Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of upper cwmbran. Cwmbran new town was created, under the new towns act 1946, to accommodate the increasing number of workers employed in the new industries being established in the cwmbran area. It is recorded in history books that elizabeth, the daughter of richard 3rd was given. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. It lies in between the suburbs of pontnewydd and thornhill. Pontypool to upper cwmbran torfaen county borough council. She wrote her first childrens book, historys a mystery, in 2010 in an effort to teach about some of the great events in world history to upper primary aged children. The postcode is within the upper cwmbran wardelectoral division, which is in the uk parliamentary constituency of torfaen. Old historical, nostalgic pictures of upper cwmbran in.
Using her own travel experiences to write firsthand about places she had seen, many found their way into these books. Cwmbran uchaf is a suburb of cwmbran, torfaen in wales. Best pizzas in cwmbran made using our own dough tuesday and friday evenings, takaways available draughts, chess, backgammon, scrabble, connect four, giant jenga and other games pub quiz sunday 9pm with free raffle ladies darts on thursdays music music music piano and guitars always available. Blaen bran farm and source of the bran brook coed gwaunyfferiad or wood of the priests moor in english. Cwmbran history and mysteryi enjoyed the book very much there is never much written abought cwmbran at the moment i,am reading your other two books and enjoying them as much ihad a stroke and realy on things to get abought ie wheelchair so reading local authors and local areas makes me feel i,ve been out carry on writing i hope this makes sense as i can,t express myself the same as before my. Apr 20, 2011 secret history of cwmbran revealed in community project. View old historical pictures and photos of upper cwmbran in torfaen near the square and the surrounding area. Sage and co property agents are now in receipt of an offer for the sum of 95,000 for hafod court. He proceeds with good wishes from the neigh bourhood to aberystwith university, with every prospect of a prosperous career. A very good example of this is the upper cwmbran brick works. Blaen bran community woodland is made up of two areas. Upper cwmbran is a suburb of cwmbran, torfaen in wales. He opened the porthmawr colliery in upper cwmbran, later known as the mine. Together with an undated plan of belle vue, upper cwmbran.
Historical secrets uncovered during one of wales largest community. Upper cwmbran road has 28 houses and flats on it with an average current value of. Weather conditions with updates on temperature, humidity, wind speed, snow, pressure, etc. Cwmbran, monmouthshire genealogy heraldry and history. The new town of cwmbran can be traced back to prehistoric. The porthmawr adit of the cwmbran colliery opened in 1837. Based around the villages of old cwmbran, pontnewydd, upper cwmbran, croesyceiliog, llantarnam and llanyrafon, its population had grown to 47,254 by 2001. Property details for montieth upper cwmbran road upper. Griffiths, later taken over by the avondale company in 1894. Cwmbran, new town and urban area from 2011 builtup area, torfaen county borough, historic county of monmouthshire sir fynwy, southeastern wales. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For many years the shop have been a witness in and around the town of cwmbran. D40943 ac book of rents and royalties payable and receivable by the principal depts.
The upper works st 284957 were where the springvale industrial estate is now and the complex ended at cwmbran colliery st 280961, where the caerleon tramway went on to upper cwmbran. There are two pubs, the queen inn and the bush inn, along with a convenience store. Glyn bran in upper cwmbran was built in the 16th century and has been enlarged over the years. Cwmbran was designated as a new town under the new towns act 1946, with the aim of housing new workers to the growing postwar industries that landscaped the valley. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Richards has succeeded in obtaining a queen s scholarship. Now wales is the land of myth and legend, so why should we not have our very own legend here in upper cwmbran. Secret history of cwmbran revealed in community project. The bush inn, upper cwmbran, a proper pub with real ales. Cwmbran and pontnewydd, the industrial archaeology and history. This 4 bed freehold detached house is located at montieth, upper cwmbran road, upper cwmbran, cwmbran np44 5sw and has an estimated current value of. Find out more details about the works in cwmbran below. In 1985 the cwmbran community was abolished, replaced by cwmbran central, fairwater, llantarnam, pontnewydd and upper cwmbran. I knew somewhere along the line the family walked from somewhere to get jobs in the colliery in cwmbran but i dont remember from where.
Cwmbran photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Cwmbran news, views, gossip, pictures, video wales online. This page combines information for the address bethel lane, upper cwmbran, cwmbran, wales, np44 5af. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of.
Place name of school log books admission registers aberbeeg aberbeeg infants boardcouncil school aberbeeg mixed school j. This freehold terraced house is located at 4 the square, upper cwmbran, cwmbran np44 5aq and has an estimated current value of. Mr m roberts jones held an inquest on david jeffries, ostler, who was found dead in cwmbran colliery. Upper cwmbran british school 1875 1991 1894 1957 1902 1957 1957 1972 1863 1875 1966 1980 1899 1975 1943 1957 1921 1957 place name of school log books admission registers cwmbran continued upper cwmbran boardcouncil school infants department mixed department mixed and infants infants 1878 1938 1893 1938. Efail isaf post office llantwit fardre, pontypridd. Secret history of cwmbran revealed in community project bbc news. Welcome to upper cwmbran methodist church we gather for worship every sunday at 6pm.
Interesting information for bethel lane, upper cwmbran. A brief history of the woodland formerly known as coed gwaunyfferiad. Llantarnam ty coch cwmbran town springvale pontnewydd upper cwmbran. She wrote her first childrens book, history s a mystery, in 2010 in an effort to teach about some of the great events in world history to upper primary aged children. It lies in the valley of the afon lwyd grey river, about 6 miles 10 km northnortheast of newport. Upper cwmbran british school upper cwmbran boardcouncil school infants. After the second world war, cwmbrans population was 12,000 living in the original settlements surrounding what is now known as old cwmbran. The valley became known as cwmbran, hence the name of our town. With cwmbran new town coming up to celebrating its 70 year history, here is an extract from the 1997 book on memories of cwmbran new.
The first known instance of a colliery at cwmbran is shown on charles halsalls mineral and agricultural map, 1811. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of cwmbran. It is recorded in history books that elizabeth, the daughter of richard 3 rd was given caerleon and its surrounding lands in the mid 1480s. It is twinned with bruchsal, germany and carbonne, france. Cwmbran, a village partly in the parish of llanvihangelllantarnam, and partly in llanfrechfa parish, monmouthshire, on the avonllwyd, 4 miles n by w of newport. Cadwell a history of the miners and mine workings of upper cwmbran.
Historys a mystery by dell elizabeth brand, paperback. Buy cwmbran history and mystery 1 by carol ann lewis isbn. The bush inn, upper cwmbran, a proper pub with real ales, open. List of school log books and admission registers abbreviations. The square has 11 properties on it with an average current value of. How to find us the square upper cwmbran np44 5aq minister the revd anthony grego. Property details for 4 the square upper cwmbran cwmbran.
Barn at capelllwyd is a grade ii listed building in upper cwmbran, torfaen, wales. Cwmbran works of messrs guest, keen and nettlefold ltd. Cwmbran was a civil parish and, from 1974, a community in its own right, one of only five in the new district of torfaen. I would love to hear from anyone who is related to me. Cwmbran is a new town situated in south wales but it has a long history stretching back to prehistoric times. Secondary modern place name of school log books admission registers aberbeeg aberbeeg infants boardcouncil school.
When the deceased started work that morning he complained that the air of the pit was a bit hot and charles field, dukey rider, upper cwmbran, found him at 6. Upper cwmbran, pontnewydd, pontrhydyrun, forge hammer, croesy. Books admission registers caerleon caerleon endowed schools charles williams charity caerleon industrial school newport board o f guardians extracts from log books 1876 1894 1866 1887, 1897 1902 caerwent caerwent nationalc. Blewitt, succeeded by r j blewitt and well established with a blast furnace by the early 1840s. Cwmbran history and mysteryi enjoyed the book very much there is never much written abought cwmbran at the moment i,am reading your other two books and enjoying them as much ihad a stroke and realy on things to get abought ie wheelchair so reading local authors and local areas makes me feel i,ve been out carry on writing i hope this makes sense as i can,t express myself the same as.
Supplying bibles, commentaries, study aids, and childrens books. Upper cwmbran photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. William lived in cwmbran and noah moved to barnstaple my mother moved to cardiff, ernie died and wilfred and phyllis stayed in cwmbran. A number of tinworks, coke works and iron foundries were built at cwmbran during the 19th century. Timeline history of cwmbran, south wales visitor uk. The first forge and foundry on this site began in c1800 by f. Glyn bran farmhouse is a grade ii listed building in upper cwmbran, torfaen, wales. Best pizzas in cwmbran made using our own dough tuesday and friday. The book includes the charston poltergeist, ghosts. Secret history of cwmbran revealed in community project bbc. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Old bakehouse publications, abertillery isbn 1 874538 83 2 crumlin to pontymister over the years by brian collins published by old bakehouse publications, abertillery, 2007 isbn 9781905967063 upper cwmbran a search into the past. Message boards surnames loder loders of the square upper cwmbran. By 1832 llantarnam abbey and its estate was owned by reginald james blewitt mp.
Cwmbran is a new town in monmouthshire, established in 1949. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. This book examines those stories and tries to seek out some of the history behind them. It is a community and electoral ward of torfaen county borough council. Probably came up to work in the coal and iron industries in south wales when agricultural machinery took over from manual labour. The tynewydd tinworks opened by charles roberts in 1875 alongside upper pontnewydd station and other tinworks established by h. We do not sell any of these books this page is for reference only. The main thoroughfare is thornhill road, which eventually becomes ty pwca road as it heads towards pontnewydd. The area is mainly made up of 1950s and 1960s houses with occasional older victorian properties. Property details for 4 the square upper cwmbran cwmbran np44. Search through 25 detached properties and semidetached houses for sale in upper cwmbran, cwmbran from.
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