The photograph above is the Nye Bevan Memorial Stones, which were erected after his death, at Bryn Serth on the top of Sirhowy Hill in Tredegar where in years gone by he used to address his constituents. When there was a major event in the town he would come to Wales and stand just inside the town clock (too cold to stand outside!) with his wife, fellow socialist MP Jennie Lee. I spent many a night shivering away in the Circle with my Nanny Jones as she cheered and sang with the crowds while the Bevans looked on!
I have decided tonight that I will definitely do some research over the winter months of the history of Tredegar and surrounding areas. My mother's family were all Tredegar people and my father's family all from Ebbw Vale, another small industrial valley town situated about three miles, as the crow flies, from Tredegar. My parents were married in Tredegar and both my sister and I were born in Tredegar, so I feel a strong urge to know as much about Tredegar and Ebbw Vale as possible.
It probably will be more difficult than it sounds, but it will give me pleasure and satisfaction, and anyway, who said life was easy?
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Great blog, Miss Jones. It brings back memories. My mother and grandparents all come from Tredegar, so I spent a lot of time there growing up.
I wonder if you knew any of my family? My mum Ena was a domestic science teacher at Tredegar Grammar School, and grandfather Arthur Williams was a colliery manager at Ty Tryst.
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