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By William Troughton
Tempus Oral History Series, 2000
Indexed by Lynne Kleingertner
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Aberystwyth beach, c1930, 9 | Aberystwyth Town FC,1937-38, 94 |
Alexandra Road School class, c1910, 8 | Alexandra Road School pupils, 1935, 27 |
Ardwyn Chess Club, 1931, 34 | Ardwyn Cricket Team, c1936, 35 |
Ardwyn Grammar School, c1930, 32 | Ardwyn Grammar School prefects, c1937, 36 |
Ardwyn School, gymnastic display at Royal Welsh Show, 1933, 35 | Ardwyn School, Iolanthe performance, 1940, 31 |
Ardwyn Tennis Team, 1936-37, 36 | Arthur House football team, 1936-37, 28 |
Arthur Lewis's slide show advertisement, 1926, 23 | "B" Company 1st Cardiganshire Home Guard, c1940, 81 |
Black Horse Pub, c1930, 114 | Black Horse Pub and Glenhurst Villas, 120 |
Brewery workers, c1935, 50/51 | Chamberlain, Watty, 127 |
Central Hotel, c1950, 113 | Clareen, 19 |
Coastguards c1942, 82 | College Hall fire, 1933, 53 |
Collison, Mrs, 14 | Community Hymn singing in the castle grounds, c1940, 61 |
Davies, Albert, Shop in Great Darkgate Street, 87 | Davies, Evan James, 92 |
Davies, Evered, bandleader, 67 | Davies, Ralph, c1935, 66 |
Davies, Violet at work, 38 | Davies, Violet, c1935, 66 |
Eagle House, Great Darkgate Street , 6 | Elwill, Nora, isolation hospital, 79 |
Ellisons entertainers, 63 | Elysian Grove, c1910, 15 |
Evacuees, Aberystwyth Railway Station, 68 | Evacuees, Llanfarian, c1943, 74 |
Evered Davies Danceband, c1938, 65 | Evered Davies Band, 1947, 67 |
Fear, RSM with servicemen, c1916, 96 | Fountain Inn, c1965, 110 |
Glanrafon Terrace, c1920, 117 | Harry Collins' Merry Mascot Minstrels, 15 |
Humphreys, Bob and other sailors, 90 | High Street, Street Party, 1945, 84 |
I. James, Grocer and Baker, c1935, 99 | James's Stores, c1920, 109 |
Jones, Merfyn, 106 | Jones, T. Ainsleigh, 33 |
Lavin, Alfie, Mill Street, 125 | Lewis family, c1930, 22 |
Lewis, John, 1931, 34 | Lisburne Terrace, 1945, 4 |
Llanfarian, c1935, 77 | Local children enjoying the paddling pool, c1930, 21 |
Market Hall, c1930, 24 | Market Street Cinema advertisement, c1930, 57 |
McIlquhams China Shop, c1930, 97 | Mill Street, 47 |
Misses Jones milliners shop in Princess Street, 102 | Morris & Co. Dairy advertisement, 1935, 44 |
National School, North Road, 1925, 32 | North Road School, c1910, 27 |
Palladium Cinema demolition, 1935, 58 | Pale Ale label, 52 |
Pant-yr-Allt Cottage, Pen Dinas, c1935, 123 | Parker, Don, 75 |
Parker, Don and elder brother, c1939, 75 | Parry, Mari, shop in Trefechan, 126 |
Peace Pageant in the castle grounds, c1935, 62 | Peacocks, Terrace Rd., 40 |
Pen Dinas showing isolation hospital, 124 | Penguin Café advertisement, c1965, 93 |
Penney, Mr & Mrs Bill, 76 | Pier Café, c1935, 12 |
Pier Hotel, inside, 108 | Price, Mrs Doris, 14 |
Princess Street, c1930, 101 | Queens Hotel dining room, c1930, 48 |
R.A.F. personnel outside White Horse Hotel, 83 | Rees, Captain, postcard of motorboat "Birmingham City", c1925, 89 |
Railway Bridge, Aberystwyth to Camarthen Railway Line, 116 | Rheidol Place, c1930, 105 |
Rink Cinema, Portland Street, 1923, 55 | Roberts Brewery bottling plant, 49 |
S.N. Cooke Ltd., advertisement, 1930, 39 | Sailors Arms, South Road, c1930, 111 |
Sandys, Nick, 93 | Ship and Castle, High Street, c1910, 107 |
Silcock, Jim and other sailors, 90 | "Stan Grant" ship, 41 |
Star Supply Co, Great Darkgate Street, 104 | Storm damage, 1938, Glynne Pickford, 7 |
Sunday school, Tabernacle Chapel, c1930, 121 | Telegram from Don Parker, 1939, 72 |
Terrace Road, c1910,10 | Thomas the grocer, 100 |
Traffic through Trefechan, c1930, 122 | Trefechan, c1930, 115 |
Trefechan AFC, 1936-37 | Trefechan cottages, c1930, 119 |
Trefechan from Pen Dinas, c1937, 118 | Trefechan lodging house, 125 |
Troops leaving Aberystwyth, 1914, 69 | Uncle Tommy's Minstrels, 1939, 64 |
Unicorn, c1930, 114 | Upper Great Darkgate Street & St James Square, 98 |
Wakeling, E.J., 92 | Wild Rose, C1935, 12 |
Workmen building the promenade extension, 43 | Wounded soldiers, Theological College, c1917, 70 |
Andrew, Evan, born 1916, 13,16,17, 20, 24, 27, 29, 42, 62, 93, 100, 101, 109, 111 | Anon, ---, 112 |
Bevan, Florrie, born 1916, 29, 45, 46, 57, 102 | Bland, Llew, born 1917, 13,17, 29, 30, 89, 121, 124, 126, 128 |
Butler, Noel, born 1913, 31, 34, 88 | Chamberlain, Watt, born 1906, 13,16, 18, 25, 30, 39, 44, 48, 68, 70, 112, 115, 116, 122, 123, 126 |
Collison, Muriel, born 1911, 88 | Davies, Des, born 1926, 18, 20, 21, 30, 80, 81, 84, 86, 86, 91, 92, 97- 99, 111, 112 |
Davies, Violet, ---, 67 | Ellis, Edward, born 1922, 17,18, 59, 60, 87, 88, 94, 106, 107 |
Elwill, Nora, born 1928, 71, 72, 78, 79 | Evans, Eric, born 1917, 43, 57, 89, 102 |
Evans, Pam, ---, 72, 78, 80, 82, 83, 84, 103, 104 | James, Leonora, ---, 80, 90 |
James, Roger, born 1926, 16,17, 44, 45, 57, 76, 91, 105, 108, 110 | Jones, Merfyn, born 1919, 10,13,19, 33, 58, 96, 103, 106, 112 |
Lavin, Winifred, born 1908, 46, 113, 124, 126 | Lewis, John, born 1913, 17, 21, 22, 30, 33, 34, 37, 56, 61, 86, 88, 94, 102, 103 |
Lowe, Mavis, born 1924, 10,11,18, 20, 21, 22, 28, 40, 45, 58, 59, 80, 81, 92, 104, 111, 114, 115, 116, 119, 121 | Morgan, Phyllis, ---, 39, 90 |
Parker, Don, born 1934, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 83 | Penney, Bill, born 1918, 76 |
Penny, Olwen, ---, 56, 57, 74, 88, 126 | Pickford, Glynne, born 1909, 29, 52-54, 58, 59, 60, 68, 70, 92, 95 |
Price, Doris, ---, 13, 52, 73, 74 | Richards, Madge, born 1908, 9,14, 18, 26, 28, 37, 56, 68, 73, 77, 78, 80, 103 |
Roberts, David, born 1912, 11, 27, 118, 119, 120, 126 | Salmon, Ted, born 1930, 44, 71, 73, 75, 77, 108, 112, 113 |
Thomas, Gwladys Ednyfed, ---, 20, 25, 30, 58, 85, 87, 91, 123 | White, Reg, born 1915, 11,19, 42, 49, 108 |
---, Agnes, Happy, 91 | ---, Billy, (Bon-bon), 17 |
---, Johnny, Chlorine, (teacher), 33 | ---, Johnny, Twtin, 86 |
---, Maggie Jane, 116 | Adler, ---, (hairdresser), 93 |
Andrew, ---, 14 | Antoniazzi, Andrew, 90, 93, 94 |
Barozynska, ---, Countess, 92 | Bateman, ---, (Teviotdales), 38 |
Beech's Newsagent, 99 | Beech, John, 99 |
Beech, Sidney, 99 | Bennison, Jack, 19 |
Bevan, Ted, 95 | Birbeck's Grocers, 99 |
Birman family, 76 | Birman, Rose, 76 |
Bitchell's Grocers, 99 | Bitchell, Dai, 47 |
Blackwell, ---, (postman), 102 | Blake, ---, (brewery), 49 |
Brennals, Joe, 104 | Brown, ---, Captain, 89 |
Burns, ---, Miss, (Teviotdales), 38 | Burns, ---, Mrs, (cook), 33 |
Burns, Thomas, 38 | Carpanini, Ernie, 80, 90, 100, 103, 104 |
Chamberlain, ---, Miss (teacher), 29 | Chapman, ---, (Queens Hotel), 46 |
Charlie Chips, 100 | Chiappa, Joe, 90,100,103,104 |
Clark's Grocers, 99 | Cooper, Katie, Troedyfoel, 83 |
Dalley, ---, Miss, (teacher), 31 | Dalton, ---, (dental surgeon), 109, 124 |
Daniels, ---, Misses, (Sailor's Arms), 111 | Daniel, Harry, 93 |
Davies, ---, Judge,109 | Davies, ---, Miss, (headmistress), 27 |
Davies, ---, Mr, (wheelwright), 103 | Davies, ---, Mr, (headmaster), 29 |
Davies, ---, Mrs, (teacher), 33 | Davies, Albert, 87, 100 |
Davies, Baden, 40 | Davies, Edward, Ned y Lorne, 86 |
Davies, Evan James, 91 | Davies, Evered, 66, 81 |
Davies, Ralph, 62, 64 | Davies, Violet, 38 |
Doughton, Maria, (shop), 103 | Edwards, ---, (taxi), 89 |
Edwards, Anne Jane, 73 | Edwards, David, 73 |
Edwards, Sylvanus, (grocers) 103 | Edwards, Tommy, 112 |
Ellis, Eddie, 95 | Evans, ---, (Coliseum), 95 |
Evans, ---, (Paper Shop), 25 | Evans, ---, Miss, (Teviotdales), 38 |
Evans, ---, Mr (teacher), 30 | Evans, Cardoc, 92 |
Evans, Glyn, 127 | Evans, Harold, (Westminster Press), 91 |
Felix, Leila, (café) 100 | Forster, ---, Miss (teacher), 31 |
Fox, ---, 86 | Gales, ---, (Coliseum), 57, 95 |
George, Ivor, (boot repair shop), 99 | Gerry, Tom, (Teviotdales), 38, 127 |
Griffiths, ---, (plumber), 44 | Griffiths, Evan, Mr & Mrs, 73, 77 |
Griffiths family, 89, | Hammer, ---, (station master), 42 |
Hicks, Idwal, (Teviotdales), 38 | Hodgkins, ---, 105 |
Hughes, ---, (greengrocer), 56 | Hughes, Hugh, (Mayor) 103 |
Hughes, Leila, (café), 100 | Hughes, Ronnie, (trumpeter), 67 |
Ishmael, ---, PC, 121 | James' Grocers, 100, 105 |
James, ---, Miss, (teacher), 29 | James, Donny, 17 |
James, Jimmy, 47 | James, Teddy, 11 |
James, Tom, (teacher), 31 | Jarman, Mr & Mrs, (sweetshop), 101 |
Jenkins, ---, (Arrow), 11 | Jenkins, ---, Miss, (New Quay Café), 102 |
Jenkins, David, 11 | Jenkins, David, (teacher), 31 |
Jenkins, Evan, (grocer), 42, 99 | Jenkins, Iorrie, 124 |
Jessop, ---, (solicitor), 109 | John James Stores, 109 |
Johns, Jack, (Mayor), 45 | Johnson, John (Jack), 40 |
Jones, ---, (Gwalia Garage), 10 | Jones, ---, Miss, (teacher), 28 |
Jones, ---, Misses (milliners shop), 102 | Jones, ---, Mrs, (Swan), 24, 99 |
Jones, Caradoc, Llanbadarn, (Teviotdales), 38 | Jones, Chris, (teacher), 33 |
Jones, Dick Arfon, 95 | Jones, Evan, 91 |
Jones, George, (grocer), 97, 99, 100, 102 | Jones, Maud, Chicago Maud, 91 |
Lavin, Alfie, 122, 127 | Lawson, ---, (Sailor's Arms), 111 |
Lewis, ---, Miss (sweetshop), 101 | Lewis, ---, Miss, (teacher), 27, 29 |
Lewis, Arthur, 20, 121 | Lewis, Bill, 111 |
Lewis, D.C., 33 | Lewis, Ned, 95 |
Lewis, Sam, (chip shop) 100 | Lewis, W.D. (teacher), 31 |
Lewis, Will, (Ship and Castle), 112 | Linnett, ---, 124 |
Llewellin, ---, Captain, (Central Hotel), 113 | Lloyd, ---, Cacen, 16, 98, 99 |
Lloyd, ---, Mr & Mrs, (Fountain Inn), 111, 127 | Lloyd, J.C. (grocer), 104 |
Lloyd's Timber Yard, 116 | Lloyds Tobacconist, 105 |
London, Jack, 34 | Longley, ---, (Bon-bon), 102, 104, 127 |
Lorne Dairy, 99 | Lorne, Emrys, 99 |
Lorne, Tommy, 99 | Matthews, Bert, Cwmcoedwig, 76 |
Mitchell, Sam, (teacher), 31, 33 | Morris Grocers, 99 |
Morris, Shadrach, 101 | Morton's Shoe Shop, 105 |
Nelson, ---, (sweet shop), 101 | Owen, ---, (lodging house), 123 |
Parry, Sarah, 126 | Pearce, ---, Miss (S.N. Cooke), 39 |
Phillips, ---, Miss, (shop), 100 | Pickford, ---, (photographer), 45 |
Pickford, Glynne, (photographer), 52, 53, 54 | Pontin, Kate, 91 |
Potts, ---, (porter), 44 | Prew, ---, (Gwalia Garage), 10 |
Price, ---, 93 | Pritchard, Dai, Corris, (Teviotdales), 38 |
Pryse, Tubby, 59 | Rees, Captain, 88 |
Richards, Mair, 78 | Roberts (butchers), 105 |
Roberts Timber Yard, 18 | Roberts, Dr. David, 25 |
Roberts, Ernie, (station master & Mayor), 45 | Roberts, George Fossett, 46, 48 |
Roberts, Henry 25, 46, 47, 48, 128 | Roderick family, (Ship and Castle), 112 |
Rosenberg family, 76 | Saer, ---, Miss (teacher), 29 |
Saer, ---, Mr,(teacher), 29, 30 | Salmon, Twm (teacher), 33 |
Samuel, ---, Miss (headmistress), 27 | Sands, Oliver, 92 |
Sandys, Nick, 92 | Seren, Dai, 88 |
Silcock, Jim, Dado, 88 | Simmonds, Daunty, 85,112 |
Slater, ---, (bread shop), 46 | Smith, Gypsy, (evangelist), 57, 58 |
Stimson, ---, Major, (teacher), 33, 88 | Thomas, ---, Miss, 102 |
Thomas Grocers, 99 | Thomas, Elizabeth Lloyd, 11 |
Thomas, Glenys, Troedyfoel, 83 | Thomas, Lalla, (teacher), 33 |
Thomas, Marles, (school), 26, | Thomas, Tom, Cilgerran, (cooper), 47 |
Tibbot, ---, Miss, (teacher), 27, 29 | Tommy Tancastell, 100 |
Trotter, ---, Miss, (teacher), 28 | Twiddy, ---, Mrs, 59 |
Uncle Tommy's Minstrels, 59 | Wakeling, E. J., Sergeant, 92 |
Warrington, Jack, 87 | Watson, ---, Mr, (warden, Holy Trinity), 79, 80 |
Watson, ---, Mrs, 79, 80 | Wemyss, ---, Colonel, 118 |
White, Reginald, 41 | White, ---, Sergeant Major, 76 |
Whittakers, (orchestra), 95 | Wilkes, ---, Mrs, 89 |
Wilkinson, ---, Miss, Pier Hotel, 108 | Williams, ---, y Bont, (butcher), 103 |
Williams Grocers, 99 | Williams Scrap Yard, 98 |
Williams, David, (Mrs), 11 | Williams, Gwilym, 16 |
Williams, Llew, 88 | Wright, Dick, 19 |
Wynne, ---, Mrs, (headmistress), 27 | Wynne, ---, (chemist), 118 |
- Introduction
- 1. Childhood
- 2. Schooldays
- 3. The World of Work
- 4. Entertainment
- 5. War Memories
- 6. Personalities
- 7. Streets and Shops
- 8. Public Houses
- 9. Trefechan
Ambassador, 88 | Arrow, 11 |
Birmingham City, 13, 88 | Clareen, 19 |
County of Warwick, 13 | Dickie, 18 |
Grosvenor, 86, 117 | Jupiter, 91, 95 |
Kenilworth, 13 | Lorne, 86 |
Lusitania, 91 | Mauretania. 13, 91, 95 |
Montrose, 92 | Peggy, 95 |
Pride of the Midlands, 11, 13, 88, 95 | Renown, 46 |
Repulse, 46 | Rockingham, 19 |
Stan Grant, 41 | Snowdrop, 88 |
Trident, 88 | Wild Rose, 13 |
Worcester Castle, 13, 88, 95 |