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Chapel ministers or the "elders" were a law unto themselves, some frowned deeply on watching tv and going to the pictures, unless there was a religious film on of course like The Ten Commandments
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Pentecostal chapel, 11:00am to 12:00 then Sunday school 2:00 to 3:00, then 7:00 to 8:00 unless the preacher got carried away for another half hour! But stuck in your best clothed all day was no fun! As a painter in the pit, I sometimes had to go to the managers house which was overlooking the pit to work, the pit has now been replaced by a country park and I now live in that managers house
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Thanks Gopher. I live in the Darran Valley which is a stones throw from the Rhymney valley, I grew up here, also worked in two collieries when I was young, all your observations are correct. The small village with my previous post and where I grew up had a church and four chapels, I had to go to chapel three times on a Sunday which was not great for a young kid who just wanted to go out and play!
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This is Martin Street formally Martins' Row that my houses are based on, no electric or gas, the drains seem to have been just put in but no tarmac on the road with this early picture. I was born in No.18 which is near the top on the left, I grew up at No. 25 which is on the right with the woman in the doorway. The street was demolished in the early 70's. For those interested, here's some build pictures I've found.
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Outside each house was a small steel hinged plate housing the water stop cock. Grooves were cut in the pavement stones so that the rainwater could run from the drainpipe to the drain. At the back, Mr. Evan's receives orders from his wife to "Tidy up that garden!" Pity she wouldn't clean that front door, she just polishes the brass number plate
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Pen-y-Bryn Colliery Houses. These are based on the houses where I grew up, two up and two down and a lean-to kitchen. Stairs in the corner of a room so small that all bedroom furnature had to be put in through the upstairs windows, the bedrooms were walk through, originally, no electric or central heating, but fires in downstairs rooms only, and of course, outside toilets.
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Mike, To be honest I just searched cables, Aberdare Cables would have looked better, but having said that, I guess that all cables used at South Wales Collieries might not have been local, but I could be wrong? Phil
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I couldn't resist adding a few things, just for fun of course
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Thanks.
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Getting props ready for repair.
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Dobson hydraulic roof props made from plastic tube, wire and card ready to be dropped into a Pen-y-Bryn cameo.
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Coal loading area with three new figures.
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Overall view of Pen-y-Bryn Colliery.
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Here's the engine shed fitter again, this time with added 1950's Daily Herald, a tool box and more clutter.
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Makes some good modelling!
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Dai, Ron and Mr. Jenkins putting the world to rights. This cameo has had a make-over with new figures, also mods to the car, ie. open sun roof and door, door window half open and a starting handle, more foliage, bike and no parking sign.
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Some new pictures of the stables and scrap car area.
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A few more shots of the same area.
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Thanks John, The lighting is natural, that's the difference I did a quick visit to YMR to post the pics but they need reducing, so later. Phil
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I've not done a lot of modelling recently but here's some new pictures.
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Have you tried a shot with a sunny sky yet?
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Thanks, appreciated
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No new pictures yet so I thought I'd chuck in some old ones
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