Glamorgan - Books
The books are rough sorted into the following broad categories, and in random order thereafter.
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| The Yeoman of Yore. History of the Glamorgan Yeomanry, 1794-1965. Jack Smith. | Huw Daniel |
| The Glamorgan Historian Volumes 1-11. | Parry Edwards |
| Place Names in Glamorgan Howard C Jones The Starling Press Ltd ISBN 0 903434 18 0 1976 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Ordnance Survey Street Map- Cardiff, Swansea & Glamorgan | Huw Daniel |
| Adjoining Parishes of Glamorgan by Mary Kearns Trace | Huw Daniel |
| The Glamorgan Regiments of Militia by Bryn Owen, published 1990. ISBN: 1-871904-01-3 | Huw Daniel |
| History and Antiquities of Glamorganshire and its Families. Thomas Nicholas. London, :Longmans, Green C., 1874. An index by Curtis Evans is available online | Curtis Evans |
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The Parish Churches of Gwent, Glamorgan & Gower by Mike Salter. |
Huw Daniel |
| Glamorgan, Its history and topography by C J O Evans | Wendy Angove |
| CADW guide to ancient and historic Wales : Glamorgan and Gwent | Wendy Angove |
| The Glamorgan Village Book' by Glamorgan Federation of W.I.s | Huw Daniel |
| Chronology of the Tinplate Works of Great Britain, by Edward Henry Brooke ,1944; & Appendix ; Chronology of Tinplate Works of Great Britain 1665-1949 E. H. Brook 1949 | Pat Morris |
| Various old photograph books of Glamorgan | Huw Daniel |
| The Parliamentary History of Glamorgan 1542-1976 by Raymond Grant | David Webb |
| The Buildings of Wales, Glamorgan Details of churches, chapels, houses etc in Glamorgan. Mainly architectural but useful details about the history of churches etc. | Bob Sanders |
| South Wales (Eastern Division) - Masonic Year Books - 1916 ; 1936-37; 1938-39 to1948-49; 1951-52 to date. | Brian Comley |
| The Sailing Pilots of the Bristol Channel by
Peter J. Stuckley, 1977
ISBN 0 7153 7373 0 Ports include: Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Barry, Cardiff, Newport, Gloucester, Sharpness, Bristol. |
Robert Alun Chick |
| P&A Campbell Steamers. The Victorian
Era Chris Collard ISBN 0 7524 3863 8 2006 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| The Welsh Dockers Phillip J Leng G.W & A. Hesketh ISBN 0 905777 08 5 1981 |
Robert Alun Chick |
The Archive Photograph Series ;
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Huw Daniel |
Images of Wales Series
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Vale/Cardiff Books |
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| The Vale of Glamorgan in Old Photographs. By Roy Denning 1987 ISBN - 1-870402-10-3. Indexed by Huw Daniel 1999, see INDEX | Huw Daniel |
| The Taff Vale Railway by D S Barrie, 1950 | Withdrawn |
| St Hilary, A History of the Place and its People, by Hilary M. Thomas.2000. An index by Alan Jenkins is available online | Lookups not available |
| "A Thousand Names & Faces, People of Cefn Cribbwr, Kenfig Hill and Pyle " by Neville Granville . Full of facts and family histories. | Huw Daniel |
| Around Kenfig Hill and Pyle Keith E Morgan ISBN 0 7524 0314 1 1995 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Llantwit Major A History and Guide. Edited by L.V. Kelly .Published by Llantwit Major Local History Society 1971 An index compiled by John Ottery is available online | Lookups not available* |
| 'St. Brides Major, Southerndown & Ogmore by the Sea', a Chronicle of a Parish in the Vale of Glamorgan by S. W. Bevan, published in 1980 by D. Brown & Sons Ltd. Cowbridge & Bridgend. S.W. Bevan was born in 1900, so the recollections are 20th Century, but perhaps a source where census and other records might not be available. A partially completed index by Pat Grimes is available online | Pat Grimes |
| Porthcawl Rugby Football Club 1880-81 to 1990-91 - The Seaweeds by Alun Williams 1981 | Brian Comley |
| Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, 1891-1991. Compiled and Edited by Leo McMahon. Printed and bound by D. Brown & Sons Ltd, Bridgend. It is not indexed but contains a List of Members for 1885. | Brian Comley |
| Views of old Porthcawl, Volumes 1 & 2. Published by the Porthcawl Museum and Historical Society. Indexes compiled by Phil Mustoe are available online. | Vol. 1 |
| Cowbridge & Llanblethian: Past and Present. An illustrated history of Cowbridge area. | Bob Sanders |
| Images of Barry - The Second
Selection Geoffrey A North ISBN 0 7524 1147 O 1998 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| The Barry Album. Railway
1964-1980 Peter Nicholson ISBN 0 907036 02 3 1981 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Dragons in the Channel. The
Story of the Barry Railway Red Funnel Fleet Barry A Thomas ISBN 0 9509806 8 4 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Images of Wales
Grangetown The Second Selection Ian Clarke ISBN 0 7524 1553 0 1999 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Old Bridgend in Photographs . Published in 1978 by Stewart Williams, Barry .ISBN - 0-900807-30-X. An index produced by Huw Daniel is available online | lookups not available |
| Parc Hospital - The Last Days . [ Bridgend ] (ISBN - 0-9514831-4-5) by Mark Saunders | Huw Daniel |
| The Bridgend - Cowbridge Union
Workhouse and Guardians Dr J.H.Thomas & Dr W.E.Wilkins ISBN 1 872808 35 2 1995 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| The Archive Photographs Series:
Canton Bryan Jones ISBN 0 7524 0352 4 1995 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Cardiff in Old Picture Postcards Chrystal Tilney ISBN 90 288 3259 9 / CIP 1985 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| The Cardiff Pals {11th Service Battalion, The Welch Regiment} by K. Cooper & J. E. Davies | Huw Daniel |
| Cardiff City Football Club an A-Z Dean Hayes ISBN 1 899750 03 7 1998 The Bluebirds. A Who's Who of Cardiff City Football League Players John Crooks 1987 Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86 John Crooks 1986 Cardiff City Football Club 1899-1947 Archive Photographs Series Richard Shepherd ISBN 0 7524 0666 3 1996 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Various Volumes of Cardiff Yesterday and other Picture Albums of Cardiff & district e.g St.Fagans, Llandaff, Roath, Grangetown. Also some relating to Barry and the Vale of Glamorgan. | Bob Sanders |
| Images of Wales: Cardiff Remembered Brian Lee ISBN 0 7524 0718 X 1997-1999 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Images of Wales: Butetown and Cardiff
Docks Brian Lee and Butetown History and Arts Centre ISBN 0 7524 1582 4 1999-2003 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| A History of Methodism in the Cardiff Docks area. Published by Loudon Square Wesleyan Methodist Chapel | Bob Sanders |
| Old Whitchurch by Edgar Chappell, published by Priory Press in 1945. | Phil Roderick |
| The diaries of John Bird of Cardiff. Clerk to the first Marquess of Bute 1790-1803 by Thomas, Hilary M. (ed) Cardiff. South Wales Record Society and Glamorgan Archive Service. 1987. | Phil Roderick |
| Studies in Welsh history 3: Cardiff and The Marquesses of Bute by John Davies. 1981 | Phil Roderick |
| Cardiff. A History of the City by William Rees | Bob Sanders |
| From Dowlais to Tremorfa. The Story
of a Cardiff Steelmaking Company Mandy Walker ISBN 0 9522520 7 1993 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Llandaff Llandaff Society ISBN 0 7524 0380 X 1996 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Families and Farms in Lisvane 1850 -1950, by Philip Riden & Keith Edwards. First published 1993. ISBN 0 9520009 2 X | Withdrawn |
| Annals of St Fagan's with Llanilterne - An Ancient Glamorgan Parish. By Charles F. Shepherd (1938). An index compiled by David Webb is available online | David Webb |
| St Nicholas. A Historical Survey of a Glamorganshire Parish. By Charles F.Shepherd, 1934. An index compiled by David Webb is available online | David Webb |
| Glimpses of Old Dinas Powys. By Chrystal Tilney, 1982. An index by Jill Smith is available online | Jill Smith |
| Around Old Dinas Powys A
Short History, a Village Trail and Five Local Walks Dinas Powys Civic Trust 1993 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| A History of The Parishes of St
Andrew Major and Michaelston Le Pit Chrystal Tilney MA (Wales) 1960 Dinas Powys St Andrews Major and Michaelston-Le -Pit |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Cardiff Shipowners by Geraint Jenkins and David Jenkins. Biographical details restricted mainly to owners & managers, and details of ships owned. | Phil Roderick |
| Evan Thomas Radcliffe a Cardiff
Shipowning Company J Geraint Jenkins ISBN 0 7200 0247 8 1982 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Jenkins Brothers of Cardiff A Ceredigion Family's Shipping Ventures David Jenkins ISBN 0 7200 0296 6 1985 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Tatems of Cardiff P M Heaton ISBN 0 9507714 7 3 1987 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Owen and Watkin Williams of Cardiff.
The Golden Cross Line David Jenkins ISBN 0 905617 61 4 1991 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Sailing pilots of the Bristol Channel by Peter Stuckley; quite a bit about Cardiff, Swansea and Barry pilots in it. | Phil Roderick |
| Special Excursions vol 2 1919-1939 by Chris Collard ; about the Campbells pleasure steamers that sailed the channel. | Phil Roderick |
| All Aboard. 100 Years of Trams
Trolleys and Buses in Cardiff 1902-2002 ISBN 1 900477 29 7 2002 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| CARDIFF YESTERDAY. A cumulative index of c 7500 entries compiled by Sue Mackay with the consent of the author Stewart Williams, of all 36 volumes of the 'Cardiff Yesterday' series, published between 1980 and 2000 is available online. | lookups are not available |
| Tiger Bay and the Docks by Dan O'Neill. The story of a remarkable corner of Cardiff and the characters that lived there. | Phil Roderick |
| Butetown and Cardiff Docks by Brian Lee; a collection of photographs of the area. | Phil Roderick |
| Cardiff Remembered by Brian Lee; a mix of photos and some history of the city | Phil Roderick |
| Cardiff Voices by Brian Lee; a collection of memories from old residents of Cardiff. | Phil Roderick |
| A Rather Special Place by Winn Anderson; about growing up in Cardiff dockland. Her grandfather was Peter Evans one of Cardiff's best known pilots. | Phil Roderick |
| The Splott I Remember E.J.Jenkins ISBN 0 905928 11 3 1983 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Caerphilly Castle, various publications, some names | Wendy Angove |
| Penarth Dinas Powis and Sully Official Guide 1973 | Robert Alun Chick |
| Place names of Penarth by A R Thorne | Wendy Angove |
| Penarth 1841-1871 by E.A.Benjamin.
History of Penarth with information about the people of the town.
includes:
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Bob Sanders |
| Victorian and Edwardian Penarth Barry A Thomas ISBN 1 903529 21 2 2007 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Penarth in Old Picture Postcards
Volumes 1 & 2 D.G. Ings ISBN 90 288 32 35 1 /CIP 1985 and ISBN 90 288 4911 4 / CIP 1990 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Penarth a History Of Roy Thorne Starling Press Ltd ISBN 0 903434 04 0 1975 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Within These Walls - A History Of
Stanwell Road Baptist Church Penarth Robert Gardiner 1996 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| St Joseph's Penarth - A Brief
History Of the Parish and Catholic Penarth David Fanning ISBN 1 85268 049 0 1990 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| A History of the Parish of Penarth
with Lavernock Chrystal Tilney Revised Edition 1988 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Trinity Methodist Church Penarth a
Portrait John and Sheila Gibbs ISBN 1 85852 015 0 1994 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Penarth The Garden by the Sea Barry A Thomas ISBN 0 9532197 0 4 1997 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Penarth 1841-71 A Glimpse of the Past E.Alwyn Benjamin ISBN 0 905928 11 3 1980 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Penarth the Story Volume 1 Phil Carradice ISBN 0954908600 2004 Volume 2 A Town in Conflict Phil Carradice ISBN 0 954908619 0 2006 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Headlands School In Camera Phil Carradice ISBN 0 86023 390 1 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Penarth Pier 1894-1994 Phil Carradice ISBN 0 86023 511 4 1994 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| Place Names of Penarth Historical
and Colloquial A.R.Thorne ISBN 1 872808 49 2 1997 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| We Remember it Well. A
Patchwork of Recollections From members of the Penarth Past Oral History Group Joan Collins ISBN1 872808 36 0 1995 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| I Could Have Told You. A Scrap
Book of 50 Years of Change in Penarth From the Members of Penarth Past Oral History Group Part 1 Absent Friends Joan Collins ISBN 0 9537014 0 9 1999 |
Robert Alun Chick |
| The History of Llantrisant by Dillwyn Lewis | Withdrawn |
| Tonyrefail, the story of a community by Walter Jones | Withdrawn |
| A History of Tonyrefail by Dillwyn Lewis | Withdrawn |
| All Our Yesterdays - A pictorial history of Llantrisant and Pontyclun . Edited by A.Martin Reynolds and published by Parish Pump Press Pontyclun 1992 and 1993. An index by Philippa Wood is available online | Lookups are not available |
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