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The Society's Library

The Society has amassed a considerable library of pamphlets, learned papers and books covering most subjects relating to the history of Llantrisant and its environs. The items in the library are available, free of charge, to all members. Anyone wishing to borrow from the library should contact Dr Glyn Johns during one of our meetings.

Recent additions to the Library

A Tiger Bay Childhood; Growing up in the Thirties
Phyllis Morgans's short but fascinating story of a child growing up in Cardiff recaptures the warmth and colour of the area. With illustrations and photographs, she brings back memories which will be interesting for many of us who had similar childhood experiences.

In Search of Owain Glyndwr
Owain Glyndwr, born of noble ancestry was the subject of the first Barry Davies Lecture last year. The author Chris barber who was also the lecturer on that occasion gives us a detailed account of our National Hero. The forward is written by Jan Morris herself a world wide known travel writer.

The Grand Designer. Third Marquess of Bute: Rosemary Hannah
Rosemary Hannah's thoroughly researched biography of the Third Marquess is an absorbing read. It gives detailed accounts of the fascinating life of this important man. His relationship with Burges who was the architect both of Castell Coch and Cardiff Castle are fully recorded. Disraeli's novel Lothair is a thinly disguised account of the young Marquess' early life. He was a very rich eccentric who spent little time in Cardiff but his influence on the city was monumental.
Glyn Johns

Contents of the Library

Ref.    TITLE AUTHOR DESCRIPTION

58 The Life of Dr William Price Dean Powell Llantrisant's Famous Eccentric
16 Historic Gardens of the Vale of Glamorgan Edited by Hilary Thomas Beautifully illustrated history of the gardens
26 Treforest, Glyntaff and Rhydyfelin Rhodri Powell A look back at the history of our locality
38 Bridges of Merthyr Tydfil W. L. Davies 300 bridges in the Merthyr area
  9 Roots to Restoration Tonypandy College A DVD of the restoration of the Powerhouse
A History of England Keith Feiling A complete history
35 Diary of William Thomas 1763 to 1795 S.Wales Record Society Daily life of rural Michaelston-Super-Ely and beyond
Family and Society in Early Stuart Glamorgan S.Wales Record Society Household accounts c.1565 to 1641
  6 The History of Llwynypia Hospital Rhodri Powell A well illustrated history of the buildings and staff
24 Tonyrefail - the story of a community Walter Jones From pre-history to the mid 20th century
10 Llansannor LAMBS Historical development of rural Llansannor
15 Early Modern Wales:1525 to 1640 J. Gwynfor Jones Tudor political settlement in Wales between the Acts of Union (1536 - 1543) and the Civil Wars
33 Images of Wales:Llantrisant Dean Powell, 2002 A collection of over 200 photographs
Welsh Crafts and Craftsmen Geraint Jenkins Crafts include love spoons, coracles and pottery
Cardiff: A History of the City City of Cardiff publication From Roman times to early 20th century
Archive Photographs: Pentyrch, Creigau and Gwaelod y Garth Pentyrch and District LHS Early photographs of these three distinct communities
14 Starting out in Local History Simon Fowler The history of a locality and the forces that shaped it
  8 Wills and Probate Records Daily Telegraph How to get the best from seemingly complex records
  7 Local History, a handbook for beginners Philip Riden How to find out more about your locality
Llantrisant Probate 1605 to 1858 Edited by J. Barry Davies Transcripts of probate records over the period
11 Discovering Welsh Houses Michael Davies A guide to eighteen architectural gems
12 The History of Newton Church Gwyn Petty A DVD made about the church
13 Wales's Best One Hundred Churches T. J. Hughes Descriptions of the most interesting churches in Wales
  5 Welsh Chapels Anthony Jones Descriptions of the most interesting chapels in Wales
16 Morgannwg Glam. History Soc. The regular publication of The Glamorgan History Society
  4 The Royal Mint HMSO The history and production of coins
17 Forde Abbey and Gardens A history and description of the Medieval Abbey
18 Iolo Morganwg Prys Morgan The life of this influential Welshman
19 Rice Merrick's Morganiae Archaiographia 1578 Edited by Brian James The history and topography of Glamorgan
21 The Freeman of Llantrisant Noel Israel Llantrisant Church and the Freemen of Llantrisant.
20 An Iron Age Tribe Ray Howell The history of the Silures, an Iron Age tribe of S.E. Wales.
22 Welsh Cowboys and Outlaws Cowboys and outlaws with Welsh heritage.
The Sums We Used to Do Dr Glyn Johns 11-plus maths of the 1940s
27 Rescuing the Past Early development of farming implements
28 The Welsh Arsenal M J Clubb History of the Bridgend Arsenal
29 Myths and Legends of Wales Tony Roberts Early Welsh folklore
46 Glamorgan Historian Stewart Williams Cardiff buildings, Mumbles railway and Maid of Cefn Ydfa
45 Wales: A walk through time Brian Davies 10 to 18 mile walks from Flatholm to Brecon Beacons
48 Victorian Crafts Revived Caroline Green Arts and crafts of the Victorian age
47 The Pocket Enquire Within The niceties and necessities of Victorian domestic life
49 The Cardiff Story Dennis Morgan The History of Cardiff from Roman Times up to Twentieth Century
50 Cardiff - A History of the City Prof. William Rees Particularly informative about the early history of the town
51 Cardiff Through the Ages Roy Noble (DVD) Cardiff's history including film of sporting events and personalities.
52 The Story of Wales John Gower The book accompaniment to the TV series "The History of Wales"
53 How well do you know Cowbridge? Jeff Alden The long and interesting history of Cowbridge
54 The Proud Valley Ealing Studios (DVD) Paul Robeson in a black and white picture of the pre-war valleys.
Wills and Inventories of Llantrisant Barry Davies (DVD) Wills and Inventories from 1605 to 1858
55 Lady Almina: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle The present Countess of Carnarvon The story of Lady Almina, Countess of Carnarvon (early 20th century)
56 Highclere Castle: Guide A guide to this magnificent building
58 Dr William Price Dean Powell Another book about this Welsh eccentric
59 Things of Beauty Oliver Fairclough The story of the two grand-daughters of David Davies
57 The Eleven Plus Book Dr Martin Stephen Questions from actual Eleven-plus papers
60 Victorian Childhood Janet Sacks Contrasts the differences in the lives of rich and poor Victorian children
61 Education, Education, Education Andrew Adonis The development of Comprehensive Education
62 Castell Coch David Mclees A history and guide to this fascinating building
65 Welcome to Kenfig Barrie Griffiths An historical guide to the ancient borough of Kenfig
63 Kenfig DVD Download Film Productions A history of the borough of Kenfig
64 The Maid of Sker R. D. Blackmore A novel about an old sailor who rescues a baby girl from the sea
66 Wales at War Stuart Broomfield Experiences of WW2 in Wales
67 The City of Newport Terry Underwood The development of Newport, Gwent from Roman times
68 Cardiff and the Marquesses of Bute John Davies An account of the Bute family and the development of Cardiff
69 Welsh Heroes of Coal The Western Mail A photographic history of the Welsh coal industry
71 Wales: Churches, Houses, Castles Simon Jenkins The distinctiveness of Welsh buildings.
70 The Astonishing Infantry Michael Glover A history of The Royal Welch Fusiliers
85 Living with the Enemy Roy McLoughlin Life in the Channel Islands under German rule
84 Llanwynno Rev. Alan Meates An adaption of Glanffrwd's works
90 The History and Antiquities of Glamorgan Thomas Nicholas Historical buildings and communities of the nineteenth century
91 Rhondda: My Brave Valley Emrys Pride A history of the people and places in the valley
92 Rhondda: Past and Future The industrial and social past of the Rhondda valleys
87 Rhondda Through Time Alun Seward and David Swidenbank Text and photographs of early 20th century Rhondda
88 On the Parish Raymond K. J. Grant Case studies of the lives of Glamorgan's poor.
89 The Chapels of Wales D. Huw Owen Details of Wales' 19th century chapels
100 Lost Buildings and Structures of the Pontypridd Area Keith Jones Pictures of bygone Pontypridd
OS 1" 1809-1833 map Cassini Shows how Glamorgan used to be
Snapshots of Welsh History Phil Carradice Information about places and faces of the past
3 Called Up Sent Down Tom Hickman The story of the Bevan Boys
2 Village Buildings Matthew Rice The variety of Britain's village buildings
1 Doctor William Price Cyril Bracegirdle An account of the Doctor's early life
23 The Tonypandy Riots Gwyn Evans & David maddox An in-depth study of the 1910-1911 riots
25 The History of Brynsadler and its People Edgeley Thomas The development from the early 19th century
30 A Rattleskull Genius Geraint Jenkins The story of Iolo Morgannwg
31 In the Footsteps of Alexander Cordell Chris Barber The life and works of the famous author
32 The Strength of the Hills George Ewart Evans An autobiography
34 Family and Society in Early Stuart Glamorgan Lloyd Bowen The household accounts of Sir Thomas Aubrey of Llantrithyd 1565-1641
36 Sherborne Castle Ancestral Home of the Wingfield Digby family
37 Wales: History of a Nation David Ross A chronology from Roman times to 21st century
39 Ponyclun and Talygarn Barry Davies & Trevor Rees An in-depth study of the Pontyclun district
40 The End of Antiquity Jeremy K. Knight Society in late Roman and early medieval Britain
41 A Catalogue of Glamorgan Estate Maps Glamorgan Archives
42 Roman Villas David E. Johns The lives of the prosperous Romans and early Britons
43 The World of Downton Abbey Highclere Castle, home of the Carnarvon family
44 The Masters of the Coalfield Michael Eyers The development of towns in Glamorgan and Gwent
80 Buildings and Places in Welsh History H. V. Bowen Essays relating to historical locations in Wales
81 No Job for a Little Girl Rosemary Scadden Voices from domestic service
82 Brunel in South Wales Stephen K. Jones Brunel's influence on the industrial landscape of South Wales
A Tiger Bay Childhood Phyllis Morgan Childhood memories of Tiger Bay told with illustrations and photos
In Search of Owain Glyndwr Chris Barber A detailed account of our national hero.
The Grand Designer. Third Marquess of Bute Rosemary Hannah The story and influence of a very rich eccentric

58	The Life of Dr William Price	Dean Powell	Llantrisant's Famous Eccentric
16	Historic Gardens of the Vale of Glamorgan	Edited by Hilary Thomas	Beautifully illustrated history of the gardens
26	Treforest, Glyntaff and Rhydyfelin	Rhodri Powell	A look back at the history of our locality
38	Bridges of Merthyr Tydfil	W. L. Davies	300 bridges in the Merthyr area
9	Roots to Restoration	Tonypandy College	A DVD of the restoration of the Powerhouse
	A History of England	Keith Feiling	A complete history
35	Diary of William Thomas 1763 to 1795	S.Wales Record Society	Daily life of rural Michaelston-Super-Ely and beyond
	Family and Society in Early Stuart Glamorgan	S.Wales Record Society	Household accounts c.1565 to 1641
6	The History of Llwynypia Hospital	Rhodri Powell	A well illustrated history of the buildings and staff
24	Tonyrefail - the story of a community	Walter Jones	From pre-history to the mid 20th century
10	Llansannor	LAMBS	Historical development of rural Llansannor
15	Early Modern Wales:1525 to 1640	J. Gwynfor Jones	Tudor political settlement in Wales between the Acts of Union (1536 - 1543) and the Civil Wars
33	Images of Wales:Llantrisant	Dean Powell, 2002	A collection of over 200 photographs
	Welsh Crafts and Craftsmen	Geraint Jenkins	Crafts include love spoons, coracles and pottery
	Cardiff: A History of the City	City of Cardiff publication	From Roman times to early 20th century
	Archive Photographs: Pentyrch, Creigau and Gwaelod y Garth	Pentyrch and District LHS	Early photographs of these three distinct communities
14	Starting out in Local History	Simon Fowler	The history of a locality and the forces that shaped it
8	Wills and Probate Records	Daily Telegraph	How to get the best from seemingly complex records
7	Local History, a handbook for beginners	Philip Riden	How to find out more about your locality
	Llantrisant Probate 1605 to 1858	Edited by J. Barry Davies	Transcripts of probate records over the period
11	Discovering Welsh Houses	Michael Davies	A guide to eighteen architectural gems
12	The History of Newton Church	Gwyn Petty	A DVD made about the church
13	Wales's Best One Hundred Churches	T. J. Hughes	Descriptions of the most interesting churches in Wales
5	Welsh Chapels	Anthony Jones	Descriptions of the most interesting chapels in Wales
16	Morgannwg	Glam. History Soc.	The regular publication of The Glamorgan History Society
4	The Royal Mint	HMSO	The history and production of coins
17	Forde Abbey and Gardens		A history and description of the Medieval Abbey
18	Iolo Morganwg	Prys Morgan	The life of this influential Welshman
19	Rice Merrick's Morganiae Archaiographia 1578	Edited by Brian James	The history and topography of Glamorgan
21	The Freeman of Llantrisant	Noel Israel	Llantrisant Church and the Freemen of Llantrisant.
20	An Iron Age Tribe	Ray Howell	The history of the Silures, an Iron Age tribe of S.E. Wales.
22	Welsh Cowboys and Outlaws		Cowboys and outlaws with Welsh heritage.
	The Sums We Used to Do	Dr Glyn Johns	11-plus maths of the 1940s
27	Rescuing the Past		Early development of farming implements
28	The Welsh Arsenal	M J Clubb	History of the Bridgend Arsenal
29	Myths and Legends of Wales	Tony Roberts	Early Welsh folklore
46	Glamorgan Historian	Stewart Williams	Cardiff buildings, Mumbles railway and Maid of Cefn Ydfa
45	Wales: A walk through time	Brian Davies	10 to 18 mile walks from Flatholm to Brecon Beacons
48	Victorian Crafts Revived	Caroline Green	Arts and crafts of the Victorian age
47	The Pocket Enquire Within		The niceties and necessities of Victorian domestic life
49	The Cardiff Story	Dennis Morgan	The History of Cardiff from Roman Times up to Twentieth Century
50	Cardiff - A History of the City	Prof. William Rees	Particularly informative about the early history of the town
51	Cardiff Through the Ages	Roy Noble	(DVD) Cardiff's history including film of sporting events and personalities.
52	The Story of Wales	John Gower	The book accompaniment to the TV series "The History of Wales"
53	How well do you know Cowbridge?	Jeff Alden	The long and interesting history of Cowbridge
54	The Proud Valley	Ealing Studios	(DVD) Paul Robeson in a black and white picture of the pre-war valleys.
	Wills and Inventories of Llantrisant	Barry Davies	(DVD) Wills and Inventories from 1605 to 1858
55	Lady Almina: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle	The present Countess of Carnarvon	The story of Lady Almina, Countess of Carnarvon (early 20th century)
56	Highclere Castle: Guide		A guide to this magnificent building
58	Dr William Price	Dean Powell	Another book about this Welsh eccentric
59	Things of Beauty	Oliver Fairclough	The story of the two grand-daughters of David Davies
57	The Eleven Plus Book	Dr Martin Stephen	Questions from actual Eleven-plus papers
60	Victorian Childhood	Janet Sacks	Contrasts the differences in the lives of rich and poor Victorian children
61	Education, Education, Education	Andrew Adonis	The development of Comprehensive Education
62	Castell Coch	David Mclees	A history and guide to this fascinating building
65	Welcome to Kenfig	Barrie Griffiths	An historical guide to the ancient borough of Kenfig
63	Kenfig DVD	Download Film Productions	A history of the borough of Kenfig
64	The Maid of Sker	R. D. Blackmore	A novel about an old sailor who rescues a baby girl from the sea
66	Wales at War	Stuart Broomfield	Experiences of WW2 in Wales
67	The City of Newport	Terry Underwood	The development of Newport, Gwent from Roman times
68	Cardiff and the Marquesses of Bute	John Davies	An account of the Bute family and the development of Cardiff
69	Welsh Heroes of Coal	The Western Mail	A photographic history of the Welsh coal industry
71	Wales: Churches, Houses, Castles	Simon Jenkins	The distinctiveness of Welsh buildings.
70	The Astonishing Infantry	Michael Glover	A history of The Royal Welch Fusiliers
85	Living with the Enemy	Roy McLoughlin	Life in the Channel Islands under German rule
84	Llanwynno	Rev. Alan Meates	An adaption of Glanffrwd's works
90	The History and Antiquities of Glamorgan	Thomas Nicholas	Historical buildings and communities of the nineteenth century
91	Rhondda: My Brave Valley	Emrys Pride	A history of the people and places in the valley
92	Rhondda: Past and Future		The industrial and social past of the Rhondda valleys
87	Rhondda Through Time	Alun Seward and David Swidenbank	Text and photographs of early 20th century Rhondda
88	On the Parish	Raymond K. J. Grant	Case studies of the lives of Glamorgan's poor.
89	The Chapels of Wales	D. Huw Owen	Details of Wales' 19th century chapels
	100 Lost Buildings and Structures of the Pontypridd Area	Keith Jones	Pictures of bygone Pontypridd
	OS 1" 1809-1833 map	Cassini	Shows how Glamorgan used to be
	Snapshots of Welsh History	Phil Carradice	Information about places and faces of the past
3	Called Up Sent Down	Tom Hickman	The story of the Bevan Boys
2	Village Buildings	Matthew Rice	The variety of Britain's village buildings
1	Doctor William Price	Cyril Bracegirdle	An account of the Doctor's early life
23	The Tonypandy Riots	Gwyn Evans & David maddox	An in-depth study of the 1910-1911 riots
25	The History of Brynsadler and its People	Edgeley Thomas	The development from the early 19th century
30	A Rattleskull Genius	Geraint Jenkins	The story of Iolo Morgannwg
31	In the Footsteps of Alexander Cordell	Chris Barber	The life and works of the famous author
32	The Strength of the Hills	George Ewart Evans	An autobiography
34	Family and Society in Early Stuart Glamorgan	Lloyd Bowen	The household accounts of Sir Thomas Aubrey of Llantrithyd 1565-1641
36	Sherborne Castle		Ancestral Home of the Wingfield Digby family
37	Wales: History of a Nation	David Ross	A chronology from Roman times to 21st century
39	Ponyclun and Talygarn	Barry Davies & Trevor Rees	An in-depth study of the Pontyclun district
40	The End of Antiquity	Jeremy K. Knight	Society in late Roman and early medieval Britain
41	A Catalogue of Glamorgan Estate Maps	Glamorgan Archives
42	Roman Villas	David E. Johns	The lives of the prosperous Romans and early Britons
43	The World of Downton Abbey		Highclere Castle, home of the Carnarvon family
44	The Masters of the Coalfield	Michael Eyers	The development of towns in Glamorgan and Gwent
80	Buildings and Places in Welsh History	H. V. Bowen	Essays relating to historical locations in Wales
81	No Job for a Little Girl	Rosemary Scadden	Voices from domestic service
82	Brunel in South Wales	Stephen K. Jones	Brunel's influence on the industrial landscape of South Wales
	A Tiger Bay Childhood	Phyllis Morgan	Childhood memories of Tiger Bay told with illustrations and photos
	In Search of Owain Glyndwr	Chris Barber	A detailed account of our national hero.
	The Grand Designer. Third Marquess of Bute	Rosemary Hannah	The story and influence of a very rich eccentric