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Topics / Local Industry

Topics / Local Industry

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Topics / Lost Buildings / Providence Chapel

Topics / Lost Buildings / Providence Chapel

Topics / Lost Buildings / Providence Chapel

Griffydam Village History Group

GRIFFYDAM HISTORY

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PEOPLE

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Samuel Hodges

Samuel Hodges Diary provides an account of his life before and following his enlistment in the Army. You can also see his Belongings Marking End OF WW2.

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Samuel Dimmock

The story of Sam Dimmock from Griffydam who was interned in a Japanese Prisoner Of War Camp During World War II

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Charles Wright

Milk Deliveries In And Around Griffydam

The Birch Family

The story of the Birches - a mining family

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Mary Eaglefield

A tragic account of a local woman subject to abuse and cruelty from her husband

An Evacuee's Story

Recollections on an evacuee who came to Griffydam from London and who remained here after the war

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Walter Davies

The story of Walter Davies and his family, a lay preacher and Sunday School Superindendent at Griffydam Wesleyan Methodist Church

The Kendricks

John Kendrick, a successful business man and his family

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Cliffords, Haywoods & Toons

A history of the families recorded by John Clifford, 4x great grandson of John & Martha Clifford

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The Batson Family

The Batson family, landlords of the Rising Sun and Traveller's Rest

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Zilpha Draper

The remarkable life of Zilpha Draper born in Griffydam in 1893

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Eliza Adkins

The harrowing story of Eliza Adkins provides a poignant example of the devastating effect of poverty in the Victorian era

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