Cardiff's famous children's author Roald Dahl was born here. The brook was part of his childhood stomping ground, and has survived the urbanisation that has swept away many of the district's farmhouses.
The Dell
Andrea McCulloch
Elfed Green
"It was an adventure playground on a grand scale."
The Fairwater I Remember
Clive Bennett
Fairwater Green
"In those distant times there were no shops on Fairwater Green and no Green..."
Fairwater Childhood
Christopher Smart
Kerrigan Close/Plas Mawr Road
"I often had dreams of an expedition to dig around that rock as though it were a door to an underground passage..."
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Joey the Horse
David Shettle
Fairwater Grove West
"Joey with his milk cart for Grove Farm Dairy."
The Old Dairy
David Shettle
Fairwater Grove West
"Did any one have milk from Harry?"
Grove Farm Dairy
David Shettle
St Fagans Road
"This delivery bike belonged to Harry Diment."
St Fagans Road
David Shettle
St Fagans Road
"This is the same view today as Harry took his milk delivery bike in the 1930s."
