History and Heritage Groups

The Borough of Neath and Port Talbot has a number of voluntary History and Heritage organisations which work enthusiastically to preserve, research and make available the rich heritage of the area. Below is a list of groups, including contact numbers.

If you know of any other groups in the heritage field which are not listed below please let us know by ringing Neath Museum on (01639) 645726.

Norman Burns
Cwm Dulais Historical Society
14, Cae Mawr
Seven Sisters
(01639) 700838

Trefor Jones
Resolven History Society
Bryn Glas
Glynneath Road,
Resolven
(01639) 710855

Mrs Eira Northcott (Secretary)
Port Talbot Historical Society
4, Purple Close
Port Talbot
SA12 7BA
(01639) 887851

Clive Reed
Swansea Canal Society
17, Smithfield Road,
Pontardawe
SA8 4LA
(01792) 830782

Roland Murdoch
Pontardawe Historical Society
The Croft,
Glanrhyd Road
Pontardawe
Swansea
SA8 4RJ
(01792) 864073

Mrs Kitty Griffiths
Skewen Historical Society
5, Pant y Sais,
Jersey Marine,
Neath
SA10 6JS
(01792) 813651

Byron Gage
Cymmer Afan Historical Society
9, Afan Road
Dyffryn Rhondda
Afan Valley

Peter Ricketts
Neath & Tennant Canal
Preservation Society

43, The Orchard
Newton
(01792) 360688

Glynneath Historical Society
Graham Morris
‘Maes y Berllan’
Abernant Hir
Glynneath
SA11 5RW
(01639) 722105
 
W.A.F.E.R.S. www.wafersmuseum.org.uk
D. M. Evans (Secretary )
112, Old Road,
Neath
SA11 2BU
(01639) 635761

Mair Boast (Secretary)
South Wales Miners Museum Committee
C/o 17 Percy Road,
Cynonville
Port Talbot
(01639) 850553

David Teague
Bethania Chapel History Centre
45, Lloyds Terrace
Cymmer
Port Talbot
SA13 3HT

Mrs. Joyce Havard
The Neath Antiquarian Society
29 Victoria Gardens
Neath
SA11 3AY

The Neath Antiquarian Society can also be contacted at:

West Glamorgan Archive Service Access Point
The Mechanics Institute
Church Place
Neath

 
The Welsh Postal History Research Foundation
c/o Bill Toye
Y Grithig
Pen y Cae
Upper Swansea Valley
SA9 1ED
 
Colin Jones
Treftadaeth Brynaman Heritage
The Black Mountain Centre
Cwmgarw Road
Brynaman
Ammanford
SA18 1BU
 
John Skinner
Ystalyfera Historical Society
3 Swan Lane
Ystalyfera
SA9 2JB
 
Stephen Morris
Pontneddvaughan Historical Society
Rose Cottage
Pontneddvaughan
Neath
SA11 5NB

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