Category Archives: History

Memories of Rhiwbina

By Mrs K A Lougher I moved to Rhiwbina when I was 7 years old [...]

Twmpath offers a glimpse of a bygone time

Situated near the bottom of the Wenallt lies what is probably the biggest historical monument [...]

Remembering Campbells’ Steamers

The Bristol Channel has always been a unique place. The Channel is both wide and [...]

The Coryton Line – A History

The railway line that serves Whitchurch and Coryton was once a thriving hive of activity. [...]

The Glamorganshire Canal

The once mighty Glamorganshire Canal now exists mostly in history books. Steve Strange charts the [...]

The Garden Village- a City in the Country

Rhiwbina’s famous Garden Village highlights many of the ideas developed by Raymond Unwin, one of [...]

When War Hit Home – World War 2 Cardiff

My parents bought 131 Pantbach Road in 1928, my father having borrowed money from his [...]