AFON LWYD IAN BUTLER DECEMBER 2017
AFON LYWD
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The man in the Rhondda Valley and the man in Abertillery Have shared the same years, the same days of hope and desolation, And in Ogmore Vale and in Ammanford both old and young dream That the future shall be greater than the past. On the ragged hills and by the shallow polluted rivers, The pious young man and the old rascal of many sins, The idealists and the wasters, all sometimes believe and say That the future shall be greater than the past. ... Last night the moon was full above the slag heaps and the grave-yards And the towns among the hills, and a man arose from his dream And cried out: Let this day be sufficient, and worthy of my people And let the night winds go on wailing of the future and the past.
From A Carol for the Coalfield (1946) Idris Davies
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LIST OF PLATES Blaenavon from Forgeside
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Above Blaenavon
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Burnsies’, Blaenavon
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Garages, Talywain
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Funeral Home, Talywain
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Red Headscarf, Talywain
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Blaenavon RFC, Blaenavon
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Remembrance Day, Blaenavon
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Window, Blaenavon
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Window, Forgeside
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Park, Blaenavon
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Shops, Varteg
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Horses, Varteg
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Blaenavon RFC
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Fish and Chip Shop, Blaenavon
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Remembrance day Parade, Blaenavon
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Broad Street, Blaenavon
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Youth Club, Blaenavon
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High Street, Blaenavon from Forgeside
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