Latest News

YouTube Channel:-

We’ve just launched the Roath Local History Society YouTube channel. We had good fun making our first video. Hope you like it!

New booklet on the Williams Family of Roath Court:-

Newsletter:

Our April newsletter is full of fascinating and well-researched articles.  As well as an editorial which speculates as to why there are no statues of Queen Victoria in Cardiff there are also the following pieces that will keep you absorbed:-

  • Thomas Merton – monk by Eleanor Williams
  • St Anne’s Church & Gill Organs by Tim Lynes & Nicky Macartney
  • The Spy at Number 82 by Jon Lloyd

Visit our Newsletter page to access previous copies of our Monthly Newsletter.

Details of our next meeting:

Our latest blog:

Whoever would have guessed that Kenneth More’s mother was a Roath girl.  She, and her father before her, were both baptised at St Margaret’s church.  Read about Kenneth More’s connection with the area in our latest blog: Kenneth More and his Cardiff Roots.

    Facebook

    You may like to consider joining our new Roath Local History Society Facebook group.  It is another way of sharing some of the fascinating history of the area and of advertising our society.

    Just follow this link:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/roathlocalhistorysociety

    You will be asked to answer one simple question on joining: ‘What city is Roath in?’  This may seem strange but it is to try and prevent robots joining the group.

    Society Background:

    Roath is a suburb of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Our area of interest is not just Roath as we know it today but all areas that were in the ancient parish of Roath.  That includes the suburbs of Adamsdown, Splott, Tremorfa, Pengam, Plasnewydd, Penylan, parts of Cathays and Cyncoed as well as Roath itself.

    St Edwards, Blenheim Road - Photo from church website

    Our lively and interesting meetings are held at 7.30pm on the second Wednesday of the month from September through to May.  See Programme for details.

    We meet at  St Edward’s church, Westville Road, Pen-y-lan, Cardiff. CF23 5DE.

    Annual membership is just £13 (membership form)  and visitors are welcome to attend any meeting for £3.

    In June and July we undertake a series of trips to places of historic interest in both Cardiff and the wider South Wales area.

    Roath, Splott and Adamsdown - 1000 Years of History

    We are now over 40 years old. More information on our activities can be found on the  Society page. A Short History of Roath Local History Society has also recently been added and can be found on the Society page. 

    We have published a number of books about Roath history.  These together with links to other books of interest can be found on the Publications page.

    On our Links page we have listed websites that ma be of interest to people studying local history in the Cardiff and surrounding areas.

    In our Local History section we have started to assemble articles on a whole range of topics connected to the old parish of Roath.

    Finally, we draw your attention to our Blog.  We hope you enjoy the posts and having a wander around the website.

    Thanks for visiting.