TREHARRIS - A bit of help needed

[Ninian]

I've promised a friend in Australia to try to track down a grave in Treharris.  I live about 30 miles away so I thought I'd check it out on the web before I drive there.  The grave is in St Cynon's churchyard, Treharris but I'm not getting very far looking for it. 

I can find references to parish records for St Cynon's and it seems to have been replaced as the main church by St Matthias'? ....... but I can't find any reference to where St Cynon's is and if there is still a graveyard. Does anyone know please if the church been demolished and/or if the graveyard still there?

Ninian

[wrjones]

You can find a little more on the Church you mentioned on here;
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/MerthyrTydfil/

Regards
William Russell Jones.

[Ninian]

Thanks William.  It's not an easy church to find out about.  It seems that the church has definitely been demolished but I think the graveyard must still be there ..... if only I could find out where the church was!  Its address is sometimes Treharris and sometimes Quakers Yard.

Regards Ninian 

[DORAN54]

hi, try looking  for

st cynons church in the diocese of llandaff 
on google

[Ninian]

Thanks for replying Doran.  I haven't found much at all on google.  There are several St Cynons in Llandaff Diocese, but not the one in Treharris/Quakers Yard.  The church has definitely been demolished but I did find an old photo of the church with St Cynon's school next door and also a fairly recent photo of the graveyard - but it's impossible to work out it's location from the photos. Looks like I might have to just drive up there and look around for it.

Thanks, Ninian

[gayden]

Hi

St Cynon's is in Quakers Yard, albeit it is right on the edge of Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taff and Merthyr Tydfil Councils. Don't know which direction you would travel from but is just off the A470 at the Quakers Yard  Nelson roundabout, just set up on a hill.

My Grandparents are buried there and Father Gibbon of St Mathias Church, Treharris, holds the burial records for this cemetery.  His number is 01443 410280 should you wish to contact him.

Regards

Gayden

[JohnG_Swansea]

I've promised a friend in Australia to try to track down a grave in Treharris.  I live about 30 miles away so I thought I'd check it out on the web before I drive there.  The grave is in St Cynon's churchyard, Treharris but I'm not getting very far looking for it. 

I can find references to parish records for St Cynon's and it seems to have been replaced as the main church by St Matthias'? ....... but I can't find any reference to where St Cynon's is and if there is still a graveyard. Does anyone know please if the church been demolished and/or if the graveyard still there?

Ninian

Hi Ninian

Go to Old-Maps co uk and enter the coordinates 309300 & 195500 into the two boxes.  You will be offered a series of old maps to choose from, three of which you might find of interest.

Select: 1919 1:2500 let the map re-build (this can sometimes be quite slow) then move the magnifying glass to the centre of the image and click. St Cynon's School and Church should be near the centre of the image, use the two scroll bars to 'Look Around' the area, the grave yard looks enormous!
 
You can also look at an earlier map 1900 1:2500 and a later map 1961 1:2500 to see how the area has changed over the years.

To see where it is today, close the black & white image and and wait for the A-Z type image to re-build.

I trust this helps. JohnG, Swansea.

[Retpara]

Hi Ninian,

I live in Abercynon and St Cynon's church comes between Treharris and Abercynon more towards Abercynon hence the name St Cynon's, I don't know how well you can use a computer but if you can use google earth or google maps and zoom in to the large roundabout on the A470 at Abercynon, you will see a smaller roundabout just to the west, that leads to Nelson. St Cynon's church and cemetery is by the side of this roundabout if you use streetview on this roundabout look to the south aspect of this roundabout and you will see the cemetery, hope this is of some use to you.

Retpara.

[Ninian]

Many thanks Gayden, JohnG & Retpara

Sorry I haven't responded til now, I've been away.  This is all very helpful and I've now located the churchyard.  I've never had any difficulty finding churches til this one - it was causing me real problems.  It's not surprising as, from your info, it isn't really in Treharris, Abercynon or even in Quakers yard but tucked away all on its own.  I'll contact Father Gibbon. 

Many thanks,

Ninian