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2: WELSH HISTORY
| 1: LOCAL HISTORY | 3: INDUSTRIAL HISTORY |
| 4: TRANSPORT HISTORY | 5: GENERAL AND BIOGRAPHY |
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A Bibliography of Cardiff Directories
Howard Llewellyn
The Building Stones of Cardiff
by John W. Perkin
A novel approach to the Welsh capital's history, embarking on a series of walks around the city centre, docks and suburbs, and looking at all the varying types of stone used in the many fascinating buildings.
Butetown: A Visitors Guide
by Matthew Parker & Nicholas Carter
Cardiff Clocks
by William Linnard
Informative tale of clockmaking in the Glamorgan area since the 17th century, describing the activities of 800 local craftsmen. The book features a facsimile clock & watch catalogue from around 1900 with over 40 pages of illustrations.
A Cardiff Family in the Forties
by Malcolm Pill
The author's father's Army service during WWII in North Africa and Europe, set against the author's war-time childhood in Grangetown and Whitchurch.
Cowbridge Trades and Tradesmen 1660-1760
by Philip Riden
A study based on wills and probate inventories of this small Vale of Glamorgan town in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Early Victorian Usk
by David R. Lewis
A fascinating picture of a small Monmouthshire market town in the early 19th century.
Familes and Farms in Lisvane 1890-1950
by Philip Riden & Keith Edwards
The transformation of Lisvane from a farming community of fewer than fifty families in the mid-19th century, into a populous and prosperous outer suburb in the 1950s. Including a detailed history of some two dozen farms and a number of other houses.
Gelligaer and Merthyr Common
by Judith Jones
The history and archaeology of the district and the current struggles against modern pressures - the growing menace of over-grazing, the dumping of rubbish, and the impact of open-cast coal extraction and wind-farming.
Historic Melingriffith
by Edgar L. Chapell
A new edition of a pioneer monograph (first published in 1940) on Melingriffith Tinplate Works, one of the earliest in Britain and its associated blast furnaces and forge at Pentyrch. With a new introduction by Philip Riden.
An Historical Tour in Monmouthshire
by Archdeacon William Coxe
A magnificent numbered facsimile edition on high quality paper, reproducing the whole of the text, plates and maps of the original. Two quarto volumes, bound in a dark brown vinyl, with gold lettering on the spine.
A History Of Monmouthshire
by Sir Joseph Alfred Bradney
Originally published in twelve parts between 1904 and 1933, this monumental survey is still the standard reference work for any serious study of local history or genealogy with Welsh connections. The Merton edition is a lovingly produced facsimile set which consists of nine uniform hardback volumes.
History of the Port of Cardiff
by Edgar L. Chapell
Reprint of a 1939 book marking the centenary of the city's first modern dock. A fascinating maritime history with excellent photographs.
Housing In The Rhondda 1800-1940
by Malcolm Fisk
House building in the South Wales coalfields in the late 19th century. Illustrated with plates and measured drawings
Law and Disorder in Tudor Monmouthshire
by Ben Howell
The effects of Tudor settlement on crime and peacekeeping, with numerous court documents dating from 1576-77 which provide a fascinating record of the activities of the justices.
Life On the Heath: The Making of a Cardiff Suburb
by Gareth Williams
A fascinating history from earliest times to the present day, with over 40 maps and pictures, most previously unpublished.
Medieval Neath: Ministers Accounts 1262-1316
by Anthony D.G Hopkins
A transcript of six sets of accounts for the borough of Neath, with an introduction outlining the town's early history
Place Names in Glamorgan
by Gwynedd O. Pierce
Looking at the origin of local names, from Cardiff, Swansea and other big towns to places as diverse as Llysworney and the Gurnos, features such as the Wormshead, and landmarks such as Culverhouse Cross and The Gnoll - all of whose origins are explained all with wit and erudition.
Pontypridd At War 1939-1945
by Don Powell
An account of life in the town before, during and after during WWII, with chapters on rationing, the Home Guard, the arrival of evacuees and a large contingent of US troops, and the ways people spent their spare time at cinemas and dance-halls.
Rhondda Coal Cardiff Gold
by Richard Watson
The rise and decline of the Insoles, from their origins in Worcester, their acquisition of collieries in the Rhondda and estates in Llandaff and Somerset and the loss of the family fortunes after the First World War.
Victorian Pontypridd and its Villages
by Don Powell
A revealing account of how an unimportant Welsh hamlet grew into a busy market town and major railway junction. Profusely illustrated with old photos, many previously unpublished.
