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Our September 2026 Newsletter is now available online and contains and article by Gareth Brown entitled: Newport Road – characters and personalities about Cornelius Lundie and Drs Thomas Wallace. The newsletter also contains an obituary to Les Phillips, (1940-2026).

Details of our next meeting:

A new piece of street art has appeared on the lane at the top of Harrismith and Mafeking Roads.

Come and enjoy a look at the Cathays Cemetery Chapels and join a free guided walk around the cemetery this Sunday at either 11.30am or 1pm.

The new Morfydd Owen mural in Pontpridd. Our latest blog looks at the possible links between her and Roath. roathlocalhistorysociety.org…

Our August newsletter is now available on our website. It contains the following articles:- Just who lived in Newport Road in its Prime? – Gareth Brown What’s In a Name? John Hobson Matthews and Ffynon Llandenis – Liam Affley

Our 2026-27 Lecture Programme starts next month with a lecture on 400 Years of Ruperra Castle by Charlotte Rogers at 7.45. The lecture is preceeded by our AGM starting at 6.30. #Roath #Ruperracastle #StEdwards

KENNETH HOLBROOK Ordinary Signalman, HNoMS Svenner. Just addted to our virtual memorial. Turns out he was the only British serviceman killed by the German navy on D-Day. He was on board Svenner, the Norwegian destroyer, hit by a torpedo.

Marcus Gunn appears pivotal in setting the libraries in Cardiff. After he died his friends commissioned a bust of him by the talented sculptor Goscombe John. But where is it now? roathlocalhistorysociety.org…

In their latest video Roath Local History Society look back at the history of the Mackintosh. youtu.be/6tger_jq0zg?si=cjdc…

Researching the life of Michael O'Brien which started at 12 Union Buildings, where Crumbs now is. roathlocalhistorysociety.org…

It’s weather like this that leaves me drooling for a Thayer’s Ice Cream. A double cone of rich vanilla and strawberry, where you could actually taste the real strawberries. Or maybe a tub of their unusual orange ice cream? What was your favourite? roathlocalhistorysociety.org…

A newish piece of street art in East Tyndall Street, outside Howdens. It is called Road Rumbles by Consumersmith and commemorates people who died young. It may be a replacement for a previous version that was there. Visit our Street Art page to see more examples of art.

Our latest newsletter is now available on our website and cotains the following articles:- roathlocalhistorysociety.org…

JOSEPH HICKS. Private, 4th Battalion, Welsh Regiment Grew up on Nora St, affter marriage lived on Wimborne St. Killed 6 Mar 1945 aged 33 in the battle of the Reichswald Forest, Germany.

The 'New Brewery' owned by Brains in Helen Street, Adamsdown photographed in 1980 by Mike O'Sullivan. The factory has since been demolished and replaced by Brewery Park. roathlocalhistorysociety.org…

The art nouveau headstone on the grave of Solomon Andrews at Cathays Cemetery. He lived in and around the Newport Road area and had business interests far and wide. His life was covered in one of our previous newsletters. roathlocalhistorysociety.org…

July 1914. The Roath Park Scott Memorial under construction and some spectacular diving taking place. More about the Scott Memorial in our video: youtube.com/watch?v=MN_3zqUE…

We have just launched to Roath Local History Society YouTube channel. Our first video is a stroll along Roath Park Lake promenade looking at the Captain Scott legacy. youtube.com/watch?v=MN_3zqUE…