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Wartime Roath

Blitz – WWII bomb damage

A G Meek on corner of Albany Road and Angus Street following the bombing in September 1940

A G Meek on corner of Albany Road and Angus Street following the bombing in September 1940

218 Newport Road

Bomb damage to 218 Newport Road, Roath in March 1941

Street Parties

VJ Day street party in Montgomery Street, Roath (shared by Sarah Jones on FB)

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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, Westville Road, Pen-y-lan, Cardiff.  CF23 5DE

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