Villagers' stories

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

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