Tag Archives: Dinas Cross

Anyone for tennis?

Posted on March 6, 2015 by bookvolunteer

The tennis court has existed in Dinas for at least 80 years. I don’t know how it came to be there and would be very interested to hear from anyone who knows. In spite of the evidence in this old … Continue reading →

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Why have I got this photo?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by bookvolunteer

My grandfather had a moustache and was a sailor for seven years. I had therefore assumed that this photo of moustached young men on a ship included my grandfather, Evan George. It was, after all, filed in the family-photos box. However, today, … Continue reading →

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A rare sight

Posted on February 27, 2015 by bookvolunteer

Before about 1930, our family photos were formal and posed. They commemorated significant family occasions and entailed a visit to Edwards of Fishguard and presumably some considerable expense. Then someone acquired a camera and began to take ‘holiday snaps’ and photos … Continue reading →

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The Glance of Swansea at Hobart Australia – with men from Dinas aboard

Posted on February 24, 2015 by bookvolunteer

This wonderful, undated* photograph was taken at Hobart, Tasmania and was found in Dinas Cross but the identity of the Master and crew is not known. A Captain David Thomas born 1854 in Dinas Cross was Master of the Glance … Continue reading →

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Solva Woollen Mill

Posted on February 20, 2015 by bookvolunteer

Solva Woollen Mill, established in 1907, claims to be the oldest working woollen mill in Pembrokeshire but Tregwynt Woollen Mill, not far up the coast, has been run by the Griffiths family since 1912 and is a close contender. What’s not in … Continue reading →

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Master of MV Laurelwood pining for home

Posted on February 17, 2015 by bookvolunteer

  Captain Joseph Francis of Eryl, Dinas Cross, decided to retire at the age of 53. He had just completed two stints as Master of the Laurelwood, one of the largest tankers in the fleet of John I. Jacobs and Co. of … Continue reading →

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Marie Elsie’s list of do’s and don’ts

Posted on February 13, 2015 by bookvolunteer

When* the Scaramanga brothers entrusted a few thousand pounds worth of ship and cargo and a good percentage of their fortune to Captain Joseph Francis of Eryl, Dinas, you’d expect them to mention a few do’s and don’ts. The letter confirming his appointment is typed in purple … Continue reading →

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Ann Gent and Graham Coles invite you to rummage

Posted on February 10, 2015 by bookvolunteer

From the outside you can’t tell that the Carningli Centre is an art gallery and a second-hand book shop as well as a destination for lovers of old railway signage, collectors and connoisseurs of oil lamps and indeed anyone who loves to … Continue reading →

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Dinas County Primary School 1946

Posted on February 6, 2015 by bookvolunteer

Back Row:- From the left in each case D.T.Lewis ( Master), Roy Davies, Derek Thomas, Meurig Harries, Norman Morris, Rhydian Harries, Denzil Rees, Selwyn Harries, Alfie Clark (evacuee staying at Cwm yr Eglwys), Noel Murrow, Roy Jones, Gareth Francis (son … Continue reading →

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Winter seas at Cwm-yr-Eglwys

Posted on February 3, 2015 by bookvolunteer

    This was Cwm-yr-Eglwys last weekend, when the Stena Ferry from Ireland failed to berth at Fishguard to unload its vehicles and had to wait for hours in Cardigan bay for calmer seas. Many thanks to Ann Hughes for … Continue reading →

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There’s nuffin like a puffin

Posted on January 30, 2015 by bookvolunteer

2014 was a dreadful year for Puffins in Pembrokeshire. Research by Dr Matt Wood at the University of Gloucestershire* is revealing the harsh consequences of last winter’s’s storms for thousands of puffins on Skomer Island. Around 50,000 dead seabirds, including … 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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