History
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3.4KThe 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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2.8KRhiwbina: 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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2.3KMy Trip Down Rhiwbina’s Memory Lane
My Rhiwbina story goes back to 1940. War had been declared in September 1939. I was 8 years old when the bombing...
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2.9KHailey Park Llandaff: A Park for the Community
Nearly ninety-four years ago, a letter dated August 27th 1923, was received by the Parks Committee of the Cardiff Corporation. It read:...
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4.8KThe History of Rhiwbina’s Street Names
Rhiwbina takes its name from the small hamlet and farm that once sat on the hillside of the Wenallt. The name itself...
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1.4KBaptism Of Fire (or Ararat Church circa mid 1950s)
Ararat Church by Peter Davies I remember the Lifeboys all sixes and sevens and very long sermons by W.G. Evans, the...
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2.6KWhitchurch Golf Club Centenary
Whitchurch Golf Club centenary 1914-2014 by Jeff Davies and Jim Taverner The 24th July 2014 marks the centenary of Whitchurch Golf Club....
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2.7KThe History of Rhiwbina Recreational Club
This year, 2014, sees the Centenary of Rhiwbina Recreation Club. The Club was created to provide recreational activity for the newly arrived...
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3.8KMy Life as a Cambrian Airways Air Hostess 1955
Cambrian Airways Work, play and tragedy: Rhiwbina’s Gloria Gee recalls her days as an air hostess for Cambrian Airways in 1955....
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2.6KThe Bruiser: Howard Norris
Cardiff. Wales. Barbarians. British Lions. These are just some of the esteemed names that have been embellished on the jerseys of Rhiwbina’s...
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2.5KCry The Beloved Country: My First Day at Grammar School in 1948
A story based on my first day at grammar school in 1948 By Peter Davies You could tell I was worried...
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10.3KCardiff’s Secret Bunkers
Take a look around you. We’re all familiar with the landscape around us. Or are we? Patric Morgan goes underground to discover...
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3.3KThe Mathew Family of Cardiff
Mathew Family of Cardiff Lying silently in the north aisle of Llandaff Cathedral is Sir David Mathew. The effigy of him that...
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2.2KAll Aboard a Vintage Cardiff Bus
Cardiff Bus By Berwyn Prys Jones “This is how Mummy and Daddy used to go to school, darling.”, “When did they stop...
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