Gilfach Goch

Cinema House

This memory is for my Pops, Mr Thomas Raymond Manley who has recently passed on.  We talked for hours about his time in Wales as a young boy.  He lived in Evanstown near Gilfach Goch and had very fond memories of visiting the picture house after school with his friends, it was 72 odd years ago! He also talked about how his mother would go to the soup kitchens as they were very poor.  Pops moved to Bedford when he was 10, like I said that was 72 years ago.  He went on to have the most amazing family but always loved to talk of his life in Wales.  He had lots of sisters and brothers, cannot remember all their names ...read more here
Contributed by becky manley

Pavillion

Does anyone remember the pavillion? Is it still there? I'm sure I had my first snog there!
Contributed by karen martin

Kati Prichard

Does any one know if you can still by the book of Gilfach Goch (Gilfach Goch in cameo)? Thanks, Alan Thomas.
Contributed by alan thomas

Father in-law

Hi there.  My father-in-law was born in Gilfach Goch but left when he was a child.  It was not long ago me and my husband took him back and he was quite shocked to see how much the place has changed.
The address he used to live at is no longer there, not even a road.  Anyway before we left Mr Raymond Cook (my father-in-law) wanted to know what Gilfach Goch is in English as he cannot remember.  Please help.  Thanks.
Contributed by Bobbie Cook

The Pavillion, The Welfare Park

The pavillion burned down some years ago, can't exactly remember when. I seem to recall it was vandalism.
Contributed by Kathy Priday

Fountain Row

My mother was born in Gilfach Goch, No 3 Fountain Row, family name was  Lewis and Blodwen Williams.   
I have been trying to find out where Fountain Row was as I've been up there and it's not there and I can't find it on any map.
Help is required please.
Contributed by Lewis Carter

white bridge

there is a white bridge in Glyn Ogwr but there was also one in Gilfach.It stretched from the bottom of the tip in Evanstown and straddled the river and came out on a path to High St,quite near to the police station.It also crossed the railway line from the Brittanic colliery
Contributed by john peek

football

Does anyone remember the Gilfach Panthers football.It would be great to hear from the members of the team as I have lived away from Gilfach for 40 years.
Contributed by john peek

Can Anyone Help?

Does anyone know the whereabouts of a Melvyn Winters, he was/is from Gilfach Goch and in the 1960s he had a relationship with Rita Sparkes resulting in a daughter.

We would love it if anyone knew of his whereabouts as his daughter Wendy would love him to get in touch!

The only other information we have is his father's name was William Winters and he had a younger sister and 3 older brothers.

If anyone has any information please email jamiedjuk@yahoo.co.uk

Once again thanks for any assistance.
Contributed by james hornsey

Griffs shop, I think that is what it was called it's still there

I can remember the fan, what a noise, you get used to it. Also the racket the trams made on the way up the mountain. The shop I refer to is at the top end of the valley, they had someone who belongs to them live in an end house that's still there, this person I can recall used to sell cockles. Also when the pit was going I used to be afraid of the compresser which you could feel and the noise of the steam engines. Most of my father's relations are from Gilfach,  families' names WHITE AND SAMUELS.
Contributed by Anthony White

white bridge

Where was the White Bridge in Gilfach Goch? Any comments or information gratefully received.
Jim
Contributed by jim fell

Skating around the Pavillion.

Wow, this brings back some memories! My friends and myself used to love to roller skate around the Pavillion and take a rest by the clock tower as kids, 24 years ago!, now I feel old!!!
Contributed by Kathy Priday

the purnells

This is the road my mum lived in in Gilfach-she is Cynthia Purnell
Contributed by Judith Friend