MILITARY ACTIVITIES

This section deals with military related events, as they effected the village, prior to, and during, the First and Second World Wars. Military installations at Fochriw, Penybanc, Cwm Bargoed and Bedlinog are touched upon, especially the Fuel Depot No219, Infantry Training Camp and Bridging Camp that were located on the site of Fochriw Colliery during and after WWII.

INVENTORS

This is an account of the work of Henry Rees Davies, my great-granduncle, on his patented improvements to safety devices on miners’ safety lamps and on his invention of what may have been the world’s first intrinsically safe (sparkless) electrical signaling relay for use in coal mines.

VILLAGERS

This section covers articles written about notable people in the village

ADVERTISEMENTS

Examples of old adverts, which would not be allowed today, are provided in this section

HEALTH

Details of ravages of contagious diseases which led to the establishment of a “temporary” isolation hospital at Penybanc that remained open for 25 years and some birth and death statistics are provided in this section

GENERAL INTEREST

This topic covers subjects that are not included in the fore-going headings

CONTACT

This section provides details of the contact email address to which reader’s comments should be sent. It also contains details of updates.