Holy Trinity Cemetery
Godreʼrgraig
Holy Trinity Church, Ystalyfera
Holy Trinity Church was built in 1844-45 and consecrated on 27th May 1845, with one service in English in the morning and one in Welsh in the evening. At the time it was in the Parish of Llanguick (Llangiwg). The £500 needed to build it was raised by public subscription, with donors including the Queen Dowager and Mrs Budd of Ystalyfera Iron Works.
James Palmer Budd of Ystalyfera Iron Works and his wife Emily were prime movers in seeing the church built, and twenty years later in seeing it expanded in 1862-4. The church celebrated its 125th anniversary in 1970, but in 1986 it was condemned as unsafe. The last service was held on 25th January 1987 and the church was demolished in 1988. A Memorial Garden covering the ground of the old church was opened in October 2004.
The graveyard covers a large area and is still in use. It contains war graves, including that of John Reynold Griffiths, who served in the First World War and died of influenza in 1919 while in the R.A.F. The lower part of the cemetery is overgrown, so take care if visiting.
Read the full history at ystalyfera-history.co.uk
All Records
24 records — click a plot above to view by plot
- RICHARDS, MyfanwyView plot Memorial Garden
Born 1920 · Died 4 Oct 2004 · Age 84
Died at: Died Morriston Hospital Swansea
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 01
- RICHARDS, RaymondView plot Memorial Garden
Born 1920 · Died 15 Feb 2006 · Age 86
Died at: Died Ystradgynlais Community Hospital
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 01
- REES, MargaretView plot Memorial Garden
Born 29 Aug 1910 · Died 7 Jun 2004 · Age 94
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 02
- JONES, JoanView plot Memorial Garden
Born 19 Oct 1925 · Died 7 Dec 2016 · Age 91
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 03
- JONES, WilliamView plot Memorial Garden
Born 22 May 1924 · Died 20 May 2005 · Age 81
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 03
- CHISWELL, CliffordView plot Memorial Garden
Born 18 Nov 1917 · Died 1 Oct 2005 · Age 88
Died at: Died at Community Hospital Ystradgynlais
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 04
Occupation: Market ardener and Nursery Man
- CHISWELL, CarylView plot Memorial Garden
Born 1922 · Died 28 Mar 2021 · Age 99
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 04
- PRITCHARD, MoiraView plot Memorial Garden
Born 1926 · Died 11 Jan 2021 · Age 95
Died at: Died at Home
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 05
- PRITCHARD, LeslieView plot Memorial Garden
Born 1926 · Died 2005 · Age 79
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 05
- DAVIES, DorisView plot Memorial Garden
Born 26 Jun 1921 · Died 20 Nov 2006 · Age 85
Died at: Died Morriston Hospital Swansea
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 06
Occupation: Post Mistress of Gurnos Post Office
- DAVIES, CoslettView plot Memorial Garden
Born 16 Jan 1918 · Died 13 May 1997 · Age 79
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 06
- THOMAS, MarianView plot Memorial Garden
Born 1930 · Died 2007 · Age 77
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 07
- THOMAS, RobertView plot Memorial Garden
Born 1926 · Died 2002 · Age 76
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 07
- EVANS, ThomasView plot Memorial Garden
Born 27 Aug 1921 · Died 27 Jul 2007 · Age 86
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 08
Occupation: Auxiliary Postman
- GRIFFITHS, AnnieView plot Memorial Garden
Born ? · Died ?
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 09
- GRIFFITHS, WilliamView plot Memorial Garden
Born ? · Died ?
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 09
- EDWARDS, TomView plot Memorial Garden
Born 6 Feb 1923 · Died 1996 · Age 73
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 10
- EDWARDS, MargaretView plot Memorial Garden
Born 1930 · Died 21 Mar 2019 · Age 89
Died at: Died Morriston Hospital Swansea
Plot Memorial Garden · Grave 10
- BATTENBO, JamesView plot UNKNOWN
Born 1916 · Died 1916 · Age 2 months
Plot UNKNOWN
- Elsie
Born ? · Died ?
- THOMAS, Robert
Born 1926 · Died 2002 · Age 76
- Danny
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- Sarah, Ann
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- Eddie
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