Crumlin Viaduct Guestbook

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Emma

Crumlin

I was born in the 1980s so have no memories of the viaduct whatsoever but my parents and grandparents remember it well and my mum was on one of the last train journeys over it with her nan. In fact, her nan is in the photograph of the street party at Parry Terrace and, according to your notes, it was provided by my late Great Aunt.
I've grown up in Crumlin with all the stories of the viaduct, including how my nan saw Gregory Peck and that my Grand-Father was the crane driver at the navigation colliery at the time they were taking the viaduct down, the men came to borrow the crane and the colliery only lent it with the condition that only my Grand-Dad could use it so he ended up having to help them. I've also read quite a few stories on here and enjoyed everyone that I've read.
There's 8 mm cine film available on the internet of the viaduct. I found it on youtube yesterday and wondered if anyone has seen it yet? It says it's of the last trip across the viaduct and follows the trains journey from Pontypool Road station to Crumlin High Level Station and then goes on to show the viaduct being taken down. Just go on youtube and search for Crumlin Viaduct and it's normally the first film on the list. The Arabesque chase scene is also on there.

Emma

Crumlin

I was born in the 1980s so have no memories of the viaduct whatsoever but my parents and grandparents remember it well and my mum was on one of the last train journeys over it with her nan. In fact, her nan is in the photograph of the street party at Parry Terrace and, according to your notes, it was provided by my late Great Aunt.

John Pring

Abergele LL22 7PL

Have just had a good look at your website,
brilliant, I often talk to people here in North Wales about the Viaduct your site has given me so much information about its history to add to my many years working over it on the footplate. I feel it should have been retained as a
brilliant feat of engineering, I am sure it would have been historical landmark of the old Railways of South Wales, thank you John for this tremendous effort.

John Pring

Abergele LL22 7PL

I was on the footplate based at Pontypool Road from 1948 until 1962, worked over the Viaduct more times than I can remember, most memorable as a young fireman working on the Banker shifts, what an experience on a bad night in the Winter

SADIE WOOLLAND NEE HUNT

beccles suffolk

Hi
my maternal geat grandmother Annie Evans
had a ?shoe shop up the hill from crown street

SADIE.WOOLLAND nee hUNT

Beccles SUFFOLK

Mygrand parents and family lived at 17a Crown Street in the upper part which use to be a shop?butcher and the basement housed a widow with 5 children,
I was sent there during the war 1940s
My grandparents were Sam and maude Hughes.THeir children Rhoda, Laurie,Doris(disabled) and my mpother Ruby
I was in crumlin school? 1941/44
if you have any memories please let me know

Diane Rowlands

Blackwood

Would appreciate help in finding information about my fathers family. They lived in William Street Crumlin, surname Phillips.Fathers name was Granville, brothers Dereck, Billy, Ronnie & sisters Francis, Joan,& Winnie. Would love to hear from anyone who remembers anyone.
Great site its such a pleasure to look back.

Sylvia Morgan

Broadstairs Kent

Julie I have some photos of the school .Send me your e-mailor land address
Sylvia

Julie Goodway

Crumlin

Looking for photos of crumlin high level school

Julie Dundon

Newbridge Gwent

first time i've visited the site for a while, but each time i enjoy it.

Haydon Jones

Risca

One of my great uncles worked on the Viaduct as a painter. I remember him saying about a painter falling to his death.

Jim Sparks

Market Rasen, Lincolnshir

Hi John, a fascinating website. My great grand mother ran a shop in Crown Street, Crumlin, so the picture of Crown Street (c.1900) with the viaduct in the background was particularly interesting. Would it be possible to buy a copy?

Darren Portman

Abertillery

Been having a discussion where i work about when the viaduct was demolished this site says 65/66 but on another site its 67 does anybody know when exactly it was id really appreciate it. Also when was the navigation colliery was closed. Thanks, and great site

gaynor

crumlin

can anyone please tell me if the was a building on the ty-derwen residental home site previous to the waterboard building on kendon road

Malcolm O'Brien

Cardiff

Born and bred in Bargoed with Grandparents living in Wolverhampton.Many memories of the train ride from Bargoed to Hengoed, changing trains for the next stage to Pontypool Road via Hengoed viaduct and Crumlin viaduct. A fantastic structural engineering achievement that should probably have been preserved as part of our cultural heritage.

george

newbridge gwent

A nice look at the past i used to walk to school from hafodyrynys road (20 houses )To swffrydd Primary School (now an housing estate)passing under the great viaduct what a magnificent structure it was saw the making of The bridge Scene of Arabesque there shame the bridge is gone now Great website John keep up the Good Work

Emma

Newbridge, Wales

Thanks for the website and for keeping some of our local history alive. It would be nice if some one created a website about Newbridge's past, any chance?

EIRWEN TRIGG

NEWPORT

i can remember toms shop. old tom was a lovely man. toms shop was our stop off on the way to school for our sweets. seems like yesterday. the shop has long gone, and the site is currently being built on.

Keith Sloan

Winchester, UK

My wife's Great Great Grand father was Henry John Cooke 1834- 1930. He was in business with Henry N Maynard M Inst CE and we believe created the lithograph cooke-h-j-crumlin-viaduct-taff-vale-rhondda-cynon-taff-wales-1860. We would welcome any other information on Henry John Cooke.

David Jones

Risca - Wales

Thanks for this website and for the memories of the viaduct. Though I was only 9 years old when they pulled it down I can still recall it's magnificence

Ian Strachan

Twickenham

Thanks. Very interesting. I've just bought "Britain's Lost Railways", which features the Viaduct, among many other architectural masterpieces (and some monstrosities!)now lost for good. Well worth a look.

Gordon

Newbridge, Wales

When you now travel through the valley it's hard to imagine that huge structure going from one side to the other.

Glynis Hunter

WYTON cambs

my grandfather Rev.John Treharne was Baptist Minister in Crumlin from about 1913 to 1921 he adopted a child by the name of Roma Slader her mother was Amelia Slader gave birth on 3 April 1913 to a girl adopted by Rev.John Treharne.Amelia was a Drapers Assistant and lived at Recttory Rd. John Treharne lived at 15 Halls Rd Crumlin. grateful for any information.

David

Crumlin Wales

Sylvia,
There is a number of cottages at the top of the Kendon woods, one very old one, which is now called Viaduct cottage could well be the one. The other, which was on the Pontypool road has long been gone.