Blaentillery school photo. 1953/54

Back L/R David Tillings. Norman Mason. Tom Merryfield. Frank Cavacutti . Derek Rice. David Williamson. Robert Scott. David White. Brian Jarret. Raymond Jones

Middle L/R Janet James. Pat Marshall. Maureen Jones. Jeanette Jones. Mary Price. Jeanette Watkins. Margaret Brimble. Pat Padfield. Gillian Betteridge

Front L/R Jimmy Tucker. Graham Morgan. Brian Fisher. Mike Tillings. Jeffrey Williams. Gary Roach. Ronnie Gaits

TAKEN AROUND 1970's FESTIVAL WEEK .FANCY DRESS PARADE.

         CYNTHIA HAYWARD AS LADY GODIVA LED BY HER FATHER FRED.ICECREAM CART WAS WESTS OF GRAY OF GREY STREET STOP ME AND BUY ONE.GIRLS AT ICECREAM CART

         GLENYS & GWYNETH JOHNSON.GIRL BEHIND EATING ICECREAM MARGARET JONES. GIRL BEHIND HORSE BRONWEN JONES. TWO BOYS AT SIDE OF HORSE RAYMOND&MALCOLM JONES.

         LADY TO RIGHT HELEN TUCKER. MAN ON RIGHT BRYN JENKINS.BOY IN FRONT OF PARADE WITH TOP HAT ON IS ALLAN BRIMBLE.THE LITTLE GIRL DRESSED AS A BRIDE IS PAT PADFIELD.

          THE LADY ON THE RIGHT AT THE BACK IS BELLA SMITH.

ONLY KNOW ONE BOY THREE ROWS BACK SECOND FROM LEFT HUBERT STERRY

BACK ROW L/R

                            KIPPER ROBERTS. RON DONALDSON. ALB PADFIELD. BILL HUGHES. DON SILCOX. ?  IVOR WILLIAMS.  ?.   JACK HERRIDGE. HARRY THOMAS. DENNIS HERD. COLIN HORNER. CHARLIE THOMAS. THE REF OWEN THOMAS.

L/R three in middle row ALLAN HART ROLY HART GRAHAM POWELL.

F/R. L/R GORDON HART.??.?.CLIFF GREAVES GLYN ANDREWS STICKY COLES JIM CHAPMAN.

                                                  THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS OF TWO FOOTBALL TEAMS.CWMTILLERY EXCELSIOR A.F.C.THE OTHER TEAM WAS A LOCAL TEAM AS WE CAN PICK OUT THREE OF THE HART BROTHERS

EXCELSIOR A.F.C 1946/1947 WINNERS TILLERY CUP.WEAVER CUP.HOSPITAL CUP.LEAGUE CUP AND LEAGUE

BACK L/R

                   LEN SARGEANT.JIM THOMAS.?. ?. IVOR WILLIAMS.DOUG__ .BILL HUGHES.?.   MR THOMAS SENIOR.COMMONLY KNOWN AS DUMPY WAS THE FATHER OFJIM. DES.&CHARLIE

FRONT L/R

                    DES THOMAS.  ?.  CHARLIE THOMAS.GEORGE PORTINGALE.ALAN HART.ALBERT PADFIELD.BERNARD JONES

ANOTHER EXCELSIOR SPORTS CLUB PHOTO

BACK ROW L/R

                        ROSSAPHILLIPS.DES THOMAS.PENRY GREENOUGH.FRED MASON.OSSIE DAVIES.   ?

FRONT L/R

                       JIM THOMAS.RON DONALDSON.ALBERT PADFIELD.BILL HUGHES.CHARLIE THOMAS

TOP HAT SKITTLE TEAM

B/R L/R WILF GREEN.LEN SARGEANT.BILLY HUGHES.GODFREY PHILLIPS.? 

FRONT L/R JACK HERRIDGE.ALBERT PADFIELD.FRED BRIMBLE.GUS KENT.JOHN WALLACE .

PICTURE OF EARLY COMMITEE OF TOP HAT CLUB (EXCELSIOR SPORTS CLUB)

BACK ROW L/R    ?   CHARLIE THOMAS.JIM BUTLER.LEN SARGEANT.SAM TUCKER.FRED BRIMBLE.    ?    KEN WESTACOTT.JACK HERRIDGE.VIC CAPLE.HAROLD MEEK

FRONT ROW L/R. OSSIE DAVIES.JIM THOMAS.Mr JONES OF WEBBS BREWERY.JOE STAPLETON.ALBERT PADFIELD.BILLY HUGHES

        HI LES  IS IT POSSIBLE TO KEEP ALL MY PHOTOS IN ONE ALBUM

           THANKS DON MEDCALF  

THREE PALS ENJOYING A DRINK AT THE TOP HAT ALBERT PADFIELD. ?.  AND LOCAL CHARACTER DON SAUNDERS,WHO PLAYED THE TRUMPET FOR THE SATURDAY NIGHT DANCES

REX GRIFFITHSFIRSTORGANISTTO PLAY AT THE TOP HAT .HECAME DIRECTLY FROM CHIPPERFIELDS CICUS

HUBERT & OLWEN WITH THEIR MOTHER AMELIA STERRY WHO LIVED IN WOODLAND TERRACE.

CAROLINE STERRY.

   MOTHER OF DAVID &RAY GRANDMOTHER OF HUBERT. PICTURED HERE IN 1946 WITH HER GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER PAT PADFIELD.IN THE BACK GARDEN OF 2 GWASTOD TCE. NOTE THE FARMHOUSE ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. I THINK IT WAS CALLED GWASTOD FARM.

DAVID PADFIELD AGE 7 IN WOODLAND TCE. BEFORE TOP HAT WAS BUILT ON ITS SITE IS WHAT WAS CALLED THE HUT. HOME EXCELSIOR FOOTBALL TEAM.

HUBERT STERRY AGE 6 WITH HIS SISTER OLWEN PADFIELD AGE 3.TAKEN IN BYWATERS ROW IN 1923

West Side taken from Blaentillery school yard

    HUBERT LIVED OUT HIS LIFE IN CHESTERFIELD BUT HE ALWAYS SAID HE WANTED TO RETURN HOME

THIS IS MY WIFES UNCLE HUBERT &GREAT UNCLE RAY.RAYSPENT THE REST OF IS LIFE IN FLEETWOOD.WHERE HE OWNED A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS AS A BAKER.

TOM JONES AT THE TOP HAT IN THE EIGHTYS MAKING A DOCUMENTARY FILM FOR TELEVISION

CWMTILLERY COLLIERY JUST AFTER IT CLOSED. TY PWDR FARM IN BACKGROUND

CWMTILLERY COLLIERY

CWMTILLERY COLLIERY WITH GARDENS OF WEST BANK LEADING ON TO PIT

PENYBONT COLLIERY WAS ON VICTOR ROAD. THE SITE IS NOW TYLERI GARDENS

THE GREY COLLIERY WHICH WAS ON THE TOP OF TILLERY STREET. ON THE SITE NOW STANDS ABERTILLERY COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

snow in woodland terrace February 1982

Cwmtillery Valley and Lakes

A VERY OLD PHOTO OF FOUNDRY BRIDGE

LOWER PARK ABERTILLERY

FOUNDRY BRIDGE

BAND STAND ABERTILLERY PARK