Category Archives: History
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
Whitchurch: The Crossroads
Much of the history of Whitchurch is known to locals. But what about the unknowns? [...]
Jun
The Woollen Mills of Ty’n-y-Parc Road
by Nigel Lewis The history of our ancient Whitchurch Parish is incredible, but so few [...]
May
Rhiwbina Reflections
These memories of our village, written in the 1990s, depicts a Rhiwbina of endless summers [...]
May
Somewhere in France
Richard Wain was educated in Llandaff and went on to become a decorated hero of [...]
Feb
The Rhiwbina Queen
There aren’t many people who have witnessed Rhiwbina’s transformation from a quiet hamlet to a [...]
Jan
Yma O Hyd: The History of Welsh Football
David Collins takes us on the 146-year history of Welsh football, from its early days [...]
Nov
The Golden Years of Rhiwbina
Rhiwbina resident John Chapman recalls our village during the 1930s and 40s My life in [...]
May
The Ferret: A maritime mystery
Deception, fraud – and hidden treasure in a north Cardiff wood. This is the story [...]
Mar
Cardiff place names: what’s in a name?
Felindre, Velindre or even Velindra? When it comes to local place names, how can we [...]
Oct