Category Archives: History

The 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 [...]

Rhiwbina: What’s In A Name?

Gareth Neale sheds some new light on the origin of the name of Rhiwbina There [...]

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My Trip Down Rhiwbina’s Memory Lane

My Rhiwbina story goes back to 1940. War had been declared in September 1939. I [...]

Hailey Park Llandaff: A Park for the Community

Nearly ninety-four years ago, a letter dated August 27th 1923, was received by the Parks [...]

The History of Rhiwbina’s Street Names

Rhiwbina takes its name from the small hamlet and farm that once sat on the [...]

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Baptism Of Fire (or Ararat Church circa mid 1950s)

Ararat Church by Peter Davies   I remember the Lifeboys all sixes and sevens and [...]

Whitchurch Golf Club Centenary

Whitchurch Golf Club centenary 1914-2014 by Jeff Davies and Jim Taverner The 24th July 2014 [...]

The History of Rhiwbina Recreational Club

This year, 2014, sees the Centenary of Rhiwbina Recreation Club. The Club was created to [...]

My Life as a Cambrian Airways Air Hostess 1955

Cambrian Airways Work, play and tragedy: Rhiwbina’s Gloria Gee recalls her days as an air [...]

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The Bruiser: Howard Norris

Cardiff. Wales. Barbarians. British Lions. These are just some of the esteemed names that have [...]

Cry 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 [...]

Cardiff’s Secret Bunkers

Take a look around you. We’re all familiar with the landscape around us. Or are [...]

The Mathew Family of Cardiff

Lying silently in the north aisle of Llandaff Cathedral is Sir David Mathew. The effigy [...]

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All Aboard a Vintage Cardiff Bus

Cardiff Bus By Berwyn Prys Jones “This is how Mummy and Daddy used to go [...]