Villagers' stories

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

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