Hi Red
Now youv'e got my attention, I knew a John Hook, good footballer and there was a Bernard Hook so which one is yours.
I posted the drawing earlier on the topic for Bargoed, you should be able to see it there, let me know if you have problems and will send you a copy.
A little on myself; my name is Royston Smith, aged 64, raised in Brithdir in my grandmother's house [Mrs Brewer] at 1 Wellington Terrace. My mother, Eileen, remarried to Bill Hayes and we then moved to 4 Charles Street. I would imagine there is enough there for your husband to know who I am.
For the last three years I have been researching anything and everything to do with Brithdir with the aim of writting its history. I am well into the project having collected many photos on loan from people in Brithdir and surrounding villages, copied and returned originals by hand the following week. I am well into researching the names on the Brithdir cenotaph; WW1 and WW2 is of particular interest to me. Immigration, mining, railway, transport, schools, sports, farms and village characters are just some of the chapters covered to date but with a project so big as researching the whole village then there will be improvements and additions made along the way. If you can help in any way I would be pleased to hear from you.
Regards
Roy
