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Title: Llanwonno, st gwynno
Post by: pwheeler on Saturday 29 December 12 18:19 GMT (UK)
i am looking for help! i am try to find photo,s Llanwonno, st gwynno not of the church or the pub. i am looking for photo,s of the original house,s  in this location between the pub and the church! or information could that help to solve this problem. many thanks
Title: Re: Llanwonno, st gwynno
Post by: Bethan on Saturday 29 December 12 22:44 GMT (UK)
Hi P, I have seen a photo of these houses but I can't remember for certain where, I think that it may be in one of the books I have that were done by Alan Clements, give me a few days and I will get back to you

Best Wishes Bethan
Title: Re: Llanwonno, st gwynno
Post by: pwheeler on Sunday 30 December 12 11:39 GMT (UK)
hi bethan i finding this site a bit difficult to send replay. it would be fantastic if you could find the photo,s and would be much appreciate. or the book ref  number.  best wishes
Title: Re: Llanwonno, st gwynno
Post by: ruchca on Sunday 30 December 12 16:13 GMT (UK)
Hello P. I have sent you a link, click on it, this might help you a bit.http://forum.ferndale-wales.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=162.
There is a photo of Stanley Baker in front ofthe Brynfynnon, when the film Zulu was made some of the scenes were shot in Llanwonno. Stanley Baker was from Ferndale.
Christine :)
Title: Re: Llanwonno, st gwynno
Post by: Bethan on Monday 31 December 12 21:34 GMT (UK)
Hi P   I have found one photograph in the book "Passages of Life-volume2 "by Alun Arwel Clements but it only shows the corner of Bryn Sychnant cottage next to the church  and what looks like the foundations of another house, my husband says he can recall 3 houses there in the 60s and one of them was a sort of shop, I know I have seen an older photo somewhere showing 3 houses with a person outside,it might have been in the local paper because it does not appear to be in any of my books, another place you might find a photograph is in the Brynffynon Arms the pub in LLanwono, there are loads of old photographs around the walls there, if you want I will get my daughter to try and scan the photo when she comes tomorrow, I am afraid that I am not very clever with the computer     Best Wishes Bethan



Ps if you are on Facebook the Brynffynon Arms has an active page on there
Title: Re: Llanwonno, st gwynno
Post by: Sam Swift on Monday 31 December 12 22:36 GMT (UK)
The Rhondda Archive collection of Llnawonno Church with Llanwonno Church -
http://archive.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/treorchy/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=item&key=Wczo5OiJsbGFud29ubm8iOw==&pg=4

If you look at an enlarged image
http://archive.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/treorchy/image.php?i=34034&r=2&t=4&x=1

there appears to be a house with chimney in a position tht looks like in front, but which must be maybe where there is now a small bare patch of ground where you can park the  car.
Happy New Year :)
Title: Re: Llanwonno, st gwynno
Post by: Sam Swift on Monday 31 December 12 22:54 GMT (UK)
See a better shot
Photo no. 39 http://archive.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/treorchy/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=item&key=Wczo5OiJsbGFud29ubm8iOw==&pg=39

and no. 51
http://archive.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/treorchy/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=item&key=Wczo5OiJsbGFud29ubm8iOw==&pg=51

lots more including
http://archive.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/treorchy/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=item&key=Wczo5OiJsbGFud29ubm8iOw==&pg=27

http://archive.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/treorchy/image.php?i=41989&r=2&t=4&x=1

see 55 & 56 to see more modern view of the position of the houses.
Sam
Title: Re: Llanwonno, st gwynno
Post by: heddwch on Tuesday 05 February 13 00:13 GMT (UK)
Hi ,
There is a new book recently published covering Llanwonno
Heddwch
Title: Re: Llanwonno, st gwynno
Post by: brianthetaff on Thursday 29 August 13 16:33 BST (UK)
I do not have a photo of the houses, but to the best of my knowledge, there were three of four and they were situated before the Church and the pub from the Blaenllechau side. One of the houses was a shop and sold sweets and ice-creams. After walking there from Blaenllechau, that shop was a wonderful sight.