by Gareth Neale cardiff railways That was the original name proposed by the Cardiff Railway Company for the Halt they were going...
Rhiwbina’s Garden Village movement began in the 1890s in response to the industrial revolution’s side-effects of slums and poor living conditions. Its...
It was once the landmark of Rhiwbina. For decades, it entertained the people of North Cardiff and the valleys. Its name still...
by Desmond Marley I write regarding the article by Les Gibbon entitled ‘More Memories of Melingriffith’, as published in a previous edition...
Ken Hopkins was born at Forest Farm, Whitchurch in 1930 My early memories as a four year old are of our two...
by Stephanie Wilkins (Chair, Friends of Melingriffith Water Pump) Following a partial restoration by volunteers from the Oxford House Archaeological Society (Risca)...
Arguably Llandaff’s greatest son, Roald Dahl is still considered one of the world’s finest authors. Twenty years after his death this November,...
Caerphilly’s history goes back nearly 250,000 years when what we know as Neanderthals scoured the plains for food and shelter. Leaving little...
By Guest Writer, Clive Tucker of Llandaff My greatgrandfather Francis Grimshaw, who resided at Tyn-y-Parc Road, Whitchurch, is one of the missing...
70 years ago, Britain was at war with Germany. The country’s existence hinged on the contributions of each and every individual....
My lovely Dad was Harman Williams, born at Melin House, Melingriffith, 5th August 1913. He was one of a family of eleven...
By Dr John Marsden Vocational education first made its appearance in Llandaff when the first phase of college buildings were built on...
By Mrs K A Lougher I moved to Rhiwbina when I was 7 years old and attended Rhiwbina Primary School. I used...
Situated near the bottom of the Wenallt lies what is probably the biggest historical monument in Rhiwbina today. The Twmpath is a...