The Rhondda our Valley

My Father was a Welsh miner and worked in four mines before being disabled from the mines at the age of 19. I am writing this book in memory of my Father and all Miners. I am proud to be a miner's son in this book I hope to share some of the history of the Rhondda Valley along with some of my poetry. I live in Southampton but still have strong family ties with the Rhondda and return as often as I can. My Father was born in Dinas and I remember as a child I would play on the pipe going over the river to Dinas Station I can still visualize the row of miners cottages before they were pulled down and flats replaced them About the Author Hello I would like to introduce myself I am Brian Pattimore and come from a mining background from the Rhondda Valley. My Father was born in Dinas and my Mother was born in London moved to Wales during the war and met my Father. I was born in Bracknell Berkshire (cant help where I was born) but have always classed myself as Welsh. As a child I spent a lot of time in the Valleys growing up and stayed with my Uncle Davey and Aunty Mary at Harcombe Road Llwynypia. I still have family in the Rhondda and visit when I can. I always say that I'm going home I hope you enjoy this book a combination of facts about the Rhondda and some poems I have wrote about Wales. I am married to Ruth and have four daughters and eleven grandchildren