Category Archives: History
Greenhill, Rhiwbina
By Nigel Lewis A hundred and eighty years ago, at the time of the Tithe [...]
Sep
Deri Mill
By Nigel Lewis In the last issue of Rhiwbina Living, we looked at Beulah Corner [...]
Jun
Tennis in Whitchurch
By Nigel Lewis I was looking at some old photographs recently of immaculately-dressed Edwardian Whitchurch [...]
May
C’est La Vie
David Judd’s life was changed the day he met his French exchange student at Cardiff [...]
Apr
Photo gallery: Daffodil planting in the 1990s
Rhiwbina’s Garden Village is often full of daffodils at this time of year. Many of [...]
Apr
The French Connection
Cardiff celebrates 60 years of its twinning with the French city of Nantes this year. [...]
Feb
Village Farm
Merthyr Road, in the heart of Whitchurch, is now a bustling high street. But it [...]
Feb
Beulah Crossroads
Many locals call the centre of Rhiwbina village Beulah Crossroads, but you don’t need to [...]
Jan
Rhiwbina’s Blue Plaque Club
Rhiwbina village has more than its fair share of blue plaques. Rhiwbina Civic Society have [...]
Dec
The Holm Islands
Out in the Bristol Channel are two small and very different islands. Both Steep Holm [...]
Nov
Bryn Glas
A story of a mystery Whitchurch house – and a grand story! Nigel Lewis charts [...]
Nov
Pantmawr Road: The Road to Rhiwbina
By Nigel Lewis I don’t know about you, but I’m endlessly fascinated by our local [...]
Oct
The Plough: A History
One of Whitchurch’s well-known landmarks has a curious history. Nigel Lewis explains where the pub [...]
Jul