Tag Archives: Chapel

Gedeon

Posted on February 9, 2016 by bookvolunteer

Coflein tells us that Gideon Independent Chapel was built in 1830, restored in 1930 and again in 1960. The present chapel…. is built in the Vernacular style with a long-wall entry plan. The facade dates from 1830 with improvements made in … Continue reading →

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Improving literature

Posted on May 5, 2015 by bookvolunteer

When the Welsh non-conformist chapels had congregations that filled the pews and most households  owned a family bible that was large enough to record the family’s births and deaths on blank pages, the other devotional book with which most chapel-goers were familiar … Continue reading →

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Free university education for Welsh immigrants and their children

Posted on January 27, 2015 by bookvolunteer

In the late 1930s about 9,000 young people, in total, graduated from UK universities per year: an experience that was out of the question for my father and his sisters – with my grandfather a fireman and recent economic migrant. But when his … Continue reading →

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