The Pit Pony Memorial and the memories of "Dai"

Visit Date: September 2021I visited my local nature reserve again which was prompted by a notice in the local paper of a memorial service that is held every year at 8.20 am on the 26th of August on the anniversary of the time and day when 146 men and boys died when there was an explosion in the coal mine.I was happy to see that the area has had a facelift and a new memorial bench has been placed in...

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" A column of water that lifts a hundred tons" Brunel Docks Briton Ferry.

Visit Date : August 2021Isn't it strange and interesting that sometimes you take a more detailed look at something familiar that a whole host of history is revealed?This happened to me recently as I passed over the Briton Ferry Bridge on the motorway from Port Talbot to Swansea.I have passed this way what must have been hundreds of times without giving the view before a second thought but a recent...

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