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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This extract is from a letter written by ‘Babs’ whilst stationed ‘somewhere in Macedonia’. Babs appears in the photograph. In his letter he explains how ‘all the glamour of war has worn off me know’ and that he only wants to ‘get home whole’.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Many of the lads served during the First World War and wrote regularly to Mr and Mrs Lewis, who ran the club.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Today is World Post Day Letter writing was an essential form of communication, and we hold many letters within our collection at Glamorgan Archives. This is one of a series of letters written by members of the Cardiff University Settlement Lads Club in Splott, Cardiff.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Daw’r detholiad yma o lythyr gan ‘Babs’ o ‘rywle ym Macedonia’. Mae Babs yn ymddangos yn y llun. Yn ei lythyr mae’n esbonio ‘all the glamour of war has worn off me now’ ac yn gobeithio cyrraedd adref mewn un darn.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ymunodd nifer o’r bechgyn a’r luoedd arfog yn ystod y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf ac ysgrfennodd lawer ohonynt yn reoliadd at Mr a Mrs Lewis, bu’n rhedeg y clwb.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Heddiw yw Diwrnod Post y Byd Roedd ysgrifennu llythyrau yn fodd angenrheidiol o gyfathrebu, ac mae gennym nifer fawr o lythyrau o fewn ein casgliad yn Archifau Morgannwg. Dyma un o gyfres o lythyrau ysgrifennwyd gan aelodau Clwb Bechgyn Anheddiad Prifysgol Caerdydd yn Sblot, Caerdydd.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Playing for Cardiff City for £1 a Week Our blog today takes a look at the contract of Arthur Fish, a young footballer from Grangetown who signed for his local club, Cardiff City, over 100 years ago. Read more here glamarchives.wordpress.com/2026/10/08/p...
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Playing for Cardiff City for £1 a Week
Football transfer fees and player wages have been very much in the headlines in recent months. The scale of the fees and the salaries paid in the modern era would have astounded players from other …
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Chwarae i Ddinas Caerdydd am £1 yr wythnos Mae ein blog heddiw yn edrych ar gytundeb pêl-droediwr ifanc o Grangetown, Arthur Fish, gyda’i glwb lleol, Dinas Caerdydd, dros gan mlynedd yn ôl. Darllenwch mwy archifaumorgannwg.wordpress.com/2026/10/08/c...
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Chwarae i Ddinas Caerdydd am £1 yr wythnos
Mae ffioedd trosglwyddo pêl-droed a chyflogau chwaraewyr wedi bod yn y penawdau yn ystod y misoedd diwethaf.  Byddai’r ffioedd a’r cyflogau sy’n cael eu talu yn yr oes fodern wedi syfrd…
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We’ve had a great few days with Year 5 learners from Creigiau Primary School, discovering more about the impact of the Second World War on Cardiff and their locality. Thanks for visiting!
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Am ddeuddydd ardderchog gyda phlant Blwyddyn 5 Ysgol Gynradd Creigiau yn darganfod mwy am effaith yr Ail Ryfel Byd ar Gaerdydd ac ar eu milltir sgwâr nhw. Diolch am ymweld!
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We also learnt more about the new Cefn Coed Community Heritage Trail which was created by Year 6 learners from Ysgol y Graig. A great way to find out more about the history of Cefn.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It was great to be at Merthyr Tydfil last night for the launch of the new Her-stories digital map herstories.merthyr.gov.uk and the Merthyr Tydfil Immersive Museum. Two brilliant resources charting the stories of women that are woven into the heritage of Merthyr.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Cawsom gyfle hefyd i ddysgu am Daith Treftadaeth Gymunedol Cefn Coed, cafwyd ei greu gan ddisgyblion Blwyddyn 6 Ysgol y Graig, Ffordd wych i ddarganfod mwy am hanes Cefn.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Roedd hi’n hyfryd bod ym Merthyr Tudful neithiwr ar gyfer lansiad map digidol newydd ‘Her-stories’ herstories.merthyr.gov.uk, ac Amgueddfa Drochi Merthyr Tudful. Dyma adnoddau ardderchog sy’n olrhain straeon menywod sydd wedi'u plethu yn nhreftadaeth Merthyr.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Heddiw yw Dydd Athrawon Yn ystod y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf ymunodd lawer o athrawon gwrywaidd â’r lluoedd arfog. O ganlyniad, llaciwyd y rheolau oedd yn gorfodi menywod briod i ymddiswyddo fel athrawesau. Gallwch ddarllen mwy am effaith y Rhyfel ar athrawesau ar ein blog bit.ly/4h9F2vl
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today is World Teachers’ Day During the First World War many male teachers joined the armed forces. As a result, the convention that, on marriage, women resigned from teaching posts was relaxed. You can find out more about the impact of the War on women teachers on our blog bit.ly/4h79wOe
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Grangetown Local History Society having been meeting at the Archives every month for years. And finally, today, they took a tour behind the scenes. It was lovely to show you all around. We hope you enjoyed.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mae Cymdeithas Hanes Lleol Grangetown wedi bod yn cwrdd yn yr Archifau pob mis ers blynyddoedd. Ac o’r diwedd, heddiw, cawsant daith tu ôl i’r llen. Roedd hi’n hyfryd eich tywys o gwmpas yr adeilad. Gobeithio i chi fwynhau.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You can find all our resources on our website, under the ‘Downloadable Resources’ tab glamarchives.gov.uk/workshops/.
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Workshops - Glamorgan Archives
Glamorgan Archives provides a variety of services ans workshops to the teachers, schools, colleges and universities within the local authorities we serve.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is an innovative resource designed to inspire learners to explore the industrial past, present, and future of Wales. Through the lens of Glamorgan Archives’ records, it unearths hidden contributions and centres the roles of Global Majority heritage people, women and children.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Glamorgan Archives has a number of resources for schools available on our website. These cover a range of topics, from the Tudors and Stuarts to the Second World War, and include our latest resource, The Black Diamond and Beyond.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gallwch ddod o hyd i’n holl adnoddau ar ein gwefan dan y pennawd ‘Adnoddau i’w Lawrlwytho’ glamarchives.gov.uk/gweithdai/?l...
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Dyma adnodd arloesol sydd wedi’i gynllunio i ysbrydoli dysgwyr i archwilio gorffennol, presennol a dyfodol diwydiannol Cymru. Trwy lens cofnodion Morgannwg, mae’r deunydd yn datgelu cyfraniadau cudd gan bobl o dras y mwyafrif byd-eang, menywod a phlant.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mae gan Archifau Morgannwg nifer o adnoddau ar gyfer ysgolion sydd ar gael ar ein gwefan. Maent yn trafod pynciau o’r Tuduriaid a’r Stiwartiaid at yr Ail Ryfel Byd, gan gynnwys ein hadnodd diweddaraf, Y Diemwnt Du a Thu Hwnt.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today is the International Day of Older Persons This photo featured in the Ocean & National Magazine Aug 1935. It shows Western Colliery pensioners. Between them they had 809 years service – an average of 54 years each. Below the photo their names are listed, with their ages and years of service.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Heddiw yw Diwrnod Rhyngwladol Pobl Hyn Ymddangosodd y llun yma yn rhifyn Awst 1935 o Gylchgrawn Ocean & National. Gwelwn bensiynwyr Glofa Western. Cyflawnwyd 809 o flynyddoedd o waith rhyngddynt - 54 mlynedd yr un ar gyfartaledd. Oddi tan y llun rhestrwyd eu henwau, eu hoed, a’u blynyddoedd o waith
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s Sporting Heritage Day Did you know there’s a strong baseball tradition in South Wales? Organised games were played from the 1890s. By the 1920s the Welsh Baseball Union comprised over 60 clubs mainly around Cardiff & Newport. This photo shows St Patrick’s School, Grangetown, Cardiff, 1953.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mae’n Ddydd Treftadaeth Chwaraeon Oeddech chi’n gwybod bod traddodiad o bêl fas yn Ne Cymru? Chwaraewyd gemau ffurfiol o’r 1890au. Erbyn y 1920au roedd gan Undeb Pêl Fas Cymru dros 60 clwb, yn bennaf o gwmpas Caerdydd a Chasnewydd. Dyma lun o dîm pêl fas Ysgol Sant Padrig, Grangetown, Caerdydd, 1953
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today is World Maritime Day This photograph shows a view across a busy Penarth Dock. It was taken from the south east end on 24 May 1883. It’s one of a series of images of Penarth Dock held within the records of the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Heddiw yw Dydd Morwrol y Byd Gwelwn yn y llun yma golygfa dros Doc Penarth prysur. Tynnwyd o ben y de ddwyrain ar 24 Mai 1883. Mae’n un o gyfres o ddelweddau o Doc Penarth sydd o fewn cofnodion Siambr Fasnach Caerdydd.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Are you new to family history? Or have you hit a brick wall in your research? If so, we may be able to help with an Ask the Experts session. These one-to-one sessions with experts from Glamorgan Family History Society are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Contact us to book.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Newydd ddechrau hel eich achau? Neu wedi taro pen wal yn eich ymchwil? Os felly, efallai gallwn helpu gyda sesiwn Holi’r Hen Lawiau. Mae’r sesiynau un-i-un yma gydag arbenigwyr o Gymdeithas Hanes Teulu Morgannwg yn cael eu cynnal ar 3ydd Dydd Mawrth y mis. Cysylltwch i gadw lle.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
130 Years of Roath Park Join Ann Bell and discover more about Roath Park, Cardiff’s first publicly owned park which officially opened in 1894. Wednesday 14 October, 2pm Book your FREE place here: www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...
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"130 Years of Roath Park" at Glamorgan Archives
Tickets are now available for 130 Years of Roath Park at Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff on Wednesday 14th October 2026 at 2:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
130 Years of Roath Park Ymunwch ag Ann Bell i ddarganfod mwy am hanes Parc y Rhath, sef parc cyhoeddus cyntaf Caerdydd a agorwyd yn swyddogol ym 1894. Dydd Mercher 14 Hydref, 2yp Cadwch le AM DDIM yma: www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...
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"130 Years of Roath Park" at Glamorgan Archives
Tickets are now available for 130 Years of Roath Park at Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff on Wednesday 14th October 2026 at 2:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today is Peace Day This order of service was produced for the open air Thanksgiving Service held on The Green in Bridgend as part of the Bridgend Peace Celebrations. The service took place on 6 July 1919, less than a year after the end of the First World War.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Heddiw yw Diwrnod Heddwch Cyhoeddwyd y drefn oedfa yma ar gyfer gwasanaeth awyr agored cafwyd ar faes Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr fel rhan o ddathliadau heddwch y dref. Cafodd y gwasanaeth ei gynnal ar 6 Gorffennaf 1919, llai na flwyddyn wedi diwedd y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf.
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
130 Years of Roath Park Join Ann Bell and discover more about Roath Park, Cardiff’s first publicly owned park which officially opened in 1894 Wednesday 14 October, 2pm Book your FREE place here: www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...
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"130 Years of Roath Park" at Glamorgan Archives
Tickets are now available for 130 Years of Roath Park at Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff on Wednesday 14th October 2026 at 2:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
130 Years of Roath Park Ymunwch ag Ann Bell i ddarganfod mwy am hanes Parc y Rhath, sef parc cyhoeddus cyntaf Caerdydd a agorwyd yn swyddogol ym 1894 Dydd Mercher 14 Hydref, 2yp Cadwch le AM DDIM yma: www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...
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"130 Years of Roath Park" at Glamorgan Archives
Tickets are now available for 130 Years of Roath Park at Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff on Wednesday 14th October 2026 at 2:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
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capelicymru.bsky.social @capelicymru.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Cyfrifiad Capeli Cymru – Y Cyfle Olaf i Gyfrannu! A yw capeli yn eich ardal leol ar agor, wedi cau, wedi'u trawsnewid, neu wedi'u dymchwel? Rhowch wybod i ni drwy gwblhau Cyfrifiad Cenedlaethol Capeli Cymru erbyn 30ain o Fedi: zurl.co/pHFBR
Tu mewn i Gapel Diwygiedig Unedig Carmel, Nantmel | Inside Carmel United Reformed Church, Nantmel
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capelicymru.bsky.social @capelicymru.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Capeli Cymru Census – Last Chance to Contribute! Are chapels in your local area open, closed, converted, or demolished? Please let us know by completing the National Chapel Census by 30th September: zurl.co/O75FB
Tu mewn i Gapel Diwygiedig Unedig Carmel, Nantmel | Inside Carmel United Reformed Church, Nantmel
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This wonderful photograph was taken 100 years ago, in 1926 It shows Class 3a at Blaengarw Infants School, with their teacher We’re particularly impressed by the big bow being worn by the little girl in the front row!
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Tynnwyd y llun hyfryd yma 100 mlynedd yn ôl, ym 1926 Gwelwn Ddosbarth 3a yn Ysgol Babanod Blaengarw, gyda’u hathrawes Rydym wrth ein boddau gyda’r bow mawr yng ngwallt y ferch fach yn y rhes flaen!
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Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd / CAWCS @yganolfangeltaidd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
📢 Thomas Pennant 300 Lansio golygiadau newydd digidol o’r 'Tours in Wales (1778 & 1781)' / Launching new digital editions of the 'Tours in Wales (1778 & 1781) 🗣️Mary-Ann Constantine, Elizabeth Edwards, Rhys Kaminski-Jones, & Ffion Mair Jones @curioustravellers.bsky.social 🗓️15/10/26 📍@LLGCymru & Zoom
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Did you know that we sell a range of books, maps and posters in our shop? Including this map of Cardiff in the 1830s You can find the full range in the shop pages of our website glamarchives.gov.uk/the-shop/
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oeddech chi’n gwybod ein bod yn gwerthu nifer o lyfrau, mapiau a phosteri yn ein siop? Gan gynnwys y map yma o Gaerdydd yn y 1830au Gallwch weld y cyfan ar dudalennau siop ein gwefan glamarchives.gov.uk/siop/?lang=cy
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CBHC / RCAHMW @rcahmwales.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In 1904, a purpose-built Post Office was built on Thompson Street, Barry It was demolished in the 1970s and residential buildings were built on the site Luckily, a record of the post office remains in the form of these beautiful illustrations by the Property Services Agency zurl.co/gT47O #EYAErased
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CBHC / RCAHMW @rcahmwales.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Yn 1904, adeiladwyd Swyddfa Bost ar Stryd Thompson, y Barri. Cafodd ei ddymchwel yn yr 1970au a bellach mae adeiladau preswyl wedi’i adeiladu ar y safle. Yn ffodus, mae cofnod o’r Swyddfa Bost yn parhau yn y ffurf o’r dyluniadau hardd yma gan yr Asiantaeth Gwasanaethau Eiddo zurl.co/XYKgQ #AEADileu
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Deterrent, Revenge or Justice? The Execution of Leslie James, The Last Woman Hanged in Wales Join authors John Wake and Mary Jones as they tell us about their latest book and the research behind it. Wednesday 16 September, 2pm Book your place: www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...
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"Deterrent, Revenge or Justice? The Execution of Leslie James, The Last Woman Hanged in Wales" at Glamorgan Archives
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Deterrent, Revenge or Justice? The Execution of Leslie James, The Last Woman Hanged in Wales Ymunwch a’r awduron John Wake a Mary Jones wrth iddynt drafod eu llyfr newydd a’r ymchwil wrth gefn iddo. Dydd Mercher 16 Medi, 2yp Cadwch le: www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...
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"Deterrent, Revenge or Justice? The Execution of Leslie James, The Last Woman Hanged in Wales" at Glamorgan Archives
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Deterrent, Revenge or Justice? The Execution of Leslie James, The Last Woman Hanged in Wales Join authors John Wake and Mary Jones as they tell us about their latest book and the research behind it. Wednesday 16 September, 2pm Book your place: www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...
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"Deterrent, Revenge or Justice? The Execution of Leslie James, The Last Woman Hanged in Wales" at Glamorgan Archives
Tickets are now available for Deterrent, Revenge or Justice? The Execution of Leslie James, The Last Woman Hanged in Wales at Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff on Wednesday 16th September 2026 at 2:00PM. Cl...
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