Llangadock

Various Brynamman items  - on the People's Collection Wales site

• A bill from the Farmer's Arms Hotel, Amman Road, Brynaman (now Brynaman Rugby Club). This public house was in existence in 1854 when George Borrow, the famous author, visited Y Gwter Fawr (the previous name for Brynaman) on his travels around Wales. The Bill itemises the sale of gallons of beer.
• Old sweet shop [Brynamman]
• 58, Cwmgarw Road, Brynaman. (formerly) Harold Rees Ironmonger [house]
• R M & J Evans Ironmongers. bill 1910
• Bill dated 1903 from E. M. Morris, the Chemist, Station Road, Brynaman.
• 52, Cwmgarw Road, Brynaman, a private house. It once housed the Gwyn Arms public house and was mentioned as the venue for a property auction in 1888. The building was last used as a public house in 1960.
• 76, Cwmgarw Road, Brynaman and is now a private house. During the 1960s and 1970s it was a small corner shop run by Mrs Elizabeth Rees (Siop Elizabeth).
• T. Bradford Davies's shop (wholesale warehouse) based in the Alpha Buildings. This was the same business as Siop Caersalem on Bradford House on Brynaman Road.
• Farming Brynaman area
• Haymaking Brynaman area
• Leicester House/Shoe Shop [Brynamman]
• London House/India China Tea [Brynamman]
• Gathering bracken[Brynamman - Mynydd Ddu?]
• Gof/Blacksmith. This old smithy is located next door to 50, Mountain Road, Brynaman
• Shop formerly situated at 192, Cwmgarw Road, Brynaman and was known as Siop y Glwyd. It was a Radio and Motor Accessories Shop
• 12, Station Road, Brynaman, now a dwelling house. These premises were used by the Richards brothers who were watchmakers according to the 1923 Kelly's Directory. It later became D E Rees the jewellers during the 1930s to the 1960s.
• 14, Station Road, Brynaman, during the 1930s was a grocers shop run by Mr Alfred Francis. This later became a bakery for Francis the Baker's. The building also housed Midland Bank Ltd from the 1930s to the 1970s.
• 51, Station Road, Brynaman and has housed John Llewellyn's Chemist shop since the 1980s. It was the site of E M Morris the Chemist and there has been a pharmacy here since 1895, as mentioned in Kelly's Trade Directory.
• Siop Gornel, Mountain Road, Brynaman. has always been an Ironmonger's Shop.
• Amman Iron Works [Brynamman]
• 14, Mountain Road, Brynaman. This house was formerly Danny Hughes, Butcher's Shop during the 1950s ' 1980s
• 47, Station Road, Brynaman, now a private residence and dentist. From 1910 /1960s housed a ladies and gents outfitters, run by W Herbert & Son. In 1970s/2005 it was a supermarket under various owners.
• 17, Park Street, Brynaman. This photograph, pre 1930. During the 1930s this shop owned by the Cresci family, later taken over by Mr David Evans and family and was run as a general grocer and sweet shop.
• 34, Station Road, Brynaman, and has been Rebecca's hairdressers since the 1990s. During the 1960s and 70s it was a fish and chip shop.
• Receipt from 1907 is from J.R.Jones, General Merchant located at London House, 1, Mountain Road, Brynaman.
• Alpha Cinema, Station Road, Brynaman, with Dr Grace's surgery on the right, latter demolished in 1940 when  road widened. The Alpha Building was demolished in 1965. This photograph taken around 1920.
• Part of Leicester House at 1 Station Road, Brynaman. In 1905 it was a Painter and Decorator's Shop, later a wool shop in the 1930s. In the 1950s it was Goss's Wallpaper and Paint Shop until the 1970s.
• 6, Cwmgarw Road, Brynaman, always been known as Siop Penycae., was originally owned by Tommy Morgan who was an early photographer in Brynaman. The shop sold a variety of goods, toys and sweets.
• Meifod House, Station Road, Brynaman. Pre 1950 Gerwyn Jones, electrical supplies, later became apartments and in the late 1970s a residential home, demolished in the late 1990s following a fire.
• 77, Cwmgarw Road, Brynaman and is now a private house. It was originally Morgan and Evans, General Grocer.
• Bridgend Inn public house at 3, Station Road, Brynaman. This public house was in business as far back as 1859
• 11, Cwmgarw Road, Brynaman as it is today. During 1885 the shop was called Cloth Hall and was run by John Davies Tailor, Hatter and Draper.
• Gwyn Arms,52, Cwmgarw Road, Brynaman.
• 55, Station Road, Brynaman and was built to house Bradford House's warehouse and electricity showroom and offices in the 1950s. During the 1970s it housed Motor Supplies and Dr Rahman's surgery. More recently been a taxi office, gymnasium, tool hire company and is now an Indian Takeaway.
• Receipt dated September 10th 1910, Based at Cloth Hall, 11 Cwmgarw Road, Brynaman. In the 1895 Kelly's Trade Directory it was a Tailor & Outfitter. The premises contained a large hat shop upstairs.
• Post Office, Brynaman, These premises have housed the Post Office since 1910
• Leicester House.  [Brynamman]This was owned by the Rogers Family and housed a shoe shop and decorators shop. The premises were in business from 1900 to 1990s.
• Mountain Rd, Brynamman.,site of Charlie Hammond's shoe shop in the 1950s/60s.
• Siop y Bont [Brynamman]
• Crib and Siswrn hairdressers. The shop was originally owned by Mr Gwyn Maddocks, who ran an outfitters from 1923 to the late 1960s.
• 36, Cwmgarw Road which is now a private house. The building was originally a butcher's shop run by the Williams family since the 1920s.
• Tregib Arms. This has been a public house since 1888-it was mentioned in a sales document for an auction to be held there.
• D W Davies, 35, Station Road, Brynaman,  Receipt. An ironmongers and cycle agent business, original proprietor being David Walter Davies,  who ran the business up until the 1990s. The business became known as Siop Laria, and also had a small petrol station. It is still called Siop Laria to this day and is now a general merchant and delicatessen.
• 61, Station Road, Brynaman, now the Golden River Chinese Takeaway. In the 1940s/50s it was the co-operative society, with several departments ' butchery, grocery, menswear, homeware, ladies wear and toys.