… of Beaufort (if so, 'Abel Thomas pitied him from his heart') but Meredyth denied that. So was it the Carlton Club? 'Then it had…
… of Beaufort (if so, 'Abel Thomas pitied him from his heart') but Meredyth denied that. So was it the Carlton Club? 'Then it had been said that he had been sent by his mother. But if so he (Mr Thomas) wanted to know what right she had to send her son down to try and represent Swansea'). Thomas's attack on the young Tory contains a purple passage full of biblical references, easily understood by…
… Prince of Wales Drill Hall'. Was the Duke less of a draw than a mere Earl? However, such blue-blooded support must say something of…
… Prince of Wales Drill Hall'. Was the Duke less of a draw than a mere Earl? However, such blue-blooded support must say something of the circles from which young William came. In the event, as Abel Thomas QC foretold, it was 'the Goliath of Liberalism' who carried the day against 'the youthful David' by 3,660 votes to 2520. However, William Meredyth could leave Swansea with his head held high for his 40.8% of the…
… on another evening when 'he related his experiences and then on the following Monday night was smoking in the back parlour of a public…
… on another evening when 'he related his experiences and then on the following Monday night was smoking in the back parlour of a public house'. Clearly Meredyth14 tried to run with the fox and hunt with the hounds on the strong drink issue here as in Swansea" and this certainly backfired in 1892. In the event he polled 1700 votes or 19.5% against his opponent's 7019 (80.5%). Warmington received the largest majority in any…
… The Author: Ivor Thomas Rees is the son of a Rhondda miner. He lives in Swansea, a retired minister of the United Reformed Church.…
… The Author: Ivor Thomas Rees is the son of a Rhondda miner. He lives in Swansea, a retired minister of the United Reformed Church. His research interests include Welsh candidates for Parliament, the Assembly and Europe and spring 2005 will see the publication of his book, Welsh Hustings 1885-2004: a Who's Who of Candidates for Westminster, The Assembly and Europe. Notes 1 Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn, MP Swansea 1855-85, Swansea Town 185-92, industrialist; son of…
… lecturer and barrister. 7 The Cambrian, 5 June 1885 8 Western Mail, 12 August 1885 9 There were only six three-corned contests in Wales…
… lecturer and barrister. 7 The Cambrian, 5 June 1885 8 Western Mail, 12 August 1885 9 There were only six three-corned contests in Wales (excluding Merthyr Tydfil which elected 2 MPs) between 1885 and 1918, three of which were in the Swansea area Swansea District 1895, Gower 1906, Swansea Town January 1910, East Carmarthenshire, East Glamorgan and South Glamorgan in December 1910. 10 John Henry Vivian, Born Truro 1786. MP Swansea 1822-55. Died Swansea…
… JAMES TINSLEY OF EBBW VALE AND his STEAM CAR by Helen Holmes The steam car of James Tinsley was the first in Ebbw Vale.…
… JAMES TINSLEY OF EBBW VALE AND his STEAM CAR by Helen Holmes The steam car of James Tinsley was the first in Ebbw Vale. He registered it on the 30th May 1904 under the registration number AX94. It was therefore one of the first steam cars in Monmouthshire, most of the earliest registrations being for steam lorries. The following day James Tinsley's son, George, aged 20, took out his licence to drive. The photograph…
… The Tinsley family and their steam car (see text for identifications)…
… The Tinsley family and their steam car (see text for identifications)…
… enabled him to break the world land speed record in 1888. The American, Gardner, financed his factory. Young George Tinsley was a mechanical engineer…
… enabled him to break the world land speed record in 1888. The American, Gardner, financed his factory. Young George Tinsley was a mechanical engineer and it was probably his enthusiasm that inspired his father to purchase this first steam car, and also a second one two years later. After the death of Serpollet in 1907, petrol-engine cars began to take over. James Tinsley had been a pioneer of travel in the area. He retired…
… BOOK REVIEW Chris Barber, Exploring Blaenavon's Industrial Landscape: World Heritage Site (Blorenge Books, 2002), p/back, 220 pp., colour and b/w illustrations throughout. [Now in…
… BOOK REVIEW Chris Barber, Exploring Blaenavon's Industrial Landscape: World Heritage Site (Blorenge Books, 2002), p/back, 220 pp., colour and b/w illustrations throughout. [Now in 2nd edition]. In the national, and even regional, consciousness, the town of Blaenavon has a grim and grimy reputation. Guardian readers were notoriously astonished and amused when, in November 2000, the Blaenavon landscape was granted World Heritage Status along side such places as Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon,…
… Institute. As Chris Barber notes on page 11, the landscape 'provides a unique outdoor classroom', where visitors can absorb two hundred years of history…
… Institute. As Chris Barber notes on page 11, the landscape 'provides a unique outdoor classroom', where visitors can absorb two hundred years of history from their unique surroundings. How inspiring to know that we have such an important site at the head of one of our very own valleys! And equally inspiring is the quality of Exploring Blaenavon's illustrations. The book is packed with them, numerous colour photographs, maps and engravings, and, best of…
… suspect will prove annoying to the many that use this book for both browsing and rambling. But perhaps this is the author's very intention,…
… suspect will prove annoying to the many that use this book for both browsing and rambling. But perhaps this is the author's very intention, to entice his readers down unexpected pathways. Chris Barber's descriptions of the Blaenavon landscape will tempt many to visit the area and see its historical beauty for real. And, like the World Heritage Site itself, this is a book to be revisited. Read, explore and enjoy. Clare Hopkins…