Hello Jill, I knew that you were "still about", as your regular contributions to the list always interest me. I don`t have any photographs of the chapel, but I do have a press cutting of their sendoff to Narbeth, when they were presented with a tea service, and Esyr was given some books. Perhaps RCT LIBRARY PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE COLLECTION might have something. I later had a request from the Narbeth FHS for information about the family, as the chapel there was holding its centenary celebrations. I am not so active now, but still attend branch meetings of the GFHS. I resigned from the posts that I held, as I was spending so much time at my home in Spain.I also miss Selwyn, who was a valued member of GFHS, the Penygraig HS, and the list, for his knowledgeable contributions, particularly on the mining industry, having been a miner himself.His most valued work, I believe, were the 16 Enumeration Districts that he transcribed for The 1991 Census"Cwm Rhondda" and "Mid Glamorgan" proje cts, more than any other volunteer, many of whom, from all over the world, were members of this list at that time. In total, there were 60 volunteers, some of whom still pop up on the list.I have recently started reading Robert Lewis`s " Dark Actors", and would appreciate any observations you might have, OFF LIST.Dymuniadau gorau,Ceri. Original message From:"[email protected]"< [email protected] >Date: 5 Oct 13 13:05:28Subject: GLAMORGAN Digest, Vol 8, Issue 315To: [email protected] request change of Digest Format contact [email protected] and be patient. Jeff. List AdminTo send to the list send to [email protected] .GLAMORGAN Family History Mailing List archives etc. are athttp://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.htmlA large amount of information, and a wide variety of useful links, may be found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/The South/West Wales Lookup Exchange and Gareth's Help Pageshttp://freepages.genealo gy.rootsweb.com/~walesle/wal/AW.html andhttp://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ukwales2/hicks.htmlToday's Topics: 1. Re: GLAMORGAN Digest, Vol 8, Issue 299 (Jill Muir)Message: 1Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 17:04:19 +0100From: "Jill Muir" Subject: Re: [GLA] GLAMORGAN Digest, Vol 8, Issue 299To: "'Ceri Hywel Davies'" , MessageID: ContentType: text/plain;charset="usascii"Hi Ceri,Really nice to hear from you.I was only searching List Archives last weekand saw your name and wondered if you were still about. Yes I am still'almost' here! ;)) I do miss seeing Selwyn's name on the List.He was soknowledgeable about the Rhondda and particularly 'my' patch of LowerRhondda.Thanks for telling me about that Chapel as I was unaware that there wasanother Soar in Rhondda.Do you happen to have/know of any photos of it asa chapel Ceri?My best wishes, Jillhttp://www.welshchapelsandchurches.org/Hello, Jill, Nice to know that you`re still there, On the question of MarianStreet, Clydach Vale, Rhondda, on the c orner of the junction with the mainroad stands an imposing chapel called Soar, which commandingly overlooks thevalley, It has recently been converted into flats for the elderly. Theminister of Soar and his family were relatives of mine, and lived in thechapel house at 1 Marian Street.. Thomas William Lewis, whose Bardic titlewas "TWL", and I have some examples of his poetry, had two sons who becameprominent in the field of law. Michael ap Gwilym Lewis became a barristerand recorder of the Crown Court and served on several boards of enquiry,whilst his brother, His Honour Esyr ap Gwilym became a high court judge.Following his retirement from the court, he was involved in writing theconstitutionsof several Commonwealth countries. The family moved firstlyto Narbeth, and then London, where Twl`s ministry was at Stamford Hill. Ihave to wait another 9 years before a plaque can be placed at the site, asboth Esyr and Michael only passed away recently.Dymuniadau gorau,Ceri.To contact the GLAMORGAN list administrator, send an email [email protected] post a message to the GLAMORGAN mailing list, send an email to [email protected] unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of theemail with no additional text.End of GLAMORGAN Digest, Vol 8, Issue 315*****************************************Dear glamorgan! Get Yourself a cool, short @in.com Email ID now!