Old Photos of Porth (Page II) in the Rhondda Valleys

Rhondda Valleys Information and History

High Resolution Old Photos of Porth (Page II) in the Rhondda
Valleys, Glamorgan, South Wales.

Rhondda Valleys, Porth, Home Guard 1940
Mr Frank Alford of Porth is in the second row from the front, number 9 left to right. Photo courtesy of Gaynor Alford - nee Booth.

These 3 photographs were kindly sent in by Mr D. B. Williams of Llwyncelyn, Porth - They show apprentices at the Porth Bus Depot in 1950.

Glamorgan, Rhondda, Porth Bus Depot Apprentices 1950.

A couple of photographs of Bronwydd Park Swimming Baths - courtesy of Janet Collier.

Glamorgan, Rhondda Valleys, Porth, Bronwydd Park Swimming Pool

Islwyn School Photo 1946 - courtesy of Janet Collier (nee Isaacs).

Rhondda Valleys, Porth, Islwyn School Photo 1946 (born 1936-7)

Back Row: Norman Challenger, Mair Hughes, Raymond Cheney, Myrna Watts, Wyndham Johnson, Marian Follet, Gwyn Roberts.

2nd Row: Brian Williams, Peter Williams, Michael Stephens, Alun House, Conway Jones, Ken Moon, Brian Rabbits, Robert McLeish.

3rd Row: Gill Morgan, Michael Isaacs, Olga Stone, Miss Thomas, Gwenda Smart, John Matthews, Mair Savage.

Front Row: Josephine Owen, Ivor Roberts, Ann Griffiths, Derek Williams, Barbara Williams, Martyn Williams, Gwladys Smith.

From the year 2005 on, work began on the new road through the Valleys. My good friend and someone who went to school with me in Ynyshir - Mr Steve Robbins - is going to keep us up to date with a pictorial record of the changes. His photographs are below. As usual hover over them for a description, and click on them to see full size.

Porth - a view towards the new road from Cymmer Hill Aug 2005

Rhondda Valleys, Porth, Rheola Bridge 2006

There are more on the Ynyshir pages.

Mr John Hopkins born and bred in Mount Pleasant, Porth kindly sent me scans of the following old photos, mainly of Coronation celebrations in Islwyn Terrace, Mount Pleasant.

Glamorgan, Porth, Mount Pleasant, Children circa 1925 Arthur Payne in Front John Hopkins mother far left	Glamorgan, Porth, Mount Pleasant, Islwyn Terrace, Coronation Day 1953	Glamorgan, Rhondda, Porth, Islwyn Terrace, Mount Pleasant, Coronation Day
Glamorgan, Rhondda, Porth, Islwyn Terrace, Mount Pleasant, Coronation Day	Glamorgan,Rhondda, Porth, View from Penrhiwgwynt - Above Birchgrove pre 1930

Porth School Photos

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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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