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Title: Old Aberbeeg & Llanhilleth in Photographs -
         
Volume 1

Author: Bill Pritchard

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ISBN: 0 951218 15 8

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A photographic account of the former industrialized townships of Aberbeeg and
Llanhilleth in the western valleys of Gwent.

 

 

Title: Old Aberbeeg & Llanhilleth in Photographs -
         
Volume 2

Author: Bill Pritchard

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ISBN: 1 874538 35 2

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A further selection of photographs examining past industrial and cultural activities of these Welsh towns.

 

 

Title: Look Back at Old Aberbeeg & Llanhilleth -
        Volume 1

Authors: Ray Morris & Malcolm Thomas

Price £12.95

ISBN: 1 874538 97 2

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

A most detailed book containing more than 200 previously un-published photographs spanning a century of local history.

 

 

Title: Old Abercarn Urban District

Author: David Taylor

Price £14.95

ISBN: 1 874538 57 3

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

 

 

The towns of Pantside, Crumlin, Newbridge and Abercarn historically recorded in a collection of more than 200 photographs.

 

 

Title: Remember Abergavenny

Author: Louis Bannon

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ISBN: 1 874538 75 1

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Described as "The Gateway to Wales", the town has a 1000 - year history, whilst this book deals with the 19th and 20th centuries.

 

 

Title: Pictorial Memories of Old Abersychan

Authors: Bryan Roden & Malcolm Thomas    

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ISBN: 1 874538 52 2

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An engrossing collection of photographs depict this area in Gwent's eastern valley and the most comprehensive book yet published.

 

 

Title: Look Back at Old Abertillery -
         
Volume 1

Authors: Malcolm Thomas & Ray Morris

Price

ISBN: 1 874538 37 9

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Once a 'heavyweight' of the industrial towns of South Wales, Abertillery is illustrated to the full with the help of over 200 photographs.

 

 

Title: Look Back at Old Abertillery -
         
Volume 2

Author: Malcolm Thomas

Price £13.95

ISBN: 1 874538 88 3

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

 

 

A most acceptable sequel to Volume One that includes another large collection of photographs and historical facts.

 

 

Title: Every Mother's Nightmare
        - Abertillery in Mourning

Author: Neil Milkins

Price £10.95

ISBN: 978-1-905967-11-7

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.85

 

 


The true story of the horrific murders of two young girls in the 1920s,
a crime that is still discussed to this very day.
112 pages with many previously unpublished scenes of Abertillery.
 

 

Title: Annie's Story -
        Memories of life in Garndiffaith

Author: Annie (Nancy) Harris-Grinnell

Price £6.95

ISBN: 1 874538 63 8

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.40

 

A short illustrated autobiography by a resident of the village of Garndiffaith near Pontypool in Gwent.

 

 

Title: The Aneurin Bevan Inheritance                     

Author: Gareth Jones

Price £20.00

ISBN: 1 874538 17 4

Postage & Packing (UK): £3.10

 

 

Graphic details of the formation of a free health service in early Monmouthshire constitute this book - the aspiration of Aneurin Bevan.

 

 

Title: The History of Bargoed & Gilfach -
         Volume 1

Author: Paul James

Price £13.95

ISBN: 1 874538 31 X

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

The town of Bargoed in the Rhymney Valley of South Wales with a long industrial
 history receives close photographic attention."

 

 

Title: The History of Bargoed & Gilfach -
         Volume 2

Author: Paul James

Price £13.95

ISBN: 1 874538 07 7

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

A further collection of over 200 quality photographs and narratives portray the valley town and its people.

 

 

Title: The History of Bargoed & Gilfach -
         Volume 3

Author: Paul James

Price £12.95

ISBN: 1 874538 64 6

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

 

The trilogy is completed with this publication which also includes the nearby town of Aberbargoed.

 

 

Title: Look Back at Old Bedwas and Trethomas -
        Volume 1

Authors: Derrick Jones, Tony Jukes and Gordon Maslen

Price £14.95

ISBN: 978-1-905967-05-6

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

 

Bedwas and Trethomas, separately, have a wealth of history; together they
have an abundance all of which is displayed to the full in this book.

 

 

Title: Blackwood Yesterday -
      
  Book 1

Author: Ewart Smith

Price £13.95

ISBN: 0 9512181 6 6

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

The busy and important town of Blackwood and its neighbouring villages in the Sirhowy Valley as seen in 120 pages of photographs.

 

 

Title: Blackwood Yesterday -
      
  Book 2

Author: Ewart Smith

Price £13.95

ISBN: 1 874538 65 4

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

This second volume continues with a further large collection of photographs and
historical data.

 

 

Title: Blackwood Yesterday -
      
  Book 3

Author: Ewart Smith

Price £12.95

ISBN: 1 874538 76 X

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

The third volume provides even more previously unpublished material from this part of South Wales.

 

 

Title: Blackwood Yesterday -
      
  Book 4

Author: Ewart Smith

Price £13.95

ISBN: 1 874538 29 8

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Yet again the author has provided a wealth of photographic and historical material to continue the series.

 

 

Title: Blackwood Yesterday -
      
  Book 5

Author: Ewart Smith

Price £13.95

ISBN: 1 874538 28 X

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Ewart Smith's fifth book in this particular series makes an essential addition to the collection of works on the Blackwood area.

 

 

Title: Blaenavon Through the Years -
        Volume 1

Authors: John Lewis & Malcolm Thomas

Price £14.95

ISBN: 0 9512181 0 7

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Blaenavon, the Welsh town with its great industrial background is explored in this book which contains more than 250 photographs.

 

 

Title: Blaenavon Through the Years -
        Volume 2

Authors: Malcolm Thomas & John Lewis

Price £14.95

ISBN: 0 9512181 3 1

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Volume Two in this series gives even more insight into the the town's rich past with
the help of another large collection of material.

 

 

Title: Blaenavon Through the Years -
        Volume 3

Authors: Malcolm Thomas & John Lewis

Price £14.95

ISBN: 1 874538 10 7

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Since the granting of World Heritage Status, Blaenavon's history is to be further appreciated with this essential third volume.

 

 

Title: Brynmawr, Beaufort & Blaina -
        Volume 1

Author: Malcolm Thomas

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ISBN: 1 874538 15 8

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Appealing to all generations, this book provides a comprehensive illustrated study of these neighbouring towns of northern Gwent.

 

 

Title: Brynmawr, Beaufort & Blaina -
        Volume 2

Author: Malcolm Thomas

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ISBN: 1 874538 26 3

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The second volume continues the historical insight into the district with a prolific collection of photographs and information.

 

 

Title: Look Back at Old Brynmawr

Author: Malcolm Thomas

Price £13.95

ISBN: 1 874538 23 9

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Brynmawr, Beaufort and the associated villages of Clydach and Llanelly Hill as seen through a splendid collection of photographs.

 

 

Title: Look Back at Old Blaina & Nantyglo

Author: Malcolm Thomas

Price £13.95

ISBN: 1 874538 21 2

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Photographic history of the Welsh industrial towns of Blaina and Nantyglo in Gwent.

 

 

Title: Caerleon 'Scenes Past'

Author: Norman Stevens

Price £13.95

ISBN: 1 874538 71 9

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

The Gwent town of Caerleon with its ancient Roman remains receives a most
interesting photographic tour through the ages.

 

 

Title: Caerleon 'Scenes Recalled'

Author: Norman Stevens

Price £12.95

ISBN: 1 874538 14 X

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Further exploration of Caerleon and its people with a wide range of subjects and illustrations to interest everyone.

 

 

Title: Caerleon 'Scenes Changing'

Author: Norman Stevens

Price £12.95

ISBN: 1 874538 18 2

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

The author's third contribution to the preservation of the town's heritage which is recorded in fine detail as in the previous volumes.

 

 

Title: Caerleon 'Scenes Saved'

Author: Norman Stevens

Price £14.95

ISBN: 978-1-905967-04-9

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

 

Yet even further history of this ancient Roman town is superbly portrayed
by this well known local author.

 

 

Title: Caldicot and the Villages of the Moor

Author: Malcolm D. Jones

Price £14.95

ISBN: 1 874538 50 6

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

 

 

More than 200 photographs are used to portray Caldicot and its satellite villages in this delightful part of south east Wales.

 

 

Title: Caldicot and the Villages of the Moor -
        Volume 2

Author: Richard D. Jones

Price £14.95

ISBN: 978-1-905967-08-X

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

 

This publication which is a perfect companion to Volume 1 contains a completely
new collection of photographs and historical facts concerning this part of
the county of Monmouthshire.

 

 

Title: Collieries of the Sirhowy Valley

Author: Rayner Rosser

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ISBN: 1 874538 01 8

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The once-rich coal mining valley leading from Tredegar to Risca is brought back to life with this pictorial history spanning 100 years.

 

 

Title: A Community Underground in the
        Celynen North and Graig Fawr Collieries

Author: Colin Spencer

Price £9.95

ISBN: Not recorded

Postage & Packing (UK):  £1.45

 

 

This book contains a collection of photographs and plans interleaved with stories
and facts which has been compiled as a tribute to the mining community
of these two former collieries in the western valley of Gwent, South Wales.

 

 

Title: Crumlin to Pontymister - Places of Worship
        A Sketchbook History

Author: Brian Collins

Price £14.95

ISBN: 1 874538 83 2

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

A potted and illustrated history of 51 different places of worship in the western valley
of Gwent.

 

 

Title: Crumlin to Pontymister - Then and Now

Authors: Brian Collins & Terry Powell

Price £14.95

ISBN: 1 874538 03 4

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

The Western Valley of Gwent and a century of some remarkable changes all recorded
in this highly recommended publication.

 

 

Title: Crumlin to Pontymister - Over the Years

Author: Brian Collins

Price £14.95

ISBN: 978-1-905967-06-3

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Local historian Brian Collins provides a further collection of photographs and
historical information concerning the Gwent valley that lies between Crumlin
and Pontymister.

 

 

Title: A Picture Book of Cwm -
        Volume 1

Author: Margaret Blackwell

Price

ISBN: 1 874538 66 2

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Just a mile or two from the Welsh former steelmaking town of Ebbw Vale, the village
of Cwm is given comprehensive attention.

 

 

Title: A Picture Book of Cwm -
        Volume 2

Author: Margaret Blackwell

Price £12.95

ISBN: 1 874538 92 1

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Close on the heels of its predecessor, this second volume provides further awareness
of an important past.

 

 

Title: Cwmbran - Volume 1

Authors: Dr Gareth D John & Graham H Lawrence

Price £14.95

ISBN: 978-1-905967-03-9

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Cwmbran is a town that has grown out of all recognition during the past 100 years.
Its history is rich and the authors have left no stone unturned in recording this
for all to enjoy.

 

 

Title: Heritage - A History of Ebbw Vale
        Volume 2

Author: Keith Thomas

Price £11.95

ISBN: 1 874538 43 3

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.65

 

128 pages that include a collection of photographs and historical research of this
former steelmaking town.

 

 

Title: A History of Ebbw Vale

Author: Arthur Gray-Jones

Price £9.95

ISBN: 1 897915 00 4

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.75

 

More than 200 years of industrial wealth was once enjoyed by this valley town,
much of which is recorded in this splendid compilation of 270 pages

 

 

Title: The Flavour of Islwyn Remembered

Author: Kay Jenkins

Price £7.95

ISBN: 1 874538 06 9

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.45

 

An integration of the history of the former Gwent Borough of Islwyn and a collection
of local culinary recipes particular to Wales.

 

 

Title: A History of Fochriw -
        Volume 1

Author: Peter Price

Price £10.95

ISBN: 1 874538 11 5

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

High on the hills overlooking the Rhymney Valley in South Wales, the former mining
village of Fochriw is captured in 200 photographs.

 

 

Title: A History of Fochriw -
        Volume 2

Author: Peter Price

Price £10.95

ISBN: 1 874538 56 5

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Further study of the area with even more photographs is presented in this second
volume including some nearby villages since gone.

 

 

Title: Folklore of Blaenau Gwent

Author: Blaenau Gwent Borough Council

Price 99p

ISBN: 1 874538 85 9

Postage & Packing (UK): £0.50

 

Whilst some might 'scoff' at fairy stories and old wives tales, this booklet reveals interesting legends handed down over the years.

 

 

Title: Old Gelligaer -
        Volume 1

Authors: Maldwyn Griffiths & Richard Herold

Price £12.95

ISBN: 1 874538 79 4

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Further parts of the Rhymney Valley with its extensive history are explored in
this volume that looks at the district of Gelligaer.

 

 

Title: Glimpes of Gwent -
        Book 1

Author: Gareth D John

Price £9.95

ISBN: 1 874538 12 3

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.65

 

The county of Gwent with its extensive history is a haven for the visitor and indweller, the book being full of facts and photographs.

 

 

Title: Glimpes of Gwent -
        Book 2

Author: Gareth D John

Price £10.95

ISBN: 1 874538 34 4

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.65

 

A second collection of narratives and illustrations that will be greatly appreciated by those who live in or visit this part of Wales.

 

 

Title: Glimpes of Gwent -
        Book 3

Author: Gareth D John

Price £10.95

ISBN: 1 874538 94 8

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.65

 

Book Three continues in the same vein confirming that history and interest in the
 county is voluminous and inexhaustive.

 

 

Title: A Gwent Miscellany

Author: Gareth D John

Price £11.95

ISBN: 1 874538 78 6

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.65

 

A further detailed exploration of the County of Gwent and all it has to offer with topics and photographs in abundance.

 

 

Title: A Historical Tour of Mynyddislwyn Mountain

Author: Len Burland

Price £15.00

ISBN: 1 874538 84 0

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.50

 

An upland area in north-west Gwent, Mynyddislwyn enjoys 4,000 years of history and is superbly recorded in this 370-page book.

 

 

Title: My Whole World -
        Penmaenmawr, North Wales

Author: Anne Forrest

Price £9.95

ISBN: 1 874538 19 0

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.20

 

A rich portrayal of life in beautiful Penmaenmawr, North Wales with over
200 photographs to savour makes this book a best seller.

 

 

Title: The Place Names of Eastern Gwent

Authors: Graham Osborne & Graham Hobbs

Price £7.50

ISBN: 1 874538 91 3

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.60

 

Intensive research by the authors has delivered this work, tracing the origins of the names given to many towns and villages in Gwent.

 

 

Title: The Place Names of Western Gwent

Authors: Graham Osborne & Graham Hobbs

Price £7.95

ISBN: 1 874538 59 X

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.60

 

Further research by the same authors has produced this companion volume exploring the western parts of the county and their names.

 

 

Title: Pictorial Memories of Old Pontypool -
        Volume 1

Author: Bryan Roden

Price £13.95

ISBN: 1 874538 86 7

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

The expansive district of Pontypool is given unrivalled photographic attention in this volume with all the favourite subjects depicted.

 

 

Title: Pictorial Memories of Old Pontypool -
        Volume 2

Author: Bryan Roden

Price £13.95

ISBN: 1 874538 04 2

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Pontypool and its surrounding communities are paid a further visit with over 200 captivating photographs and pieces of information.

 

 

Title: Pictorial Memories of Old Pontypool -
        Volume 3

Author: Bryan Roden

Price

ISBN: 1 874538 38 7

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The third and final in this series draws on the author's private collection of photographs which are a joy to study.

 

 

Title: Remember When - Memories of Yesteryear

Author: Iris Roderick Thomas

Price £6.50

ISBN: 1 874538 20 4

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.50

 

A book containing a fascinating collection of memoirs from local inhabitants of Merthyr Tydfil and their experiences of days gone by.

 

 

Title: A Portrait of Rhymney -
        Volume 1

Author: Marion Evans

Price

ISBN: 1 874538 40 9

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A total of 238 illustrations and informative text relate the history of the town that
heads the Rhymney Valley in South Wales.

 

 

Title: A Portrait of Rhymney -
        Volume 2

Author: Marion Evans

Price £10.95

ISBN: 1 874538 70 0

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Again, the engaging and far-reaching record of events in this once-powerful valley
town comes under close scrutiny by Marion Evans.

 

 

Title: A Portrait of Rhymney -
        Volume 3

Author: Marion Evans

Price £10.95

ISBN: 1 874538 41 7

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

The author has unearthed even more historical data and thought-rendering photographs to illustrate the history of Rhymney.

 

 

Title: A Portrait of Rhymney -
        Volume 4

Author: Marion Evans

Price £10.95

ISBN: 1 874538 02 6

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Probably the last in the present series, the town and its surrounding villages receive a visit with the help of over 200 photographs.

 

 

Title: The History of Andrew Buchan's Rhymney Brewery

Author: Marion Evans

Price £14.95

ISBN: 978-1-905967-07-0

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

Particularly noted for its iron industry in earlier years, Rhymney was also the home
of one of Wales' greatest breweries, the story of which is written and portrayed
in fine detail.

 

 

Title: The Royal Gwent & St Woolos Hospital

Author: Brian Peeling

Price £19.95

ISBN: 1 874538 08 5

Postage & Packing (UK): £3.45

 

More than a century of health care provided by the Royal Gwent and St. Woolos Hospitals Newport is recorded here in prolific detail.

 

 

Title: Senghenydd - A Brave Community

Author: J. Basil Phillips

Price

ISBN: 1 874538 69 7

Postage & Packing (UK): £

 

CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT

 

A written and photographic account of the early years of this Welsh village leading to one of the greatest colliery disasters of all time.

 

 

Title: The District of Sennybridge -
        Volume 1

Author: Gareth Jones

Price £14.95

ISBN: 1 874538 51 4

Postage & Packing (UK): £3.10

 

Placed firmly in the heart of rural Breconshire, the district is given the closest examination yet published with a wealth of information.

 

 

Title: The District of Sennybridge -
        Volume 2

Author: Gareth Jones

Price £14.95

ISBN: 1 874538 87 5

Postage & Packing (UK): £3.10

 

A sequel that has been produced 'by popular demand' and the author has left no stone unturned with fine photographic content.

 

 

Title: The Sirhowy Valley As It Was and As It Is -
        Volume 1

Author: Ewart Smith

Price £9.95

ISBN: 1 874538 13 1

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.60

 

The book contains a fascinating collection of photographs from this Gwent valley demonstrating a century of environmental change.

 

 

Title: 'Something Must Be Done' -
        South Wales v Whitehall 1921-1951

Author: Ted Rowlands M.P.

Price £14.99

ISBN: 0 9539376 1 5

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

 

 

The darkest days of the 1930s Depression and the aftermath felt in South Wales
superbly documented by former M.P. Ted Rowlands.

 

 

Title: Talgarth - Jewel of the Black Mountains            
        Volume 1

Author: Roger G. Williams

Price £8.95

ISBN: 1 874538 60 3

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.65

 

Once the home of important medical institutions, Talgarth in the heart of the Black Mountains is historically photographed in this book.

 

 

Title: Talgarth - Jewel of the Black Mountains            
        Volume 2

Author: Roger G. Williams

Price £8.95

ISBN: 1 874538 36 0

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.65

 

A further excellent collection of photographs has been assembled to make this
companion volume recording Talgarth's long history.

 

 

Title: A Look at Old Tredegar in Photographs -
        Volume 2

Author: Philip Prosser

Price

ISBN: 1 874538 81 6

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The photographic and written history of this South Wales town continues with yet another wide collection of photographic material.

 

 

Title: 'Clearly The Best'
        A History of Webbs Brewery, Aberbeeg

Author: Ray Morris

Price

ISBN: 1 874538 46 8

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Aberbeeg, now a mere resting place in the Ebbw Valley was the home of a
150 year-old brewing industry fully explained in this book.

 

 

Title: Old Ystrad Mynach  -
        Volume 1

Authors: Maldwyn Griffiths & Richard Herold

Price £14.95

ISBN: 1 874538 39 5

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

The mid Glamorgan townships of Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed and Maesycwmmer are
seen in detail, full of facts and photographs.

 

 

Title: Old Ystrad Mynach  -
        Volume 2

Authors: Maldwyn Griffiths & Richard Herold

Price £13.95

ISBN: 1 874538 33 6

Postage & Packing (UK): £2.05

 

By 'popular demand' this second volume in the series has been produced by the
same authors with all the usual expertise.

 

 

Title: The History of Ystrad Mynach Boys and Girls Club -
        1936-2006

Authors: Maldwyn Griffiths & Richard Herold

Price £9.95

ISBN: 1 874538 98 0

Postage & Packing (UK): £1.65

 

The 70 year history of one of South Wales' most successful Boys and Girls Clubs is recorded in illustrated detail.

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Updated By Alison Owen - 13th May 2008