Old Photos of Porth in the Rhondda Valleys

Rhondda Valleys Information and History

High Resolution Old Photos of Porth in the Rhondda
Valleys, Glamorgan, South Wales.

Porth Rugby Team 17974/5 Season - photo courtesy of Christine Crosby

Back row: Richard Moore, 'Bouncer', Pete Harvard, Keith Williams, Jeff Davies, Mike Lake, Dai Griffiths, Jeff Roberts, Robert Richards, Geoff Howells, Stephen Pedley, Dai Williams, Tal Ridley.

Front Row: Huw Thomas, Alan Crosby, Keith Mortimer, Clive Cooke, John Jones, Bob Perry, Arthur Morris.

'Young Supporters' Hywel Davies and Darren Crosby

Hannah Street in Porth - showing the Central Cinema - photo courtesy of Janet Collier.

Porth is known as the gateway to the Rhondda. It is in this town that the two valleys of the Rhondda fork their different ways - the Rhondda Fach and the Rhondda Fawr (Little Rhondda and Big Rhondda).

Despite coal being mined in earnest in other parts of South Wales, in 1843 Porth in the parish of the then Ystradyfodwg and a square mile surrounding it, consisted of just 25 buildings, including its Chapel, Inn, and a Mill. "A Sabbath stillness" was how one person described the area, and "with exquisite effects peculiar to mountain scenery". The first mine in the Rhondda was opened in 1806 in nearby Dinas, and shortly afterwards the mine owner built a road from there to Hopkinstown.

Porth was a relatively major shopping centre in the valleys, albeit confined to just a couple of streets, the main one being Hannah Street.

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Rhondda Valleys, Porth Higher Eementary School (Porth Sec)	Porth Colliery 1931	Porth Carnival 1910
Porth, Coedcae Collieries	Porth Cottage Hospital 1915	Rhondda Valleys, Porth, Early 1900's
Porth, Hannah Street 1915	Porth, Hannah Street 1912	Rhondda Valleys, Porth Funeral
Porth Park - The Baths - 1930`s	Porth Railway Station 1922	Porth Railway Station 1908
Glamorgan, Porth & Pontypridd Symphony Orchestra 1924	Porth - General View	Porth Mount Pleasant 1967
Rhondda Valleys, Porth	Rhondda Valleys, Porth Bridge 1950's	Rhondda Valleys, Porth, Station Street 1900's
Porth, The Pop Factory - New Porth Plaza building on the right	Rhondda Valleys, Porth Square from Cymmer Hill 1965	Rhondda Valleys, Porth, Joseph John Williams (born 1911), 5, Morgan Terrace, Brittania

Porth Page II Porth School Photos

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