Old market place ?

Evo · Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:24 am Post subject: Old market place ?

I remember being taken for a tour of the old council chambers in Beaufort street as a kid in the 50's. About the same time the old market in the same buildings was revived for a day for some festival. I wondered if these old buldings were still extant.

babs · Jedi Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 1738 Location: wales

what memeories of brynmawr do you have evo?
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Evo · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:26 am Post subject:

I have an almost photographic memory. I can recall most of brynmawr circa 1950-1961. My father used to walk me round the town pointing out where the the old mines, tramways and pubs were. He was very proud of his town.

babs · Jedi Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 1738 Location: wales

that sounds really cool! im descended from family there. do you remember a grocers in king street?
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Evo · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:07 pm Post subject:

There were a few in King Street. The biggest being Jacobs on the corner of Clydach Street.

babs · Jedi Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 1738 Location: wales

my family had a grocers in kings street, it was in a cottage on the corner. i went up there and had a look, its a cottage again now
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lornieloo2 · Grown up Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 322 Location: surrey

my family are desended from king street too. number 250 i believe cool

smudge · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:55 pm Post subject:

Babs .. whereby was the Grocers in King Street? Was it near the Bush Pub as that was on the corner .. and still is.

Lornie Loo .... 250 King St is towards Beaufort isn't it? That would be the 'top' end of King Street . or is it towards the Bridgend Pub towards Clydach?

Evo ... I remember 'Mickey Jacobs' shop on the corner of King Street / Clydach street. I can remember buying sweets from there on my way home from school!! Wink

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lornieloo2 · Grown up Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 322 Location: surrey

i am ashamed to say since the last of my great aunts who lived there passed away in the early to mid 80's i havnt been back to King Street, so i cant really remember too well as i was only about 10 or so at the time Smudge. i even have a photo of the family business taken after 1900 ( i believe but i dont know if that was in King Street too. but it is a lovely photo to have

babs · Jedi Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 1738 Location: wales

im all excited now! yes it is by the pub. it was on the corner of kings street. it was owned by my grandfather llewellyn williams and his wife blodwen. apparently he wasnt a well man with a real ashtma problem (i dont think i spelt that right!) the cottage next to the shop was their home. the shop itself was also a cottage. my grandmother eileen (their daughter) worked in the shop also. it was then sold to one of blodwens sisters. i think their last name was davies. my great grandparents had the shop during ww 2 but i dont know for how long before or after. if anyone has any info / memories then i would greatly appreiciate it if you could share anything.
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lornieloo2 · Grown up Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 322 Location: surrey

blimey Babs it is exciting. our families would have been neighbours!!!!! or relatives as i have Davies on my grandmothers side