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
Sec. 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
Sec. Pontardawe Historical Society
The Croft,
Glanrhyd Road
Pontardawe
Swansea
SA8 4RJ
(01792) 864073
Mrs Kitty Griffiths
Sec. Skewen Historical Society
5, Pant y Sais,
Jersey Marine,
Neath
SA10 6JS
(01792) 813651
Byron Gage
Sec. Cymmer Afan Historical Soc.
9, Afan Road
Dyffryn Rhondda
Afan Valley
Peter Ricketts
Neath & Tennant Canal
Preservation Society
43, The Orchard
Newton
(01792) 360688
Graham Morris
Sec. Glynneath Historical Society
‘Maes y Berllan’
Abernant Hir
Glynneath
SA11 5RW
(01639) 722105
D. M. Evans
Secretary W.A.F.E.R.S.
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
See also: