Category Archives: History
Where did Rhiwbina get its name?
Gareth Neale sheds some new light on the origin of the name of Rhiwbina There [...]
Aug
Steam trains, Woodbines and Mr Gordon
Celfyn Lewis reflects on a long-forgotten era in Whitchurch and Llandaff North – a time [...]
Jul
Insole 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. [...]
Mar
All Aboard! Cardiff’s Trolleybuses
The Cardiff trolleybus service opened on March 1st 1942. Keith Walker charts the rise and [...]
Nov
St Nazaire: The greatest raid of them all
Llandaff’s Bill Pritchard was one of 622 men who took part in an extraordinary raid [...]
Nov
Rhiwbina Garden Village: A History
The Garden Village movement began in the 1890s in response to the industrial revolution’s side-effects [...]
Aug
Il Gigante Buono: The story of John
As the Wales journey ends at the semi-finals of the 2016 Euros, we chart the [...]
Music, 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 [...]
May
Falling in with the 21st
Peter Davies remembers his days at 21st Cardiff Company of the Boys’ Brigade, based at Ararat [...]
Apr
The Roald Dahl Trail
Roald Dahl spent his early childhood in Llandaff and Radyr. The Llandaff Society and the [...]
Apr
Roald Dahl 100
Arguably Llandaff’s greatest son, Roald Dahl is still considered the world’s best story-teller. One hundred [...]
Apr
Schooling in North Cardiff: A brief history
Until fairly recent times, schooling in North Cardiff was a function of the church, working [...]
Mar
Did 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 [...]
Feb
From Cardiff to Costa Blanca and back
Whitchurch’s Peter Williams set up his own weekly Cardiff newspaper in 1968, sold it, and [...]
Dec