Dear Angela
I assume that, when you refer to Tredegar house, you must mean Bedwellty
House in Tredegar Park which once belonged to Lord Tredegar. I remember
well that in the room on the right-hand side as you entered, there were lots
of photographs, one of which was concerned with Burma, but this focused on
an action fought at a hill subsequently named Tredegar Hill during the
Second World War. Some of the soldiers were Tredegar members of the South
Wales Borderers. The house has now, I believe, become a private old
people's home, and what has happened to the splendid collection of old
photographs, I do not know.
I and my family attended St James' church in the 1950s, and the name Lena
Davies rings a distant bell, but I can't fill out any detail. It should be
easy to get an address by getting hold of a death certificate which the
Register Office in Tredegar can probably supply. I have always found them
very helpful.
Best wishes
Alan B Lloyd
----- Original Message -----
From: "HELEN RILEY" <helen.riley67(a)btinternet.com>
To: <blaenaugwent(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [BLAENAUGWENT] Chapel/Church Poplar Road Tredegar,and photos in
Tredegar House
Hi Angela,
The church in Poplar Road Tredegar is St James' Church (Church of Wales) -
it is where I was married. There is another chapel also, but I cannot
remember the name of that one, sorry. Perhaps another lister could help?
Helen
--- On Sat, 8/11/08, Angela <angelapdavies(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
From: Angela <angelapdavies(a)tiscali.co.uk>
Subject: [BLAENAUGWENT] Chapel/Church Poplar Road Tredegar, and photos in
Tredegar House
To: BlaenauGwent(a)rootsweb.com
Date: Saturday, 8 November, 2008, 6:51 PM
Hi Listers
Does anyone on the list know what Chapel or Church there is or was on
Poplar
Road in Tredegar please?
My grandmother and 2 of her sisters went there when they were adults.
I know my grandmother was involved in Church/Chapel groups, and often
volunteered for various things.
My grandmother was in fact a Church/Chapel person her whole life. She was
born
in Tredegar in 1900 and died in 1970, her name was
LENA DAVIES nee WRIGHT. (Ring any bells for anyone?)
There was a framed photo of her on a wall in Tredegar house. I think it
had
something to do with Burma, but I'm not sure.
Does anyone know if the old framed photos are still there?
Any help or guidance appreciated
Regards
Angela
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