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From Hescwm to London via Swansea
This photograph comes from a period of my grandfather’s life that I knew nothing about until recently. I had always assumed that Evan George went straight from Hescwm Farm, Dinas to an apprenticeship on the barque ‘Glance’ at Swansea and then, when … Continue reading
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Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, Hescwm, London Fire Brigade, SS Highland Glen
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Tegfan, Dinas Cross 