Archive - Louvain Rees | HelloHistoria

'Victory in Europe Day' | Bridgend

As we approach the 80th anniversary of ‘Victory in Europe Day’, I wanted to explore how the people of Bridgend celebrated the end of the conflict in…

May 4 •

Louvain Rees | hellohistoria

March 2025

Stealing Coal | Louisa Harrison

Following my blogpost on Bridgend Petty Sessions, I wanted to explore the case of Louisa Harrison, who was charged with stealing coal in 1843.

Mar 24 •

Louvain Rees | hellohistoria

Archive Musings | Bridgend Petty Sessions

The first in a series of blogposts about the interesting things I stumble upon during my visits to Glamorgan Archives.

Mar 23 •

Louvain Rees | hellohistoria

November 2024

"Wanders aimlessly about the house.” | Gunner Charles Hailstone

In this blogpost, I explore the life of one of the hundreds of First World War service patients who passed through the wards of Glamorgan County Lunatic…

Nov 5, 2024 •

Louvain Rees | hellohistoria

September 2024

Bridgend & The Welsh Women’s Peace Petition.

"These women had lived through the horrors of the First World War and had lost loved ones. They signed the petition in the hopes that it would never…

Sep 1, 2024 •

Louvain Rees | hellohistoria

May 2024

The Travelling Watchmaker | Leander Beha

In this article, I explore the life of a German man who became one of Bridgend’s most beloved Watchmakers and was responsible for its most famous…

May 30, 2024 •

Louvain Rees | hellohistoria

"...died the finest death a man can die." | Sgt Fred Rowlands

The story of my great-great-grandfather who was killed at the Battle of Mametz Wood.

May 29, 2024 •

Louvain Rees | hellohistoria

"A Clever Bridgend Artist and Cartoonist." | Edwin Lott

During the 19th century, the Lott family were well-known in Bridgend for their artistic abilities. This blogpost focuses on Edwin Lott - one of the…

May 29, 2024 •

Louvain Rees | hellohistoria

April 2024

Myths & Misconceptions | Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum

In this blogpost I attempt to debunk the myths and misconceptions of life in Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum.

Apr 18, 2024 •

Louvain Rees | hellohistoria

March 2024

A Liberal Townsman | Daniel Herbert Lloyd

In October 1941, Bridgend-born Sub-Lt Brian Lloyd was killed on a special mission from HMS Urge.

Mar 30, 2024 •

Louvain Rees | hellohistoria

February 2024

"...a castellated hunting lodge." | Dunraven Castle.

A brief history of Dunraven Castle.

Feb 16, 2024 •

Louvain Rees | hellohistoria

"It is pretty populous, tolerably well-built and is daily improving." | Bridgend in 1791.

I recently stumbled across a copy of 'The Universal British Directory, 1791'.

Feb 15, 2024 •

Louvain Rees | hellohistoria

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