Resolven Miners

 The Society has recently received this fascinating photograph of a group of miners in the first decade of the 20th century. many thanks to Mr John lewis. His message is inserted below. 

Dear Trefor Jones

 

I attach a scanned copy of an interesting old photograph that was passed down to me by my parents who were both born in Resolven. The photo shows a group of miners, including my grandfather William John Lewis (1879-1948) who is pictured sitting in the centre of the front row. My paternal grandparents lived at 88 John Street, Resolven. I believe the photo was taken some time in the decade of the 1910s. The surrounding mount is embossed with the name of the well-known local photographer J.T.Davies (Trevor Davies) ( grandfather of Glyn Taxi Davies Ed. )  and his address at 4 Cory Street, Resolven.

 

I hope this old photo will be suitable for displaying on your weblog for the Resolven History Society. It would be interesting to know if anyone else has a copy in their family collection or can identify one of their ancestors in the photo.

 

Kind regards

 

John Lewis