Allt-Yr-Yn

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Malpas church in Wales

Hi everyone, my name is Susan Richards. I used to live in Graig Park Road. I was wondering can anyone remember or have any photos of the old school, I woud love to get a copy of it, or can anyone remember me, I would love them to get in touch. Many thanks. Susan.
A memory of Malpas contributed by susan chivers

Ancestors

James and Charlotte Brooker and son Harry (born 18.09.1869).
Anyone know them or where they lived?
A memory of Llantarnam contributed by susan rogers

Happy days

I was born in a house on, and have lived in, Channel view for my entire life. I now live in a house built to the left of the garages in the forground. as a kid I played behind those garages and made den's with my mates and sailed down and sunk in the canal this pic is taken from on home made rafts.
A memory of Risca contributed by Martin Blandford

Channel View

I've seen this photo in several places and it's always captioned as being 1965 - it's got to be before that because I lived in Channel View from 1960 to 63 just below those garages on the right of the photo - and in this photo the building hasn't even started.

I can remember playing behind those garages - even creating a little "graveyard" there for my deceased pet white mice. There's a path up to the canal from behind the garages (which is where this photo is taken from) and there was a great tree-swing with a death defying drop if you swung all the way out from the bank - I imagine there were quite a few injuries, ...read more here
A memory of Risca contributed by Terry Evans