Read Tom's memories of Bont in days gone by "My family had a shop in the village from 1885 until 1985. My father and mother started the business. They sold clothes - and just about everything else. My father used to say "I'm selling everything but glue to repair broken hearts!". More...
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helena meredith
you used to babysit me and i have a lovely photo of your father with me in his arms when my great gran was alive sadly all the family are dead now they used to lived in strata house you look so much like your father tom lloyd
Fri Apr 25 15:47:30 2008
Joanne Davies Ffair-Rhos
I came to live in Bont in 1983, when I was only 16! Very fond memories of 'Siop Tom Lloyds' Always a warm welcome, a very sociable place! Many a good 'chat fach' to be had! Keep well and thank you Tom and Eirwen for all your years if service
Thu May 31 09:33:56 2007
Victoria Curtis, Milton Keynes
I am sure they ran that shop in 1988. Tom used to tell me stories of delivering groceries on his bike as a child to the miners. It looks like the same Tom I remember when I was 10 yrs old. I adored them and they help me learn Welsh every time we visit their store. We lived at Bryn Eithinog up in the hills. I would love to hear from them again as I have many fond memories of them and its great to see their photos.
Mon May 14 09:41:42 2007
Alan Brown from Aberdeen
As a child I used to visit Bont with my mother, Elizabeth Brown (ne Rogers)the daughter of David Rogers. My mother was born and brought up in Bont until the age of 16/17 when she went to live in London. My grandfather, David (Dai) seemed to be a jack of all trades, working in the pits, a jobbing carpenter, mechanic and whatever other skills were needed in the village he seemed able to be of help. As a child I remember being heatrtily greeted by Tom Lloyd at the shop which was very close to the old whitewashed cottage where My grandfather lived with my step grandmother "Jeno" who I found rather frightening as a child as she could speak no Enlish.
Mon Feb 12 10:03:23 2007
Gwen Peacock from Buckley
I am David Morgan Evan's sister. Brought up in Bont and I have very many happy memories of shopping at Tom Lloyd and Eirwen's shop and of course before that his father and mother's shop. Mam would send us to buy things from the shop regulary, which was always busy. I have a lot of memories of it and happy ones.
Thu Feb 16 13:40:29 2006
Liz Bilson from Fife
We spent Summer holidays in the fifties and sixties in Bont staying with my grandfather,David Roderick.
We would visit Shop Dick for provisions. My father would call at the house door if we arrived from England after the shop was shut and Dick {Tom's father} would give us what we needed.
I remember big square fruit cake and a slab would be cut from it and the clear plastic cover replaced.
Thu Oct 6 16:22:20 2005
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