Evelyn Clarke <evelynclarke361@btinternet.com> wrote: Can anyone confirm if St John the Baptist Church, Bailey Street, Ton Pentre was the parish church of Ystradyfodwg in 1881 ? and also if there is a picture of it in its former glory, the only thing I have been able to find is a street view taken a couple of years ago with it all boarded up ??? ========= Dear Evelyn, There is a selection of high resolution photographs of the demolition of the old St John the Baptist Church in 1984/85 on the Rhondda Cynon Taf Library's Digital Archive webpage at http://tinyurl.com/3fq9yqq The pictures will give you an idea of its appearance in its hey-day. Kind regards, John -------------- John Ball Brecon, Mid Wales, UK E-mail: john@jlb2011.co.uk Website: http:/www.jlb2011.co.uk/