Roath Local History Society
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Our area of interest is the old Parish of Roath which also included Splott, Adamsdown, Tremorfa, Penylan and part of Cathays.
Roath, Cardiff, Wales
Joined October 2019
We've been asked where Samuel Arthur Brain lived on Newport Rd. In 1881 he lived in Roxburgh Villa, Roath Rd (later renamed Newport Rd). The house was 3 houses along from the corner of Partrige Rd towards Elm St i.e. 161 Newport Rd. Where he tohught up the recipe for Brains SA?
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The grave of Samuel Arthur Brain at St Augustine Church, Penarth. Strong links with Roath. The family lived on Newport Road and the brewery had a bottling plant in Adamsdown, now the Brewery Park.
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Our October Newsletter is now available (link on our homepage) and contains the following interesting articles:- The Birth of Ilton Road – by Martyn Swain Confessions, Opinions and Autographs of my Friends: the Story of an Autograph Album owned by Alice Tovey – by Dorcas Frazer
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Our September Newsletter is now available online (link on our homepage) and contains the following interesting article : Solomon Andrews and Donald Trump’s “Art of The Deal” by Liam Affley.
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A reminder of our talk this evening: The Welsh Drovers by Mark Davis
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Irene Steer First female Welsh Olympic Gold Medalist. Purple plaque unveiled today.
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Our lecture programme for the upcoming season has now been published and is available on the Programme tab our website. Now is a great time to consider joining Roath Local History Society and benefit by attening all the lectures and next year’s summer visit programme.
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Comet Street Mission was a two-storey building between Comet St and Eclipse St. Opened in 1860 with a seating capacity of 150. Building dDemolished after being bombed in WWII. The access to the Mission Hall can still be seen on Comet Street to this day.
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Our August Newsletter is now available online and contains the following interesting article: Ilton Road and the Opthalmological Pioneer – Sir James William Tudor Thomas – By Martyn Swain https://t.co/pPy2Jcmfyu
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A smashing new piece of street art by ArtSiân and John Wood has appeared at the top of Mefeking Road. It has been added it to the Roath Local History Society Street Art web page at: https://t.co/0VcTbbwMKa
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The latest pub added to our Pubs and Clubs webpage is the Roath Cottage. https://t.co/QzM4SwG3l7
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Our latest blog post Military Trunk found in Coffee #1, Wellfield Road comes from an enquiry we received. Do we know anything about a military trunk on display in a local café? Well, we didn’t, but it led to a fascinating story.
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There is a military trunk on display upstairs in Coffee #1 in Wellfield Road, Cardiff that belonged to Captain B M Dunn. The MC after his name indicated he had won the military cross for bravery. T…
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Our July Newsletter is now available online (link on our homepage) and contains the following interesting articles: - Virtual Blue Plaque Walk in Barry – Part 2 - City Road Centenary revisited - Were you there? If so, what were your memories?
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