Villagers' stories

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

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