The Rhondda Valleys
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Rhondda Valleys Information and History
High Resolution Photographs of Ynysybwl in the Clydach Valley, Glamorgan. South Wales.
Ynysybwl is not in the Rhondda Valley, it is in the Clydach Valley - but nevertheless it is closely associated with the Rhondda, and was still in the Parish of Llanwonno. The Lady Windsor colliery provided employment locally.
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Lady Windsor Pit Ponies being brought up for the miners holidays in 1972. Centre is Alan Hopkins. Photo courtesy of John Hopkins.
During the great strike of 1912 poverty called for measures such as
these men and a boy foraging for coal on Daren Ddu Tip
Photo courtesy of Alan George of www.oldmerthyrtydfil.com
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There is an excellent new website with high resolution old photos of
the United Kingdom (including the Rhondda Valleys) at
www.oldukphotos.com
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the towns and villages please scan them in at least 1280 pixels width
and email them here.
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