Comments on: When Coal was King in Wales' Rhondda Valley http://www.historynet.com/when-coal-was-king-in-wales-rhondda-valley.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Mon, 20 May 2013 19:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Phil Young http://www.historynet.com/when-coal-was-king-in-wales-rhondda-valley.htm#comment-787955 Phil Young Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:13:04 +0000 #comment-787955 Really speaking, Pontypridd isn't the gateway to the valleys .That particular distinction is given to Porth,(which in Welsh means Gateway),and lies about 3 miles north of Pontypridd.( which strangely enough means the earthen bridge ) The first pit in the Rhondda was dug by David Davies , just 1 mile north of Porth at a place called Dinas , which means "City"and just shows how important the place was to the miners who came there Really speaking, Pontypridd isn't the gateway to the valleys .That particular distinction is given to Porth,(which in Welsh means Gateway),and lies about 3 miles north of Pontypridd.( which strangely enough means the earthen bridge ) The first pit in the Rhondda was dug by David Davies , just 1 mile north of Porth at a place called Dinas , which means "City"and just shows how important the place was to the miners who came there

]]> By: John Ward http://www.historynet.com/when-coal-was-king-in-wales-rhondda-valley.htm#comment-589749 John Ward Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:06:16 +0000 #comment-589749 Just read 'When Coal as King' It's brilliant, and at 63 years of age born in 'Ponty' in 1948, I never knew I was from the 'Gateway to the Valleys' Thank You John Ward Exile Taff New York City USA Just read 'When Coal as King'
It's brilliant, and at 63 years of age born in 'Ponty' in 1948,
I never knew I was from the 'Gateway to the Valleys'
Thank You

John Ward
Exile Taff
New York City USA

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