SUMMARY
00:00:03 Introduction /Background of the shop, D.P. Davies & Sons, Hirwaun
00:00:53 Description of the shop’s outer appearance/ Davies family relationship with the business
00:02:27 The shop’s interior and products sold
00:04:35 Memories of the adjoining bakery
00:05:20 Description of internal living spaces
00:06:17 The end of the business in 1991 – impact of supermarkets made trading less viable
00:07:55 Other local shops of the area
00:09:10 The local Christmas tradition of villagers bringing turkeys to cook in the bakery ovens
00:10:04 Contrast in working for the Co-operative compared to an independent, family-run business
00:10:47 Remembering the business operating during the miners’ strike of 1984-85
00:11:22 Memories of the aftermath of the explosion at Tower Colliery (13 April 1962), and the Aberfan disaster (21 October 1966)
00:12:40 The loss of the wider close-knit community of the village but other, smaller communities still exist there which keep the history of the area alive
00:13:41 Comparison between childhood activities then and now, the loss of outdoor play (playing up “the Welfare” and “the Line”)
00:15:37 Saturday morning cinema and organised trips by train from Hirwaun to Swansea
00:16:25 Loss of jobs in the village
00:17:00 Difficulty living with the current, major road works in the area
00:17:32 Outro