Villagers' stories

The social history of St Hilary - all within living memory - and insights into village life and the development of the village

An Olympic athlete in the village
Days in the life of St Hilary
Ray and Ivy's 60th Wedding Anniversary (1999)
Brigadier Bill Strong: an outstanding staff officer
Bill Beaumont - Speaker's Secretary
The history of Ffynnon Wen (and West House)
Bill Strong in the “Trouble Spots of the World”
Graham and Rae Kitchen: Village house builders
A poem about the village in 1962 by Kay Lloyd
Ochiltree (formerly Wendy Cottage)
St Hilary Foragers Produce Markets
Eldon Phillips
William Davies - The village hedge artist (1974)
Maud Jenkins' story
Ralph and Mary Thomas' story
Phil Dobson, Ffynnon Wen: 1977 to 1979
The Pope Family
St Hilary Playgroup: 1989-1991
Johnnie Clay - England Cricketer
Caroline Arnold's (nee Vaughan) Story: 1950s and 1960s
Sian Deal: Gweled-y-Glyn
Christine Frederick, Rose Cottage: Memories of the 1950s
Muriel and John Coggins' 60th wedding anniversary
Cyril Giffiths - the village newspaper boy (man)
Jeannie Griffiths' 90th birthday party
The bellringers of St Hilary (and the bells)
The Story of Elgiva and Alan Thomas: Morawelon
Walk and Talk – The Ramblings of Six Unsung Heroines of the Village
Bill & Gill Clay’s Story of St Hilary Village Life: 1938 to today
St Hilary Lockdown scrolls - Monica Dennis
The story of Oscar Ackerman of Little Hall Cottage
Memories of the Village Hall