Voices from the Past

This forum is open to all of the villagers of Trelawnyd past and present


I would like for them to share their memories, old photographs, family histories and past Village news with me so that I may be able to present a comprehensive record of this small. ancient and facinating Welsh Village Community throughout the ages.


All photographs will be returned after being scanned and published

For those that want to read a comprehensive study on the History of Trelawnyd, please refer to the Book "TRELAWNYD PAST & PRESENT" by Daphne and Ken Davies

The Village Flower Show Blog can be viewed at

http://trelawnydflowershow.blogspot.com/
and my personal Village based blog can be seen at

http://disasterfilm.blogspot.com/

Best Wishes

John Gray

Trelawnyd 571838


Email : jgsheffield@hotmail.com
Many thanks to the following citizens of Trelawnyd for their conributions so far:
Mrs Gwyneth Jones, Mrs Gladys Jones, Mrs Olwenna Hughes, Mr Trevor Evans, Mr Hubert Evans, Mrs Bryn, Davies, Mr Islwyn Thomas, Mrs Pat Bagguley, Mrs Joanne Hewitt, Mrs Beryl Evans, Mrs Daphne Jones, Mrs Audrey Jones,Mr Basil Davies, Miss Mona Davies, Mr Graham Jones. Mrs Iola Endres

Well Street and The Pond

 



Unlike many rural Villages, Trelawnyd never had a featured pond in its centre. To the east of the village Pwll budr ( dirty pond ) was situated and Trefor Evans of Cwm road remembers it as a young boy as being “ unkept” and rubbish filled. 

Well Street, in the very heart of the village, unsurprisingly , featured a covered Well which for many years was the only source of water for the entire village. Situated away from the well was the spring run off and this provided the borders to Siambr Wen and the Still house an “ unofficial “ pond area of marsh ground. This area has been used as an unofficial tip and left as scrubland for years until the 1980s  it silted up completely , only being cleared three times , twice at the instigation of the Community Council and latterly by the Community Association who hopes to hold an open day soon to show what environmental benefits having a freshwater pond




 A series of standpipes were brought in by the village and council in the 1920s and can still be seen today up High-street, London Road, and The Marian. Most farms such as Pen Y Cefn Isa , down Cwm Road  still have their own wells,