Roath Park Rec
There is currently a new cycle path being constructed on Roath Park Rec. People may be interested to know that back in the 1890s there used to be a cycle track around the Rec:-
The March edition of our Newsletter is now available online. As well as the usual news it contains articles:
The development of Barry Island – Gareth Brown
The sad and short life of Susan Lily Evans – Jon Roberts
Schools
Another school has been added to our page describing the history of Schools in the area:
St Margaret’s School for Girls
This Private School at 45 Richmond Road was started by Margaret Simpson in the 1880s and carried on after her death in 1923 by her daughters until the 1930s. It was a boarding school for girls but also had a preparatory class for boys. The building at the rear of the house is thought to have been used as a schoolroom. The name St Margaret’s can still just about be made out above the door. It is also thought that buildings may have continued to be used as some type of educational establishment after St Margaret’s School closed in the 1930s. Her story was told in a newsletter of Friends of Cathays Cemetery Newsletter, March 2013.
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.
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.
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.
Roath Local History Society 