Grangetown History @GLHS1
Grangetown Local History Society, Cardiff. Meets 1st Friday of month, 2pm at Glamorgan Archives [email protected] grangetownhistory.co.uk Cardiff Joined October 2012-
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A tribute to our former chair Zena Mabbs, an enthusiastic and tireless advocate for #Grangetown #Cardiff and its heritage, who has sadly died. RIP Zena 👇 grangetownhistory.co.uk/grangehistory1…
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All welcome to Fr Richard Green's talk on the history of #Grangetown's Anglican churches, at Grange Pavilion, Thurs 16th at 6.30pm. #Cardiff First in our new 2026 series of #localhistory talks
We hope you can join us for the last of our Autumn 2025 series of talks at Grange Pavilion on Thurs 20 at 6.30pm. Terry Kane will be giving an insight into the rich history of the Glamorganshire Canal and how it helped shape the fortunes of #Cardiff. #Grangetown
A reminder that the #Grangetown #Remembrance service is Sunday, just before 11am. All welcome at Grange Gardens. Thanks to Friends of Grange Gardens for preparing things so beautifully earlier x
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The annual service of #Remembrance is held at Grangetown War Memorial on Sunday, inc the silence and last post at 11am. All welcome. You can find details of all local #WW1 casualties here grangetownwar.co.uk/grangewar.htm
Nearly 170 years old, find out about the colourful history of The Grange pub and some of its landlords - illustrated talk at the pub on Tues 30 Sept at 7.30pm. All welcome - a pint in the past!
Monthly #Grangetown Local History Society meeting is at Glamorgan Archives on Friday at 2pm. All welcome. (Photo: Sister L Norton of Salvation Army corps selling the War Cry)
The history of Grange Gardens - on the 130th anniversary of its opening. Free talk by Grangetown Local History Soc on Thurs 19 June, 6.30pm at Grange Pavilion. All welcome #localhistory #parks #cardiff
Any idea where this building is/was? Possibly #Grangetown and certainly #Cardiff but it's foxed us for now! Taken by Collings photography of Pontcanna#localhistory
Latest in our free, monthly talks on #Grangetown history: May's features the story of two of Grangetown's oldest primary schools. All welcome at @Grange_Pavilion on Thursday at 6.30pm
One of the many VE Day street parties in #Cardiff in May 1945. This is Monmouth Street in #Grangetown #VEDay80
Our monthly meeting this Friday 7 March 2 pm at Glamorgan Archives, come along and listen to Ray giving his talk on the Gas Works, and Helen talking about the discovery in her cellar.
@SteveDuffy99 Well done Steve, hope to see you in the next Chapter!
Next GLHS meeting 2 pm Friday 7 Feb 2025 at Glamorgan Archives. Our first evening talk this year will be at 6 30 pm Thursday April 17 at The Pavilion Grange Gardens. Ray will talk on History of Grangetown.
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