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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Topic started by: little meg on Friday 14 September 07 06:20 BST (UK)
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Has anyone ever heard of an area known as 'Monkey's Tump' or something similar.
I believe it may have been a place in the Rhodda Valley.
A distant cousin stated that a photo we have was taken there.
Would love to know where it was and the history behind the naming of the place.
Margaret
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Hi Margaret!
It appears to be a hill in Wales!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4439374.stm
Try googling "monkey tump" - there are a couple of mentions of it.
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Thanks Ruskie,
great article.
Yes I will google, should have thought of that in the first place ::)
Margaret
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Has anyone ever heard of an area known as 'Monkey's Tump' or something similar.
I believe it may have been a place in the Rhodda Valley.
A distant cousin stated that a photo we have was taken there.
Would love to know where it was and the history behind the naming of the place.
Margaret
Hello this maybe of some help? I was reading my local area magazine(The District Diary) and an article written by a local historian(David Francis) mentioned a place called MONKEYS TUMP/MONKEYS ISLAND. Apparently a local village 'TYLEGARW' near Llantrisant had the nickname when he was a youth. He writes there are a couple of reasons that he has found for this name, one version has a monkey tree growing in the village and the other, a sea captain owning a pet monkey!! Hopefully this is of some assistance to you.
Taffbachgen
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Thanks Taffbachgen,
Any information is worth having, some great stories on why it was called that.
I like the Sea Captain one personnally ;D
Margaret
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I know where monkeys tump is it is the nickname for a row of terraced houses proper name Gelli Terrace they are in Gelli in the Rhondda Valley South Wales.
They used be miners houses when the mines were open they are near to where the Gelli Collery used to be i know this is correct has i was born in gelli. The houses are still there to this day hope this answers your question.
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How long ago was that photo taken any idea of a name
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Hi 100445,
that sounds exactly right.
Couldn't say when the photos was taken, perhaps 1900 or a bit earlier.
thankyou very much,
Margaret
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only to glad to have answered your question if i can help you further you only have to ask.
Patricia
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hello 100445
monkeys tump......heard this name many times 8 gelli terrace is where my great grand parents lived visited it many times, but above the terrace was gelli cottages and in the three cottages lived two families called "reed" and the colliery manager. i think that these cottages were the monkeys tump.....go to rhondda collieries web site and you will see a coloured photo graph of gelli colliery and in the back ground on the mounting side you will see monkeys tump and the terrace and cottages.
bessant
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Thanks Bessant,
that sounds perfect.
Margaret
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Hi there's a monkeys tump in Gelli rhondda the proper name of street is Gelli terrace my mother in law and all her family parents grandparents etc have lived there