Grangetown Local History Society

16/04/2026

16/04/2026

Big thank you to Father Richard Green for a fascinating talk this evening on the history of St Dyfrig, St Samson and St Barnabas churches and their communities in Grangetown. It was great to learn how the current St Dyfrig and St Samson church in Pentre Gardens came into being and how the three churches became one.

We’re looking forward to part 2 on the history of St Paul’s Church! Thanks again Father Green.

16/04/2026

Such an interesting cemetery - go for a tour if you can!

Step into Cardiff’s past - join a two hour guided heritage walk through the historic grounds of Cathays Cemetery.

Meet at the chapels, near the Fairoak Road entrance.

📅 Sunday 26 April
⏰ 11am
🎟️Free

14/04/2026

Come and hear Father Richard Green’s interesting talk this Thursday 16 April at 6.30pm at Grange Pavilion. It’s free and there will be tea and coffee available afterwards.

👋 Local history buffs...

I'm speaking at Grangetown Local History Society about the history of Grangetown's Anglican churches.

Come along to discover unique insights to Cardiff's history!

📅 Thursday 16 April
⏰ 6.30pm
📍 Grange Pavilion Grange Pavilion

21/03/2026

We’re delighted to announce our Spring 2026 programme of talks at Grange Pavilion. If you’re interested in Grangetown’s history you won’t want to miss these!

We kick off on 16 April with a talk from Father Richard Green on the history of St Dyfrig, St Samson and St Barnabas churches. Next up on 21 May is a talk by Nik Cornish about his ancestor Albert Cornish, who was a Wales rugby player and head of Ninian Park school. We finish the Spring talks on 18 June with a short film about Grangetown’s history called ‘Tales of Old Grangetown’.

All talks start at 6.30pm and are completely free. And there are refreshments afterwards, with a chance to ask questions and find out more about Grangetown Local History Society.

03/03/2026

A big thanks to Cardiff Rivers Group for their sterling work in Grangemoor Park last week. Their efforts in cutting back the brambles around the Silent Links sculpture at the top of the hill means the bronze plaques are visible again! Many of the plaques were hidden in the undergrowth, so it’s the first time we’ve seen the plaque commemorating Grangetown Local History Society’s involvement in naming the park when it opened in 2000 or the plaque featuring Grange Farm in years. Here are some photos of the remaining plaques (a few have sadly disappeared over the years).

There’s more information about the history of Grangemoor Park and its origins as a huge landfill site in this Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grangemoor_Park #:~:text=The%20area%20was%20originally%20known,artwork%20and%20a%20picnic%20area.

26/02/2026

Are you new to family history? Or have you hit a brick wall in your research?

If so, we may be able to help with one of our Ask the Experts sessions.

These one-to-one sessions with experts from Glamorgan Family History Society are held on the third Tuesday of each month.

Contact us for more information, or to book a place.