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IMAGES (not available here for copyright reasons).
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FILMS / VIDEOS / AUDIO ETC
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The Silent Village 1943
36 minutes. British Film Institute website.
Directed by Humphrey Jennings using the villagers of Cwmgiedd in a film mirroring the events in Lidice, Checkoslovakia in 1942.
36 minutes. British Film Institute website.
Directed by Humphrey Jennings using the villagers of Cwmgiedd in a film mirroring the events in Lidice, Checkoslovakia in 1942.
Time of Change 1967
21 minutes. British Film Institute website.
Film about rationalisation at the 'Tick-Tock', and the tale of two employees.
21 minutes. British Film Institute website.
Film about rationalisation at the 'Tick-Tock', and the tale of two employees.
Childhood Memories of Penwyllt
Three downloads of 15 minute talks by former Penwyllt residents, Phil, Hubert and Alan, about home, community and industrial life during the 1930's and 1940's.
Three downloads of 15 minute talks by former Penwyllt residents, Phil, Hubert and Alan, about home, community and industrial life during the 1930's and 1940's.
Working in the Tick Tock
Transcripts of interviews with women Tick Tock workers (Moira Morris, Meriel Leyden, Catherine Evans, Joyce Evans, Mary Lyn Jones, Mair Williams and Anonymous). Includes some photos and one brief audio file.
Transcripts of interviews with women Tick Tock workers (Moira Morris, Meriel Leyden, Catherine Evans, Joyce Evans, Mary Lyn Jones, Mair Williams and Anonymous). Includes some photos and one brief audio file.
OLD MAPS
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Tithe maps of Wales 1838 - 1850
Cynefin - National Library of Wales project. Welsh or English. Zoom / drag map. Full-screen mode available.
Cynefin - National Library of Wales project. Welsh or English. Zoom / drag map. Full-screen mode available.
Six-inch (1:10560) and 25-inch (1:2500) maps etc 1876 - 1953
National Library of Scotland website (but covers all UK). Zoom / drag maps. 2.5in (1:25000) c1950 also online. 25in (1:2500) scans now available.
National Library of Scotland website (but covers all UK). Zoom / drag maps. 2.5in (1:25000) c1950 also online. 25in (1:2500) scans now available.
Ancient county and area maps, and six-inch (1:10560) etc
Old Maps Online website. Links to maps on other sites. Eg 6-inch are NLS (as site above), but also many old and ancient maps.
Old Maps Online website. Links to maps on other sites. Eg 6-inch are NLS (as site above), but also many old and ancient maps.
25-inch (1:2500) and 6-inch (1:10560) maps 1878 - 1990
old-maps.co.uk website. Difficult to use, but useful for 1:2500 maps. Limited zoom without subscribing. Full-screen mode.
old-maps.co.uk website. Difficult to use, but useful for 1:2500 maps. Limited zoom without subscribing. Full-screen mode.
Historic Wales - Six-inch map ~1876 overlay of 2016 map
Cymru Hanesyddol - Historic Wales website. Zoom / drag map and choose various historical / archaeological layers to show sites of interest.
Cymru Hanesyddol - Historic Wales website. Zoom / drag map and choose various historical / archaeological layers to show sites of interest.
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES / INFORMATION ETC
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THE INNS OF ABERCRAVE - D Watkin Morgan
BRYCHEINIOG, Vol 4 1958, p111 - 119. Welsh Journals Online - Cylchgronau Cymru Ar-lein. ~LINK~
MY RECOLLECTIONS OF MADAME PATTI - Ethel Rosate-Lunn
BRYCHEINIOG, Vol 7 1961, p179 - 186. Welsh Journals Online - Cylchgronau Cymru Ar-lein. ~LINK~
AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE UPPER REACHES OF THE TAWE RIVER up to the early period of the industrial revolution - D Watkin Morgan
BRYCHEINIOG, Vol 12 1966, p121 - 130. Welsh Journals Online - Cylchgronau Cymru Ar-lein. ~LINK~
INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY - A study of some remains of past mining activity in the Upper Tawe and Twrch Valleys - W G Thomas
BRYCHEINIOG, Vol 14 1970, p67 - 78. Welsh Journals Online - Cylchgronau Cymru Ar-lein. ~LINK~
THE HOUSES OF BRECONSHIRE - THE YSTRADGYNLAIS DISTRICT - S R Jones & J T Smith
BRYCHEINIOG, Vol 16 1972, p39 - 78. Welsh Journals Online - Cylchgronau Cymru Ar-lein. ~LINK~
PENWYLLT VILLAGE - GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND DECLINE - Helen Matthews
25 MB pdf download on the South Wales Caving Club website. ~LINK~
PENWYLLT HAULAGE 1903 - Brian Jones
Pdf download on the South Wales Caving Club website. ~LINK~
PENWYLLT BRECONSHIRE - John Ball
On John's Images of Wales website archive. ~LINK~
PALLEG - Tribal Lands, Manor & Farm Estate - James Burton
Long research paper into the history of Palleg. ~LINK~
CERDDI'R MYNYDD DU sef CANEUON HEN A DIWEDDAR.
Wedi eu casglu a'u trefnu gan Y Parch W Griffiths (G ap Lleison) Ystradgynlais - Gyda darluniau gan Mr Llew Morgan. 1913. Project Gutenberg eBook. ~LINK~
BRYCHEINIOG, Vol 4 1958, p111 - 119. Welsh Journals Online - Cylchgronau Cymru Ar-lein. ~LINK~
MY RECOLLECTIONS OF MADAME PATTI - Ethel Rosate-Lunn
BRYCHEINIOG, Vol 7 1961, p179 - 186. Welsh Journals Online - Cylchgronau Cymru Ar-lein. ~LINK~
AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE UPPER REACHES OF THE TAWE RIVER up to the early period of the industrial revolution - D Watkin Morgan
BRYCHEINIOG, Vol 12 1966, p121 - 130. Welsh Journals Online - Cylchgronau Cymru Ar-lein. ~LINK~
INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY - A study of some remains of past mining activity in the Upper Tawe and Twrch Valleys - W G Thomas
BRYCHEINIOG, Vol 14 1970, p67 - 78. Welsh Journals Online - Cylchgronau Cymru Ar-lein. ~LINK~
THE HOUSES OF BRECONSHIRE - THE YSTRADGYNLAIS DISTRICT - S R Jones & J T Smith
BRYCHEINIOG, Vol 16 1972, p39 - 78. Welsh Journals Online - Cylchgronau Cymru Ar-lein. ~LINK~
PENWYLLT VILLAGE - GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND DECLINE - Helen Matthews
25 MB pdf download on the South Wales Caving Club website. ~LINK~
PENWYLLT HAULAGE 1903 - Brian Jones
Pdf download on the South Wales Caving Club website. ~LINK~
PENWYLLT BRECONSHIRE - John Ball
On John's Images of Wales website archive. ~LINK~
PALLEG - Tribal Lands, Manor & Farm Estate - James Burton
Long research paper into the history of Palleg. ~LINK~
CERDDI'R MYNYDD DU sef CANEUON HEN A DIWEDDAR.
Wedi eu casglu a'u trefnu gan Y Parch W Griffiths (G ap Lleison) Ystradgynlais - Gyda darluniau gan Mr Llew Morgan. 1913. Project Gutenberg eBook. ~LINK~
WEBSITES
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WELSH NEWSPAPERS ONLINE - PAPURAU NEWYDD CYMRU ARLEIN
Searchable newspapers from 1804 - 1919. Complete Llais Llafur from 1914 - 1919. ~LINK~
WELSH JOURNALS ONLINE - CYLCHGRONAU CYMRU AR-LEIN
Searchable resource of around 50 journals pertaining to Wales. ~LINK~
PEOPLE'S COLLECTION WALES - CASGLIAD Y WERIN CYMRU
History, culture and traditions of Wales. Searchable resource. ~LINK~
THE WARGRAVES OF YSTRADGYNLAIS
Information about the fallen of WWI and WWII, memorials, cemeteries etc compiled by Val Trevallion. ~LINK~
YSTRADGYNLAIS - FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY - CYMDEITHAS HANES TEULUOEDD ~LINK~
Searchable newspapers from 1804 - 1919. Complete Llais Llafur from 1914 - 1919. ~LINK~
WELSH JOURNALS ONLINE - CYLCHGRONAU CYMRU AR-LEIN
Searchable resource of around 50 journals pertaining to Wales. ~LINK~
PEOPLE'S COLLECTION WALES - CASGLIAD Y WERIN CYMRU
History, culture and traditions of Wales. Searchable resource. ~LINK~
THE WARGRAVES OF YSTRADGYNLAIS
Information about the fallen of WWI and WWII, memorials, cemeteries etc compiled by Val Trevallion. ~LINK~
YSTRADGYNLAIS - FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY - CYMDEITHAS HANES TEULUOEDD ~LINK~