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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…
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"...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.
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"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…
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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.
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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.
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February 2024

"...a castellated hunting lodge." | Dunraven Castle.
A brief history of Dunraven Castle.
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"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'.
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December 2023

A Friend of Liberty | Rev Dr Richard Price
Richard Price was born at Tynton, Llangenior on the 23rd of February 1723.
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Three Bridges of Bridgend.
By the start of the 1400s, the ford that was once the only crossing that connected the two hamlets of Nolton and Newcastle had become inadequate.
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"….Penbont a good market toun standing on Ogor." | Bridgend Market
"Bridgend, or so named of the site thereof being butt on the east side of the bridge upon Ogmore in that place.
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A Radical Woman | 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…
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