Villagers' stories

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

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