Category Archives: History
Out and About: Caerphilly
Caerphilly’s history goes back nearly 250,000 years when what we know as Neanderthals scoured the [...]
Sep
From Whitchurch to Thiepval: Missing but not forgotten
By Guest Writer, Clive Tucker of Llandaff My greatgrandfather Francis Grimshaw, who resided at Tyn-y-Parc [...]
Sep
North Cardiff at War
70 years ago, Britain was at war with Germany. The country’s existence hinged on [...]
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Sep
Memories of Whitchurch
My lovely Dad was Harman Williams, born at Melin House, Melingriffith, 5th August 1913. He [...]
Aug
Memories of Llandaff North in the 1950s
I was born in Llandaff North just six months prior to the outbreak of the [...]
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Aug
The History of UWIC
By Dr John Marsden Vocational education first made its appearance in Llandaff when the first [...]
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Aug
Twmpath offers a glimpse of a bygone time
Situated near the bottom of the Wenallt lies what is probably the biggest historical monument [...]
Jul
Remembering Campbells’ Steamers
The Bristol Channel has always been a unique place. The Channel is both wide and [...]
Jul
The Coryton Line – A History
The railway line that serves Whitchurch and Coryton was once a thriving hive of activity. [...]
Jul
The Glamorganshire Canal
The once mighty Glamorganshire Canal now exists mostly in history books. Steve Strange charts the [...]
Jul
The Garden Village- a City in the Country
Rhiwbina’s famous Garden Village highlights many of the ideas developed by Raymond Unwin, one of [...]
Jul
When War Hit Home – World War 2 Cardiff
My parents bought 131 Pantbach Road in 1928, my father having borrowed money from his [...]
Jul