Merthyr tydfil

Children playing at a school in Merthyr Tydfil, c. 1890s...

The ghosts of Tommy Gravedigger, Billy Bricks and Dai Llewellyn seem to stalk the streets of Merthyr Tydfil when you walk them with photographer Robert Haines. Here he tells the stories behind a selection of his photographs

There really is a lot of history in Merthyr

Born on 8 Jun 1956. Died on 21 Oct 1966. Buried in Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.

This book is part of the Images of Sport series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local sports in Great Britain.

The last photo taken from my recent trip to South Wales. I almost completely missed this scene due to it being tucked away and a bit of a scramble down some very slippery rocks. But glad I risked life and limb for this one as it is currently one of my all time favourites! Camera Information 24mm | 1.6 sec | f16 | ISO 64 | Filters: Polariser

Merthyr Tydfil 1 - 1 Wrexham | Thursday, February 26th, 1959 | Match Details (Wrexham AFC Archive)

Built in 1896, the old town hall and county court was designed by Johnson, who was a local architect and who worked in Merthyr and Abergavenny.

Wrexham 5 - 1 Merthyr Tydfil | Wednesday, March 4th, 1959 | Match Details (Wrexham AFC Archive)