The Society has built an extensive archive of material on local history including photographs, documents, maps and books; this is housed in the Carnegie Community Centre on Evelyn Road. Access may be arranged through our archivist Mrs Virginia Jones on 01792 321378 or via info@skewenhistoricalsociety.org.uk.
Trails
Two trails in Skewen have been produced by the Society; click on the title to view the trail.
Publications
Skewen’s rich history is reflected in several of the Society’s publications:
- “Our Village in World War 1: The diary of a Welsh village 1914 – 1918”
- “Hanes Special Edition 2019: a History of the Co-operative Society in Skewen Parts One and Two”
- Skewen & District Historical Society 20th Anniversary Brochure
- Celebrating 25 Years of the Society’s History 1997 – 2022
The above publications are available to purchase – details from Miss Anne Morgans 01792 813300 or via info@skewenhistoricalsociety.org.uk
Hanes
A quarterly magazine, “Hanes”, is published by the Society, and it is a rich source of knowledge about people and places that have shaped, and are continuing to shape, the village and as such, is an important local historical resource. Society members are the main contributors of articles and reminiscences of life in and around Skewen, both historical and current. All editions are kept in the Archive and back issues may be purchased for a small sum plus postage – contact the editor Miss Anne Morgans on 01792 813300 or via info@skewenhistoricalsociety.org.uk for full details.
A list of past articles may be seen below.
2024
HMS Bermuda
Methodist ChurchRoyal NavyWorld War 2Local Education
EducationSunday Closing at Neath: The Three Mile Limit
Jersey MarinePublic HousesTennant Park
ParksTennant FamilyWlliam Owen 1890 - 1966
EmigrationFamily HistoryRoyal NavyWorld War 1A Pentreffynnon Family
Family HistorySkewenGlaslyn Morgan: A Life in the Movement
BiographyCommunismPoliticsMoriah Chapel
Churches & ChapelsNeath AbbeyReminiscencesSkewen Choral Society
ChoirsSkewenSkewen is Recognised on the Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner in London
World War 24d a Bus Ride!
BusesTransportBus Station Victoria Gardens c.1930
NeathPhotographEarly Recollections
Family HistoryReminiscencesSkewenHorse Racing in Jersey Marine
Horse RacingJersey MarineSkewen Tapestry Update
SkewenTapestrySolar Wind Farm Planned for Drummau Mountain
DrumauSolar Energy2023
A Curious Coincidence in WW1
Family HistoryWorld War 1Clafaria Chorisitors in WW2
ChoirsChurches & ChapelsFamily HistoryWorld War 2Influence of the industrial Revolution
Copper WorksIndustryNeathSkewenMy Memories of Skewen; Reminiscences of Mr Arthur Lewis
Family HistoryReminiscencesSkewenPhotograph of Morris Dancers Outside the Crown in 1989
Morris DancersPhotographPlacards Posters and Perpetual Motion Portraits
AdvertisementsI.T.Plenty of Paths: Growing up in Llandarcy Village in the 1960's
Family HistoryLlandarcyReminiscencesSkewen Park Children's Playground
ParksPlayRecreationSkewenCan YOU help the Society?
CommitteeEvan Roberts and the Welsh Revival
BiographyChurches & ChapelsEvangelismSkewenPassing Through
ImmigrationItalySkewenThe Mystery of the Tennant Park Gates
SkewenTennant ParkWhen Bombs Rained Down on the Communities of Coedffranc
Arp WardensBombingWorld War 2A List of the Places of Worship in Skewen Through the Years
Death of an Icon Part 3
ChristmasCinemasSwanseaSwanseaList of Places of Worship Through the Years
Churches & ChapelsSkewenLlandarcy - The Village and its People
LlandarcyLlandarcyReminiscencesReminiscencesWesleyan Methodist Church Skewen 1865 - 1928
Churches & ChapelsSkewenWhat's in a Name?
SurnamesWhy Stanley Road?
BiographyBiographySkewenSkewenStreetsDeath of an Icon: Part 2
CinemasSwanseaDown Memory Lane
BPMemorial HallSkewenExtreme Violence in Jersey Marine Part 2: Swansea & Neath Horse Racing
Horse RacingJersey MarineSport & RecreationFrederick John Batchelor: A Life on the Railways
RailwaysReminiscencesTennant Park Gates Correction
HistorySkewenTennant FamilyTennant ParkThe Drumau Cross
DrumauEasterSkewenWith the ATS in France
ATSReminiscencesWorld War 22022
A Reminiscence of the Skewen Division St John Ambulance
ReminiscencesSkewenSt John AmbulanceAbbey Primary School
EducationSchoolsChristmas at the Ritz
AdvertisementChristmasCinemasSkewenDeath of an Icon: Part 1
CinemasSwanseaDyffryn Cottage - A Genteel Residence
Family HistoryHousesSkewenExtreme Violence in Jersey Marine Part 1: Bando
BandoJersey MarineSport & RecreationSkewen Rugby Cap - John Notzing
RugbySkewenSport & RecreationThe Coal Owners' Ten Commandments to Miners
Coal MinesParodyA History of the Skewen Division of the St John Ambulance 1923 - 1973
SkewenSt John AmbulanceA Special Lady; Mrs Catherine Griffiths- Our Kitty
BiographySkewenA Welsh Legend
Myths & LegendsA Wonderful Career
BiographyFamily HistoryRapid Response!
Family HistoryPostcardSkewenThe River Port of Neath
NeathPortsRiversTransportFrom British Legion to Modern Day Flats
British LegionBuildingsSkewenGiants Grave Briton Ferry
PhotographShipsReminiscences of a Lonlas Childhood
ChildhoodLonlasReminiscencesSchoolsRoyal Hotel Pilgrims Rest
AfricaEmigrationGold MiningSkewen Tax Free Cash
ChildhoodDog TrackRailwaysReminiscencesSkewenSome Coincidental Links
Family HistoryNeathPostcardSkewenThe Days of Horse Drawn Trams
PhotographTramsTransportThe History of Neath Grammar School for Girls
EducationNeathSchoolsWhist Drives in Skewen
Card GamesSkewenWhistA History of the Methodist Church
Churches & ChapelsBath Cottage
Coal MinesHousesDown Memory Lane: Remembering Skewen Shops Part 2
ReminiscencesShopsEarly Teaching Experiences
SchoolsTeachingExaminations from the Past
EducationExaminationsSchoolsFacebook comments of Frankie Long's Aberafan bus photo 1966/67 - direct from Skewen to Aberavon Beach
BusesReminiscencesTransportHow Charges Change
CommunicationsTelephoneThe Chapman Family Leave for Australia
EmigrationFamily HistoryThe Cwrt Herbert Colliery Explosion Jube 1st, 1906
AccidentsCoal Mines2021
An Industry from the Past
BrewersIndustryCap Badge Identification Needed
ArmyDay Trips with the United Welsh
BusesHolidaysTransportDown Memory Lane
ShopsSkewenOut of Africa
AfricaCopper WorksIndustryPeter Price & his sons Joseph Tregelles Price & Henry Habberley Price
Family HistoryIndustryQuakersQuaker's Wharf Mystery
Family HistorySkewenSkewen Agricultural & Horse Shows in the early 20th Century Part 3
AgricultureFarmshorse ShowsA Skewen Boyhood
CanadaFamily HistoryReminiscencesSkewenGone but Forgotten
AdvertisementI Remember, I Remember the House Where I Was Born
Family HistoryNeathReminiscencesReflections on Music, Miners & My Family
ChoirsEisteddfodsReminiscencesSkewenSkewen Agricultural & Horse Shows in the Earky 20th Century: Part 2
AgricultureFarmsSkewenThe Erebus
ExplorationNaval HistoryShipsThe Richmond Bus Company
BusesTransportThe Way We Used to Live
LaundryTrig Point
DrummauMappingOrdnance SurveyA Poem for the Times: I've Had My Jab
CovidInoculationsBryn Derwen House & Charles Struve Price
Family HistoryHousesSkewenCholera in Neath in the 19th Century
CholeraNeathHistory in the Making
FloodingSkewenMount Pleasant: Another Contribuation
Cwrt Y ClafdyFamily HistoryFarmsHousesSkewenSkewen Agricultural & Horse Shows in the Early 20th Century Part 1
AgricultureFarmsSkewenThe Grim Tale of a Skewen Girl
MurderSkewenUSAThe Skewen & District Co-operative - a Reminiscence
ReminiscencesShopsA Story From a Gravestone
Family HistorySkewenThe Evans Family of Skewen in World War 2
Family HistoryWorld War 2The Mystery of "Bill Bevan" Cottages - SOLVED!
Family HistoryGwernllwynchwythLlansamletSkewenThe Neath Riots 1915
NeathRiotsWorld War 1The Welsh in America - The Mandan
Indigenous PeopleUSAThe Welsh in America - the Name
ExplorersUSAWorld War 2 Air Raids: The National Oil Refinery Llandarcy
NORSkewenWorld War 2World War 2: A Time for Censorship and Propaganda - Story 1
SkewenWorld War 22020
"A smell from Skewen Way...."
BPEasterPoemsSkewenA Short History of the Upper Skewen Post Office
Post OfficeSkewenGlyn Davies: Prisoner of the Japanese WW2
World War 2Great Great Aunt Anne's Logbooks
BiographyWomenPicturesque Neath & District
ArtistsNeathQueen Street, Neath
NeathShopsThe Wilshires of Skewen
Family HistorySkewenThe Woodlands, 77a, Dynevor Road, Skewen
HousesSkewen77a Dynevor Road
Family HistoryHousesSkewenA Link Between Edward Colston Hospital (School) Bristol & Neath Abbey
BiographyEducationNeath AbbeySchoolsSlaveryA Skewen Mystery
Family HistoryHousesSkewenA Skewen Tragedy
Family HistoryWorld War 2Interview with Ann Howells
Family HistoryReminiscencesWorld War 2Neath Boys' Grammar School Choir January 1954
EducationPhotographSchoolsSkewen - It's Future (and Safety) in my Hands: A cold War Reminiscence
SkewenWorld War 2Volunteers Wanted
AdvertisementWinifred Coombe Tennant "Mam O Nedd" 1874 -1956
BiographyTennant FamilyA Different Age
Health And SafetyA Follow Up Article on School Books
EducationSchoolsAnn Elizabeth (Prosser) Crighton
BiographyEducationWomenCentenary of Sunday Schools in Wales
EducationSchoolsSunday SchoolsMy Life in the Land Army
WomenWomen's Land ArmyWorld War 2Sir Rhys ap Thomas
HistoryKings And QueensMiddle AgesSnippets from Coedffranc Girls' School in the 1960's
EducationSchoolsTilt Cove
CanadaHousesWomen's Institute Celebrates its 75th Anniversary
Women's Instute Neath AbbeyFrom the book "Thursday Night and Sunday Morning"
World War 2Out With the Old, In With New
Carnegie HallLibrariesReading & Writing at Coedffranc with Ronald Ridout in the 1960's
EducationSkewen Rugby: Something to Sing About
RugbySport & RecreationSnippets from Ann Davidson's Musical Career
Music & SingingThe Game of Quoits: a follow up story
QuoitsSport & RecreationThe Red, White and Blue Socks
Childhood2019
A Winter's Tale
ReminiscencesFrank Charles
BiographyFamily HistoryLong Forgotten Words
PoemsMy War Time Memories
ReminiscencesSkewenWorld War 2Skewen and the Break up of the Neath Abbey Estate
Neath AbbeySkewenThe British Restaurant
World War 2The History of the Gwyn Hall
AccidentsGamesGwyn HallNeathA Brave Fireman
FiremanWorld War 2A Look at the Past: Neath Railway Station
PhotographRailwaysTransportAugust 1940
World War 2Death at the Glyn Clydach Curve
AccidentsCoal MinesHarold and Peggy Jones of Skewen
BiographyFamily HistoryLucy Ballam
BiographyFamily HistoryMrs. Reida Francis & the Women's Timber Corps
WomenWorld War 2Skewen Men Rewarded for Bravery
World War 2Who Is Responsible? No. 2
MilestoneSkewenWW2 History Day 7th September, 2019
Photograph1955 Bus Crash in Jersey Marine
AccidentsBusesJersey MarineAttribution Correction
CorrectionsBluebird Bus Company & Cyril Reason
BusesTransportCan You Help Us?
PhotographInterview of Mrs Kathleen Carter: Factory Worker in WW2
World War 2The Neath Abbey Woollen Mill
IndustryNeath AbbeyThe Truth Will Out
BurglaryMrs. Kathleen Morris, Neath -WW2 Bletchley Park Veteran
ReminiscencesMystery - Why Re Jacket Pill?
CanalsShipsPhotgraph: Bater's Steam Lorry 1922
PhotographSociety Christmas Tree at St Thomas Church, Neath, Decemnber 2018
ChristmasThe National Eistedfod at Neath, 1918 and some Skewen Connections
EisteddfodsFamily HistoryNeathSkewenWorld War 1WW1 Heritage Day, November 2018
MemorialSkewenWorld War 12018
Bater Brothers Company & Recollections of Eric Hamer by his son Peter
Family HistoryHauliersIndustryQuarriesReminiscencesMemories
Family HistoryReminiscencesRemembering Sir ST Evans on the Centenary of his Death
AnniversariesEvans Sir S TFamily HistoryGravestonesUnder the Auctioneer's Hammer
EstatesFarmsWho is Responsible Number 1
Memorial GatesTennant ParkBethania Chapel group photograph 1967
Churches & ChapelsPeoplePhotographChance overhearings and where they might lead
Family HistoryNeath Fair
FairsNeath River Bridge: Photograph
BridgesPhotographPrivate David Thomas Lewis
World War 1Skewen Greyhound Stadium
Greyhound RacingThe Death of Sir S T Evans
BiographyWest Wales Vicar: The Death of the Rev. T C Phillips, Skewen
BiographyA Chat With Ted
BiographyPoemsA History of Bethania Chapel, Skewen 1906 - 1952
Churches & ChapelsAn Old Skewen Writer: Thomas Morgan 1850 - 1939
BiographyPlacenamesWritersCharlie One Arm
BiographyCrimeFamily HistoryPrisonsCoed Maesmelin
NatureWoodlandsEdward II at Neath Abbey
Kings And QueensNeath AbbeyFaulty Skewen
GeologyNeath Town Square 1910
PhotographO Captain My Captain
BiographyBrowniesGirl GuidesEdward Hamer Signalman in Skewen
Family HistoryRailwaysTransportIndustrial sites in the Neath Estuary
IndustryMumbles Railway
RailwaysTransportMy Early Life Part 2: Mr. Arthur Lewis
Family HistoryReminiscencesOld and New: The Salvation Army Hall on Bethlehem Road
Churches & ChapelsPhotographSkewen Silver Band
Music & SingingWeekend Walkers to Jersey
Jersey MarineRecreation2017
A History of Skewen Press
PrintingPublishingCoedffranc Parish Council and the Setting up of Skewen Park
ParksRecreationIt's All in the Genes
DNAFamily HistoryMy Memories of Skewen: Reminiscences of Mr. Arthur Lewis
BiographyReminiscencesSkewen Memories
ReminiscencesSkewenThe Bowling Green and Pavillion Skewen Park
BowlsPhotographSport & RecreationThe Devil's Pathway
Myths & LegendsThe Dragons are Fighting at Neath Abbey
SpeedwaySport & RecreationOur Chairman Recallsan Historic Event
FuneralsPoliceThe Hope and Anchor Inn
Public HousesThe Window Tax
TaxesDevelopment Appeal from Swasnea University
AdvertisementBater's Quarry
PhotographCan Anyone Help?
Family HistoryCoedffrance Arts Project
ArtsWeavingDr. Rosemary Barrow
BiographyObituaryEbenezer Chapel
Churches & ChapelsRamsey MacDonald in Skewen
BiographySixty Years of Know How
TelevisionSt. Cyril & St. Methodius Day, February 14th
ReligionSaintsHow Times Change!
AdvertisementJane Williams of Aberpergwm
AberpergwmFolk SongsPeopleWomenPresentation of "Our Village in WW1" to Crymlyn Primary and Coedffranc Primary
PhotographSchoolsWorld War 1Roger Howells from Stanley Road
PeopleSkewenTheatreTeulu Duw
Churches & ChapelsNeath AbbeyWell Known Family's Double Bereavement
FamilyPeopleSkewenWhen They Were Young
RugbySchoolsSport & Recreation2016
A Postcard of New Street, Neath
PhotographRoadsShopsChest X Rays
Public Information FlyerGame of Quoits: The Skewen Connection, The
GamesQuoitsLocal Place Names
PlacenamesNOR XI January 28th 1950
PhotographSport & RecreationPaula Hanford
RefugeeShopkeeperSpanishWilliam Evans RN
NavyPeopleWorld War 1"Easter Crosses on Drummau" Article Update
Coal MinesDrummauEasterReligionTapestryWomen's Institute LlandarcyWorld War 1A Tale of a River Bank
BryncochPublic HousesCoedffranc Community Council's Badge and Chain of Office
CoedffrancRegaliaElizabeth Ann Davis
GravestonesMemories of the Aberfan Disaster 50 Years On
AberfanCoal MinesPhotographs of May 7th Book Launch
PhotographWorld War 1Prisoners of War in Neath
NeathWorld War 2The Rev. T Mardy Rees
BiographyReligionTree guards & plaque erected around memorial trees in the park
MemorialPhotographSS Rhiwabon Shipwreck, January 29th 1884
GravestonesShipsThe 1939 Register
CensusThe Proposed University at Gnoll House, Neath
EducationGnollNeathThe Romans in Neath
NeathRomansTwo Local Clock Makers and Their Clocks
ClocksA Skewen postcard
PhotographSkewenCorrections
CorrectionsCrosses on Drummau
DrummauEasterReligionRockin' the Ritz
CinemasEntertainmentMusic & SingingSociety Panto 2015
ChristmasPhotographThe Eventful Years of All Saints
Churches & ChapelsThe Jersey Marine Hotel
HotelsJersey MarineWW1 Allotments in Skewen
GardeningWorld War 12015
Can You Help?
PhotographColonel Stuart Archer
World War 2David George Davies
Family HistoryDecember 1916 Memorial Service at St. John's Church
Churches & ChapelsJuno Light Vessel
ShipsLights on Prams
PerambulatorsPassing of the Farmsteads: Gain and Loss reflections at Coedffranc
Landscape ChangesSmelly Skewen
SkewenThe Early Town of Neath
NeathJack Linnard's World War One Service
World War 1Life membership awarded to Secretary Kitty Griffiths
Life Membership AwardMy World War Two Years
World War 2View of Skewen Dog Track approx 1970
PhotographCoedffranc's New Library Inaugurated
LibrariesComment from the South Wales Weekly Post, A, December 23rd, 1916
Jersey MarineWorld War 1Fire at the Pavilion Cinema May 1939
CinemasJersey Marine - the New Year's Day Storm 1916
Jersey MarineLocal Teacher Joins the Indian Army
SoldierWorld War 1The Abbey Bus Company
BusesWilliam John 1896 - 1967
SoldierWorld War 1Advertisements from WW1
World War 1Christmas Evans Skewen Air Ace
AirmanWorld War 1Coedffranc Forest and Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC)
SkewenLocal Advertisements from 1918
ShopsRebecca Rees shop Bethlehem Road
ShopsTabernacle Street approx 1914
PhotographWelsh choir in the trenches, A September 1916
World War 1When Lloyd George dined with the Moore-Gwyns
Visit2014
Henry Horace Williams
SoldierWorld War 1Llandarcy W.I. 1924 - 1990
Women's Institute LlandarcyLlandarcy W.I. Silver Jubilee 1949
Women's Institute LlandarcyLlandarcy Women's Institue
PhotographLlandarcy's W.I. Choir 1954
Women's Institute LlandarcyMooretown 1914
PhotographNotes on Denman College
Women's Institute LlandarcyPoem: Llandarcy Women's Institue
Women's Institute LlandarcySkewen's Flying Ace: The Remarkable Story of John S. Chick MC
SoldierWorld War 1What's changed in the back garden?
SkewenAll Saints Church
Churches & ChapelsAnnual visit: Caerleon, August 2014
PhotographVisitHeritage Day 2014
Heritage DayPhotographLife Membership awarded to Mr. H.C.J. Havard
PeopleLook who came to Skewen in 1978!
SkewenVisitorMy Family and the First World War
FamilySoldierWorld War 1Visit to Tredegar House and the Celtic Manor Resort, May 2014
PhotographVisitWhat's in a Name?
SoldierWorld War 1A G.P. Looks Back 50 years (Part 3)
DoctorsPeopleSkewenBriton Ferry's Dark Ages
Briton FerrySome Reminiscences (Part 2)
ChildhoodFamilyPeopleWorld War 2A G.P. Looks Back 50 years (Part 2)
DoctorsPeopleSkewenEdward II, Christopher Marlowe & Neath Abbey
Neath AbbeySome Reminiscences (Part 1)
ChildhoodFamilyPeopleWorld War 2The Sinking of the 'S.S. Main'
ShipsWorld War 12013
A Business Woman of Skewen
FamilyPeopleShopsA G.P. Looks Back 50 years (Part 1)
DoctorsPeopleSkewenA War time memory
World War 2Local place names
SkewenAlderman Isaac Evans and his family
FamilyPeopleEarly memories
Childhoodi.t.a. a follow up
LibrariesSchoolsWas a member of your family part of a secret uni in WW2?
World War 2Coedffranc jottings from the 1960s
Schools2012
Queen St., Neath
NeathRailway Embankment
RailwaysSandwich from Malta
World War 2Skewen Tapestry
SkewenTapestrySt. Mary's Church (photograph)
Churches & ChapelsPhotographFire at the Pavilion Theatre, Skewen
Cinemas'Memories of Skewen Past'
ARP WardensBrowniesPhotographPoemsQuarriesMy Life in the Land Army
Women's Land ArmyWorld War 22011
Roads of Skewen
RoadsBrief Encounter
World War 2Skewen's war time sites
World War 2Swansea's Copper Industry
Copper WorksThe Good Old Days
ShopsTwo Miners and their story
FamilyVale of Neath canal
CanalsNeathA Skewen Soldier
FamilyDr. D.P. Davies - In Memoriam
PeopleThe Neath Valley Lake
NeathWilliam Davies
People2010
Delayed Opening
World War 2Neath River Bridge
BridgesThe Birds are Liberated
Pigeon ClubThe Main Colliery
Coal Mines2009
A Passage to India
World War 2Growing up in Neath Abbey
ChildhoodNeath AbbeyNeath Abbey
Neath AbbeyWomen's Land Army
Women's Land ArmyWorld War 2A Surprising Journey into the Past
FamilyOne Man's War
FamilyWorld War 2Porcelain China
PorcelainThe Day War Broke Out
World War 2The Holy Well of St. Margaret's
Churches & ChapelsA Local mystery
CrimeHistory of 'Y Capel'
Churches & ChapelsSker House
Sker HouseThe Last Run
StagecoachesA Day to Remember
World War 2An Ordinary Family
FamilyMusic & SingingMemory of an Air Raid in Skewen
ChildhoodSir John Herbert
People2007
A Childhood Memory
Childhood'It was a soft, gentle evening'
PoemsItalian Tour 1959
Italian TourSkewen Castle
CastlesCoedffranc Electoral Roll 1846
SkewenDrummau Mountain
DrummauInspections of Neath Abbey School
SchoolsPhotograph of Ivor Knight
PeopleSchoolboy Recollections of the 1930s
ChildhoodVoters (1846)
1846VotersBeginning - the parish of Skewen
SkewenClubbing in the 1930s
ClubsIsaac Evans
PeopleSports and all that
Sport & RecreationThree Kings at Neath Abbey
Neath AbbeyRoyal VisitsViolin Maker, The
People2006
A Visit to the 'Old Cin'
CinemasCareg Bica - Illustration
Careg BicaEnglish Cities on New Road
Shops'I'll be there'
BusesCastlesFamilyPoemsMartin Thomas Alderman - Memoriam
PeopleThe Cape Copper Works
Copper WorksThe First Inhabitants of Skewen
PrehistoryAll Saints Church
Churches & ChapelsBorrow visits Neath Abbey
Neath AbbeyMotor Cars at Neath Abbey
CarsSkewen - the Name
SkewenWhat became of Retirement?
Retirement2005
Andrew Carnegie
LibrariesPeopleUpper Skewen Post Office
Post OfficeYesteryear
ShopsChildhood Memories
ChildhoodRachel Phillips
PeopleThe Braves
American IndiansWern Goch Farmland
Tennant FamilyWern Goch2004
A Nurse's Story
NursingPeopleWorld War 2'A Poem'
PoemsQuarriesTennant ParkStaff of Coedffranc Elementary School at end of 19th Century - Photograph
SchoolsWesley Chapel - Illustration
Churches & Chapels