History
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4.4KInsole Court: The fall and rise of a Llandaff landmark
For generations, the house and gardens at Insole Court have been a much-loved community resource. Originally built over 160 years ago by...
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4.5KAll 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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2.6KSt 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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3.0KRhiwbina 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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1.7KIl 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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1.3KMusic, 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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1.5KFalling 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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2.6KThe 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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1.5KRoald 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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2.3KSchooling 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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2.8KDid 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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3.7KRookwood 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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2.0KThe 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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2.5KThe 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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