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"Suffering from a hopeless form of insanity." - Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum.
I have been given an original copy of the 'Twenty-Fifth Annual Report of the Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum, Bridgend – for the year 1889.' At the time of this report Angleton Asylum (now Glanrhyd)...
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St. Illtyd's Church, Newcastle Hill.
A view of St. Illtyd's Church, c.1910.St Illtyd's Church is a Grade II* listed building situated below Newcastle. It sits on the western bank of the river Ogmore and overlooks the town of Bridgend....
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Dr Richard Price: A Friend of Liberty.
It is WalesOnline's Welsh History Month and this year's theme is 'What has Wales given the world?'"That's the question asked by History Research Wales academics in Welsh History Month 2015 run by...
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The Facts and Fallacies of St. John's House
A view of St. John's House, c.1935 - photographed by Edward LoveluckSince my last post about this house, a lot of things have changed. More information has been collected, various feasibility studies...
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The Life of Sergt. Fred Rowlands
The only known photograph of Fred Rowlands (He is the tall man standing on the left)Those who have been following my blog since 2012 will know that my interest in the life of my great-great grandfather...
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A History of The Glamorgan Gazette
Caroline Street, c.1899.For over 100 years, The Glamorgan Gazette has been and continues to be a household name. After being given a few hundred original copies of the newspaper (dating 1946 - 1965) I...
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Welsh Customs & Eastertide Folklore.
Wales is known for it's 'weird and wonderful' customs and festivals. Most well known being The Mari Llwyd - Plygain - Hel Caennig - The Gorsedd of the Bards - Gŵyl Mabsant. This morning it dawned on my...
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"Previous attacks of insanity and inherited tendencies." - Glamorgan County...
A view of Angelton Asylum - 1898.As some of my readers know, last June I was given a copy of the 'Twenty-Fifth Annual Report of the Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum, Bridgend – for the year 1889'....
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"….Penbont a good market toun standing on Ogor." - The History of Bridgend...
"Bridgend, or so named of the site there of being butt on east side of the bridge upon Ogmore in that place. Within it is kept every Saturday a great market therein is sold corn (and) victuals, and...
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The Life of Miss Caroline Elizabeth Williams.
Photograph of Caroline Elizabeth Williams.Caroline Elizabeth Williams was the sister of Morgan Williams of Killay House, the sister of Arthur Williams MP for South Glamorgan and the niece of Walter...
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Who is Buried Here? - The Unitarian Chapel, Newcastle Hill.
Bridgend Unitarian Chapel, Newcastle Hill. Those who live in Bridgend will have walked passed this old chapel at least once in their lives.With it's smashed/boarded up windows and doors it is obvious...
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Who is Buried Here? - Tabernacle Independent Chapel, Elder Street.
The Tabernacle Chapel, Adare Street - Built in 1850.A few weeks ago, I was contacted by a lady enquiring about the history of the chapelyard in Elder Street. I have visited the site chapelyard quite a...
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Nos Calan Gaeaf - A Welsh Hallowe'en
Witches commonly associated with Halloween - via Wellcome Collection.Described as the weirdest of all the Teir Nos Ysbrydion, Nos Calan Gaeaf or as it is commonly known All Hallows Eve, was widely...
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Brynteg House: '...for the residence of a Gentleman of Fortune'.
A view of Brynteg House taken in 1923.While reading 'From a Fair Hill: Brynteg Comprehensive School'I became interested in 'Brynteg House'– the house that was demolished for Bridgend Boys Grammar...
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"This man's medicine will kill me.” - The Manslaughter of Susannah Thomas.
The Wyndham Arms, 1795.On the 26th of January 1839 an inquest into the death of Susannah Thomas, aged 22, took place at the Wyndham Arms Inn. The inquest was held before Lewis Rees Esq. The coroner,...
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Who is Buried Here? - Old Ruhamah Welsh Baptist Chapel.
Old Ruhamah Welsh Baptist Chapel Yard.Whilst walking up Newcastle Hill about six years ago, I spotted something. Climbing my way through a thick growth of weeds, rubbish and heroin needles, I...
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Who is Buried Here? - Dr. Robert Sloss Stewart.
The tipped gravestone of Dr. Robert Sloss Stewart.Hidden in the overgrown woodland next to Glanrhyd Hospital, lies the remains of the original Angelton Asylum Cemetery. Although hundreds of people are...
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Edwin Lott: Artist, Photographer and Cartoonist.
Children outside Broadlands House.Many of you will be familiar with the name Ernest Carver, the renowned portrait photographer based in Bridgend. Many of you may even have photographs taken by him.What...
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Behind the Folk Tale: The Maid of Cefn Ydfa.
The Ruins of Cefn Ydfa Farm HouseMany of you will have heard of the story of The Maid of Cefn Ydfa. It is a story that has been passed down and altered from generation to generation but who were the...
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Who is Buried Here? - Angelton Asylum Cemetery.
A view of the original Angelton Asylum Cemetery.Following my post about Dr. Robert Sloss Stewart, I have been researching the lives of the other nine gravestones that remain in the original Angelton...
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