Category Archives: History
My Trip Down Rhiwbina’s Memory Lane
My Rhiwbina story goes back to 1940. War had been declared in September 1939. I [...]
Aug
Hailey Park Llandaff: A Park for the Community
Nearly ninety-four years ago, a letter dated August 27th 1923, was received by the Parks [...]
Apr
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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Apr
Baptism Of Fire (or Ararat Church circa mid 1950s)
Ararat Church by Peter Davies I remember the Lifeboys all sixes and sevens and [...]
Apr
Whitchurch Golf Club Centenary
Whitchurch Golf Club centenary 1914-2014 by Jeff Davies and Jim Taverner The 24th July 2014 [...]
Apr
The History of Rhiwbina Recreational Club
This year, 2014, sees the Centenary of Rhiwbina Recreation Club. The Club was created to [...]
Mar
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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Jan
The Bruiser: Howard Norris
Cardiff. Wales. Barbarians. British Lions. These are just some of the esteemed names that have [...]
Jan
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 [...]
Jan
Cardiff’s Secret Bunkers
Take a look around you. We’re all familiar with the landscape around us. Or are [...]
Nov
The Mathew Family of Cardiff
Lying silently in the north aisle of Llandaff Cathedral is Sir David Mathew. The effigy [...]
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Oct
All Aboard a Vintage Cardiff Bus
Cardiff Bus By Berwyn Prys Jones “This is how Mummy and Daddy used to go [...]
Sep
Is Joseph of Arimathea buried in Bute Park?
Joseph of Arimathea Cardiff could soon become a worldwide place of pilgrimage if details in [...]
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Aug
From Llandaff to Daleks: Terry Nation
Terry Nation was born in 1930 in Llandaff to Gilbert and Susan Nation. Terry’s father, [...]
Jul