All posts tagged "history"
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3.7KFeaturedAll Aboard! Cardiff’s Trolleybuses
The Cardiff trolleybus service opened on March 1st 1942. Keith Walker charts the rise and fall of the much-loved service Transport in...
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2.2KHistorySt Nazaire: The greatest raid of them all
Llandaff’s Bill Pritchard was one of 622 men who took part in an extraordinary raid on a German-held port during WW2. This...
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2.3KFeaturedRhiwbina Garden Village: A History
The Garden Village movement began in the 1890s in response to the industrial revolution’s side-effects of slums and poor living conditions. Its...
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1.4KFeaturedIl Gigante Buono: The story of John
As the Wales journey ends at the semi-finals of the 2016 Euros, we chart the career and life of John Charles, the...
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1.1KFeaturedMusic, scooters, and pyjama parties: Llandaff Youth Club in the 60s
I was on a recent visit to Llandaff when I came across the building works in full swing on the new Memorial...
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1.3KHistoryFalling in with the 21st
Peter Davies remembers his days at 21st Cardiff Company of the Boys’ Brigade, based at Ararat Baptist Church, Whitchurch I was like a...
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2.1KFeaturedThe Roald Dahl Trail
Roald Dahl spent his early childhood in Llandaff and Radyr. The Llandaff Society and the Radyr and Morganstown Society are celebrating 100...
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1.2KFeaturedRoald Dahl 100
Arguably Llandaff’s greatest son, Roald Dahl is still considered the world’s best story-teller. One hundred years after his birth, his books have...
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1.8KHistorySchooling in North Cardiff: A brief history
Until fairly recent times, schooling in North Cardiff was a function of the church, working independently of the state. It may be...
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2.3KHistoryDid Benjamin Disraeli really stay at the Cow and Snuffers?
He’s the Prime Minister who initiated a wide range of legislation to improve educational opportunities and the life of working people during...
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3.1KHistoryRookwood Hospital: The history of a local landmark
Rookwood Hospital looks set to close in the near future. The hospital has been taking care of patients for generations. This is...
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1.6KHistoryThe History of Beulah Church Rhiwbina
Beulah Church’s religious contribution to Rhiwbina and the surrounding area can be charted within the context of the first hundred years of...
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2.1KFeaturedThe Bermuda Conference: How I looked after Churchill and Eisenhower
Rhiwbina’s Brian Mead recalls the fascinating weeks he spent in Bermuda in 1953, guarding the Bermuda Conference. There, among others, he met...
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1.5K1FeaturedRhiwbina: What’s In A Name?
Gareth Neale sheds some new light on the origin of the name of Rhiwbina There have been a number of ideas put...
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