The Merthyr Tydfil Historical Society is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 30 of the Merthyr Historian.
There will be a book-launch for the new volume on Tuesday 3 December at 2.00pm at The Red House (The Old Town Hall), and all are welcome.
The cost of the book will be £10. If anyone would like a copy, please get in touch via the e-mail – merthyr.history@gmail.com and I will pass on any orders.
The contents of Volume 30 are below.
Volume 30 (2019) ISBN 978 0 992981 0 6 Eds. Christine Trevett and Huw Williams
An Editorial Statement
A tribute to Dr T. Fred Holley at 90
- Three Merthyr Artists (with particular Reference to William Gillies Gair) by T.F. Holley and J.D. Holley
- The Crown Inn, Merthyr, in the Nineteenth Century by Richard Clements
- Facets of Faenor (Vaynor) by Lyndon Harris
- David Irwyn Thomas of Treharris (1923-2018): a Story of Wartime Survival and Search by David Irwyn Thomas
- ‘Yr Aberth Fwyaf’ (‘The Greatest Sacrifice’): Words, Images, Messages and Emotions in the First World War Memorials in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough by Gethin Matthews
- Sir Pendrill Charles Varrier-Jones (1883-1941): The Papworth Medical Scheme and the Fight Against Tuberculosis by Huw Williams
- J.D. Williams Jeweller, High Street, Merthyr and an iconic building by Carl Llewellyn
- Merthyr Tydfil and industry – decline and commemoration, 1859 and 1899 (transcriptions and photograph) by Stephen Brewer
- Rhyd –y-Car, Wales’ most popular cottages: a success in Preservation by Clive Thomas
- Penry Williams: from Georgetown to Rome – Journey of an Artist by Ben Price
- From Zero to Hero: William Thomas, Brynawel (1832-1903), Mining Engineer by T. Fred Holley