llewellyn Davies B.A. curate; William Saph, hon, lay reader; 11am & 6.30pm; thurs 7pm

    St. Clement's (now the parish church) erected in 1866, at a cost of £3,000, from the designs of the late Mr. John Prichard, architect, of Llandaff, is a building of stone, in the Gothic style, consisting of apsidal chancel, nave, transepts, two chapels, south porch and a turret at the junction of the nave and chancel, containing 2 bells; in the chancel are three stained widows [sic], including one given by the late Phillip William Flower esq. in 1881, and two erected as memorials to the Rev. David Lewis M.A. vicar 1863-1902; the reredos was erected in 1890, at a cost of about £150, by the parishioners and friends of the Rev. David Lewis M.A. to commemorate his 25th year as vicar; an altar cloth was presented by G.H. Davey esq.; the organ cost £600; the church was inclosed in 1880 with iron railings and gates facing the Neath road, the gift of G.H. Davey esq.; in 1893 a new pulpit of Caen stone was erected, and in 1900 a new choir vestry was added; there are 485 sitttings. The register dates from the year 1667.
  • St. John's Chapel of Ease, Giant's Grave; 11am & 6.30pm; tues 7pm

    The Mission church of St. John the Baptist, Giant's Grave, erected in 1878, at a cost of £601, is a building of stone, in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, western porch and a turret containing one bell: there are 150 sittings.
  • St. Mary's; Rev. Lewis Henry Walters B.A. vicar; 8, 10 & 11.15am & 6pm; tues. 7pm; wed 7.30pm

    The church of St. Mary, formerly a chapel of ease to St. Clement's, was rebuilt, with the exception of the tower, 1891-2, at a cost of £1,775; it is a building of stone, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, and am embattled western tower, containing 2 bells. The register dates from the year 1913. There are 500 sittings.
  • St. Thomas's Mission Church, Neath rd.; 10am & 6.30pm; thurs 7.30pm

    St. Thomas' mission church, Neath road, erected in 1881, is a plain stone building, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a turret, with spire containing one bell, there are 150 sittings.

BAPTIST
  • Baptist, Neath road (Jerusalem), built 1863, Rev. Rees Powell; 11am & 6pm; mon & wed 7.15pm [675 seats]
  • Baptist (Welsh) (Rehoboh), Neath road, built 1848 & rebuilt 1861, Rev. Henry Hughes; 10.30am & 6pm; mon & thurs 7pm [850 seats]
  • Baptist (Welsh) Vernon street (Salem), built 1875, Rev. Ivor Jones, 10.30am & 6pm; mon & thurs 7pm [800 seats]

CALVINISTIC METHODIST
  • Calvinistic Methodist, built 1848, rebuilt 1879 (Welsh) (Bethel), Charles street; 10.30am & 6pm; thurs 7pm [700 seats]
  • Calvinistic Methodist, built 1870 (Zoar), Giant's grave, 10.30am & 6pm; thurs 7pm [250 seats]
  • Calvinistic Methodist (English), Old road, built 1906, Rev. Thomas Williams; 10.30am & 6pm; tues & thurs 7pm [350 seats]
  • Calvinistic Methodist (Welsh), Neath road, built 1890; 10.30am & 6pm; thurs 7pm [500 seats]

CONGREGATIONAL
  • Congregational, Ritson street, built 1878, Rev. Thomas Gwyn Thomas; 11am & 6pm; tues 7.30pm [750 seats]
  • Congregational, built 1849,  rebuilt 1865 (Welsh), Church street, Rev. Thomas Hughes; 10.30am & 6pm; mon & thurs 7pm [640 seats]

OTHER
  • Wesleyan, Neath road (Neath Circuit), rebuilt 1908, 11am & 6pm; tues 7pm [250 seats]

Addresses
  • Davies, Rev. John Llewellyn B.A. (curate) Grandison street
  • Hughes, Rev. Henry (Welsh Baptist), Dolcoed, Neath road
  • Hughes, Rev. Thomas (Welsh Congregational), 263 Neath road
  • Perrett John (Baptist), 1 Brynhyfryd crescent
  • Powell Rev. Rees (English Baptist), 3 Court Sart terrace
  • Thomas, Rev. Thomas Gwyn (Congregational), 53 Ynysmardy road
  • Walters, Rev. Lewis Henry B.A. (vicar of St. Mary's) Mt Pleasant, Shelone road
  • Williams, Rev. Thomas (Calvinistic Methodist), 13 Alexander road
  • Williams, Rev. Thomas Lloyd B.A. (vicar & surrogate) The Vicarage

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Kellys Directory of South Wales 1920: Neath

PLACES OF WORSHIP
  • St. Thomas (parish church) (Welsh), Rev. Gwilym Francis M.A. rector: Rev. David Evans B.A. & Rev. David Lloyd Jones; curates; 11am & 6.30pm; tues. 7.30pm
  • St. David's (chapel of ease) (English), Rev. Gwilym Francis M.A. rector; 8 & 11 am & 6.30 pm; daily, 8 am & 6 pm
  • St. Catherines (chapel of ease), Melincrythan (English) 11 am & 6.30 pm; wed 7.30 pm
  • St. Anne (Tonna), Rev. T. Meredith Williams B.A. vicar; 8.30 & 11 am & 6.30 pm; tues. 7.30 pm
  • St. Illtyd, Llantwit (Welsh), Rev. Gwilym Francis M.A. rector
  • St. Matthew, Dyffryn, Rev. John Charles Thomas M.A. vicar; Rev. Alfred Richard Davies curate; 11 am & 6.30 pm; thurs. 7.30 pm
  • St. Catwg, Cadoxton, Rev. John Daniel James B.D. vicar; 8 & 11 am (English) & 5.45 (Welsh) & 7 (English) pm; daily, 8 am ; wed & thurs 7.30 pm
  • St. John, Neath Abbey, Rev. David Morris L.Div. vicar; Rev. John Charles Beynon B.A. & Rev. Morgan Jones L.Div. curates; 8 & 11 am. & 6 pm. ; wed 7 pm; saints' days, 10.30 am
  • St. John, Skewen; 8 & 11 am & 6 pm; wed 7pm (English)
  • St. Mary the Virgin, Skewen; 10 am (Welsh) & 6 pm (English); thurs 7 pm
  • Mission Church, Moore Town, Upper Skewen; 10 am & 6 pm; tues 7 pm
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Castle street. Rev. Ernest Blackborow; 9 & 11 am & 3 & 6.30 pm; week days 8 am; thurs 7.30 pm [200 seats]
  • Friends' Meeting House, The Lett; 11 am [150 seats]
  • Christadelphian Meeting Room, London Road; 11 am & 6.30 pm [70 seats]
  • Free Mission, High street; 11 am & 6.30 pm [500 seats]
BAPTIST
  • Bethania (Welsh), London rd. Rev. D.W Hopkins; 10.30 am & 6 pm; mon & tues. 7.15pm [500 seats]
  • (English) Orchard place, Rev. William Degwel Thomas; 11 am & 6.30 pm; mon & tues 8 pm [850 seats]
  • (Welsh), Aberdulais, Rev. Edward Parry; 10.30 am & 6 pm; mon & tues 7.15 pm
  • Melincrythan, Herbert road, Rev. Thomas William George; 11 am & 6.30 pm; mon & thurs 7.30 pm [450 seats]
  • Skewen (Welsh) (Horeb), New road, Rev. Thomas Morgan; 10.30 am & 6 pm; mon & thurs 7.15 pm [500 seats]
  • Skewen (Welsh), Calfaria, Stanley road; 10.30 am & 6 pm; mon & thurs 7 pm [600 seats]
  • Skewen (English), Mount Pleasant, Rev. Jonah Lewis; 11 am & 6 pm [200 seats]
CALVINISTIC METHODIST
  • James street; Rev. B.T. Jones, 10.30am & 6pm; mon & thurs 7pm [500 seats]
  • (Welsh) Aberdulais, Rev. William Jones; 10am & 6pm; mon & thurs 7.15pm [200 seats]
  • (Welsh) Cilfrew, 10.30am & 6pm; tues & thurs 7pm
  • (Welsh) Tonna, Rev. David Griffith Jones; 10.30am & 6pm; tues & thur 7.30pm [470 seats]
  • Cimla, Llantwit; tues 7pm [100 seats]
  • (Bethel), Briton Ferry road, 10.30 am & 6pm; mon & thurs 7.15pm [500 seats]
  • (Welsh), New road, Skewen; 10am & 6pm; mon & thurs 7pm [600 seats]
  • (Welsh), Winifred road, Skewen; 10am & 6pm; [500 seats]
  • (Welsh), Moore town, Upper Skewen, 2pm; mon & thurs 7pm [300 seats]

CONGREGATIONAL
  • (English), Gnoll road, Rev. Thomas Mardy Rees; 11am & 6.30pm; tues 7.30pm [800 seats]
  • (English), Maria street; 11am & 6.30pm; mon & thurs 7.30pm [650 seats]
  • (Welsh), Maes-y-haf; Windsor road, Rev. E.B. Powell; 10.30am & 6pm; tues & thurs 7pm [780 seats]
  • (Welsh), Bryncoch; 10.30am & 6pm; mon 7pm [150 seats]
  • (Welsh), Cilfrew; 10.30am & 6pm; tues & thurs 7pm [100 seats]
  • Siloh (Welsh), Melincrythan;, Rev. Rowland Owen Evans; 10.30am & 6pm; mon & thurs 7.15pm [684 seats]
  • Neath Abbey (Moriah) (Welsh), Rev. Evan Roberts Phillips; 10.30am & 6pm; mon 7pm [200 seasts]
  • Soar (Welsh), Zoar road, Rev. James Edwards; 10.30am & 6pm; mon & thurs 7.30pm [747 seats]
  • Mission Hall, Penydre; 6.30pm; tues 7pm [200 seats]
  • (Welsh), Tabernacle st, Skewen, Rev. John Evans Jones; 10.30am & 6pm; mon & thurs 7.15pm [850 seats]
  • Skewen, Bethania (Welsh); 10.30am & 6pm; mon & thurs 7.15pm [620 seats]
  • (Welsh), Pentrefynon, Skewen, sun 2pm [150 seats]
PRESBYTERIAN
  • London road, 11am & 6.30pm [500 seats]
UNITED METHODIST
Rev. William Cann (superintendent)
  • Briton Ferry road; 11am & 6.30pm; tues 7.30pm [350 seats]
  • New road, Skewen; 11am & 6pm; wed & thurs 7.30pm [300 seats]
WESLEYAN METHODIST
Rev. Robert Hutchinson (superintendent)
  • (English) London road, 11am & 6.30pm; mon & thurs 7pm [500 seats]
  • (English) Neath Abbey (Swansea Circuit); 11am & 6pm; wed 7.30pm [300 seats]
  • (Skewen) New road, (Swansea (English) Circuit); 10.30am & 6pm [200 seats]
  • Mission Hall, The Green; 6.30pm [150 seats]
(vacant)
  • Ebenezer (Welsh) Neath Abbey; (Swansea (Welsh) Circuit); 10.30am & 6pm; mon & thurs 7pm [330 seats] 
SALVATION ARMY
  • Wind street; 11am & 6.30pm; daily 8pm [300 seats]

Kellys 1920 Directory of South Wales: Glynneath

PLACES OF WORSHIP

  • Private Chapel (Rheola), served by the vicar of Resolven Baptist (Bethel), Rev. Thomas Carmen Harries; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. & thurs. 7 p.m.
    Rheola, the seat of Lt.-Col. John Edwards Vaughan J.P. is pleasantly situated in a park of 50 acres. The private chapel in the grounds, erected by the late Nash Edwards Vaughan esq. in memory of his wife, is a building of stone, consisting of chapel, nave and a western tower with spire containing three bells: there are 250 sittings; the services are conducted by the vicar of Resolven, and the public are permitted to attend.
  • Calvinistic Methodist (Bethania); 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. & thurs. 7.30 p.m.
  • Congregational, Capel-y-glyn; Rev. James Thomas Evans; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; mon. & thurs. 7 p.m.
  • Congregational, Addoldy, Rev. Aneurin Davies B.A., B.D.; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; thurs. 7.30 p.m.
  • Wesleyan; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; tues. 6 p.m.

Kellys 1920 Directory of South Wales: Resolven

PLACES OF WORKSHIP

St. David's Church, Rev. David Thomas, vicar; 8 & 11am. & 6 p.m.; wed 7 p.m.
The church of St. David, erected in 1850, at a cost of £1,300, is a building of stone, in the Early Gothic style, consisting of a chancel, nave, west porch and a western belfry containing 2 bells: a vestry has been added at a cost of £150; the east window is stained, and there are 300 sittings. The register dates from the year 1852.

Baptist (Welsh), Bethania, built in 1875, seat 500, Rev. David Colwyn Davies; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; thurs. 7.15 p.m

Baptist (English), built in 1904, seat 500, Rev. T. Phillips Lloyd; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; tues. & thurs. 7 p.m.

Congregational, Jerusalem (Welsh), built in 1875 & enlarged in 1904, seat 970, Rev. Robert E. Williams; 10.30 a.m. & 2 & 6 p.m.; tues. & thurs. 7 p.m.

Congregational (Welsh), Cwmgwrach, built in 1892, to seat 350, Rev. Albert Evans; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; tues. & thurs. 7.30 p.m.

Calvanistic Methodist (Welsh), built in 1904, seat 600; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; thurs. 7 p.m

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Cimla: St Josephs Roman Catholic Church

Kellys Directory of South Wales 1920

Castle Street: Rev. Ernest Blackborow, 200 seats 

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Caerwent War Memorial



Rogerstone War Memorial

Situated in the grounds of the Bethesda Chapel

















To / the glory of God / and in honoured memory of the / members and adherents of this / church
who gave their lives for / freedom and humanity in the / great war / 1914-1918
NameSurnameLink
JimBAILEY
David RobertDAVIES
ErnestDORKINGS
William HenryEVANS
AlfredHARDING
WilliamHOPKINS
Harry StaffordJOHN
Sidney St ClareKING
SamuelLLEWELLYN
HughMORGAN
Emilyn MeredithPOWELL
EdwinROBERTS
FredROBINSONCWGC Entry
EdwardROWLANDS
Albert AugustineSULLIVAN
Frederick TTHEOBALD
Ivor CharlesWOOLCOCK

Llantrissent War Memorial


ROLL OF HONOUR
Llantrissent & Llanlowell School
































Surname
Forename
Unit
JONES
Sidney
 
WILLIAMS
Chas
Mon Reg
PAGET
Charlie
K.O.Y.L.I
HUNT
Edwin
Aust ASC
WILLIAMS
James
Aust SWB
WILLIAMS
Fred
Aust Cand
LITTLE
William
S.W.B
RICHARDS
Harold
R F.A
DAVIES
Harold
Royal Welsh
DAVIES
Thomas
S.W.B
FARR
Arthur
N.Z. M.B
WILCOX
Philip
Royal Sussex
MORGAN
Alfonso
Royal S.W.B.
MORGAN
Trevor
R.H.A
MILES
Allan
Mont Hos??
HAYWARD
Fred
S.W.B
PAGET
Harry
S.W.B
JAMES
Byard
 
COLLINS
Allan
R.F.A
SPART
Egbert
R.F.A
SPARY
Fred
Middlesex
DAVIES
Albert
R.W.F
DAVIES
George
S.W.B
PAGET
William
We's
LEWIS
John
Mon Reg
DUTSON
C.A.
Mid??
DUTSON
L
Mid??
FARR
Ernest
NZ. RFA
PRICE
George
 
JONES
John
 
COLLINS
William
CAN RE

Magor War Memorial

Magor War Memorial is situated in the square of Magor Town, opposite the post office.


















BISHTON: Francis WILLIAMS; George JAMES; Edgar MORGAN
REDWICK: Horace L COX
LLANDEVAUD: Edward THEOBALD; Walter DAVIES
PENHOW: Trevor JAMES
ST. BRIDES: Alban L WILLIAMS

Remember also David Alfred THOMAS 1st Viscount Rhondda born Aberdare 1856 died Llanwern 1918 for he too died serving the nation as food controller 

Magor, Undy, Llandavenny
1914-18
Raymond WALKER
Frank G WOOLEY
Harry WOOLEY
Alfred HANKS
William FORD
Sidney W WILLIAMS
Allan H BERROW
William ATTWELL
Charles BRICE
Thomas S CHICK

1939-45
Frederick COCHRANE
Albert JAMES
Thomas JAMES
Brinley PACKER
Bernard PRATT
Bernard PULLEN
Stuart REESE
Thomas SMITH
Ronald TOWNSEND
Harry WILLIAMS
James WILMOT







Tirphil Memorial Garden

The Tirphil Memorial Garden is situated behind the Railway station.








Aberdare War Memorial

No names inxcribed on the monument, but a couple on items around the monument:

BRADSHAW., John, Welsh Guards, 07-Aug-1944
THOMAS, Richard, Sgt. R.A.F. MIA, 10-Apr-1943
THOMAS, Gwilym, Fus. R.W.F KIA, 01-Mar-1945



Cefnpennar War Memorial







Friday, June 11, 2010

Squirrel

Briton Ferry: Y Graig Chapel

Y Graig Trefnyddion Calfinaidd Adeiladwyd 1890

















Foundation stone:
This foundation stone was laid by Thos Henkins Esq July 3rd 1890














Memorial Stone [Worn]
Memorial Stone .... the late ... Llewellyn .... his sone ... lyn, Esq. .. 1890

Briton Ferry: Bethesda Cwrt Sart Congregational Chapel

Briton Ferry: St Catherine's Church

Briton Ferry: Siloh Chapel

Siloh Chapel, 1879













Foundation Stone

Gosdwynd gareg / goffadwriaethol hon gan David Davies VSW Gorphenaf 10 1879

Briton Ferry: Bethel Elim Chirch

Neath Methodist Church

Neath: English Presbyterian Church

Foundation stones eroded to the point where you cannot read any information (second image).





Neath: Bethania Baptist Chapel

Bethania Capel Y Bedyddwyr

Neath: English Baptist Chapel

Orchard Place Baptist Chapel

Briton Ferry: The Church of St. Clement of Rome

Briton Ferry: The Vestry

Not sure which church to which this is associated, built in 1877

Briton Ferry: Unidentified Chapel

No obvious identification, but looks like a typical chapel design.

Briton Ferry: Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church



Briton Ferry: Rehoboth Welsh Baptish Church