Mountain Ash

Mountain Ash remembered between 1970 and 2008

Now as a baby of the swinging sixties (1966 to be exact) we didn't see the Beatles or Elvis Presley but we did have the lads coming home from the local pubs singing their hearts out. The pubs included The Mount Pleasant (still alive), The Baileys (alive), The Park Hotel (deceased), The Lee (burnt Down) and the Osbourne (alive) to name a few and the Con Club (Ceiber (alive) and Mount (now gone), Ceiber Legion, The Nixons and The Workmans. The so called posher pubs in the Mount where us ceiber boys were either not welcome or who were barred from anyway such as the Mountain Ash Inn, The New Inn and the Aberdare Hotel (or Aber as it ...read more here
Contributed by Clive Francis

Mountain Ash

My mom would talk about Mountain Ash, she was born in Quakers Yard in 1929,
my nan, she was born in Llanrug in 1904, name was Griffiths, later she became Mrs Jackson and lived at 3 Field St. I am so sorry that I can't find any of my Welsh family, I know there are some left with the surname of Thomas, and more with the name of Evans, and I remember the name Treharris, I used to go and visit my Auntie Annie and Uncle Steve there, it was a real nice place.
Contributed by june wood

mountain ash comprehensive school (grammer school)

I remember what a facinating old house Duffryn House was.  As a teenage girl I remember having lessons in very ornate rooms decorated with wooden panelling and beautiful ceilings. The fireplaces were typical of those you would find in grand manor houses and castles. The grounds were vast and kept in very good order. I remember the science teacher telling us ghost stories in the science lab which was situated in the back of the building. There was a big heavy door entering one of the rooms where the Lord of Aberdare entertained with lavish balls. The door was aparently from an actual castle. I have very fond memories of the school.
Contributed by sharon hawkins

Duffryn House

I can remember having lessons in Duffryn House, top floor. The walls and stairways were amazing, thick handrails curving from top to bottom. An amazing building which in my opinion should have been listed.
Dai Boyce,
MACS 1981 -1985
Contributed by dai boyce

Mountain ash Town Hall

My nan and grandfathey lived in the house directly opposite the Town hall. There was just two houses there, one of which become Lee's Hairdressers in the later years.
Contributed by sheila watts

Playing Fields

My name is Martin Flower. I lived in 21 Bailey St. The field at the back of our house is where I would spend most of the day. There was a crowd of us and we would make Dutch arrows, yes you cannot use them today. If you could see forty arrows in the air it was some sight. And when there was a flood Nieno's cafe lost all his stock. The grown ups would be in the water getting fags, tobacco and any beer barrels that were from the Baileys Arm. The treat in the summer would be loading a pram with bread, butter, cups and jam, bats, football, and then it was a long walk over the cwm where ...read more here
Contributed by martin flower