Llanwrtyd Wells

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My early days around Llanwrtyd Wells.

I arrived in Llanwrtyd Wells around 1947. I was 9 years old. My father Douglas Gimson had come on before us in 1946 to work in the Cambrian Factory as he was a disabled ex-Prisoner of War. I arrived with my mother Eileen and young brother Ronald. We had travelled up from the Rhondda Valley in the back of a vehicle with bits of furniture and belongings. The difference then between the Valleys and Llanwrtyd Wells was out of this world, the area around Llanwrtyd being so beautiful and clean I just thought I was on another planet. Dad had found and prepared a derelect terraced house for us about a mile or so outside Llanwrtyd in a place called Irfona. ...read more here
Contributed by ifor gimson

My early days around Llanwrtyd Wells.

I arrived in Llanwrtyd Wells around 1947. I was 9 years old. My father Douglas Gimson had come on before us in 1946 to work in the Cambrian Factory as he was a disabled ex-Prisoner of War. I arrived with my mother Eileen and young brother Ronald. We had travelled up from the Rhondda Valley in the back of a vehicle with bits of furniture and belongings. The difference then between the Valleys and Llanwrtyd Wells was out of this world, the area around Llanwrtyd being so beautiful and clean I just thought I was on another planet. Dad had found and prepared a derelect terraced house for us about a mile or so outside Llanwrtyd in a place called Irfona. ...read more here
A memory of Llanwrtyd Wells contributed by ifor gimson

Four Children

First Nine years of my life in this little village. Four Children in all lived here, my Brother and I .the Ministers Son, and the small girl in the shop.
The Village has not changed much over the 50 years since I left.
Most of the old people have died now . Gosen Chapel Where I went to Sunday School still stands, And my Parents are interned there.
Happy days at home in LLyngwesion long hot summer days and dark winters
(no street lights) fond memories
A memory of Cefn Gorwydd contributed by rob price

Irfon stores

My uncle Kenneth? Daft ran Irfon stores in the village in 1940s/1950s. I am trying to trace his children or further details of him. Can anybody help?
A memory of Llangammarch Wells contributed by gwyn cardwell