SUMMARY
00:00:01 Introduction
00:00:26 Description of Smales Oil shop and pop-up bank
00:00:50 Inside the shop
00:02:15 Living space above the shop
00:03:30 Other shops; Co-op, Bray’s sweet shop
00:04:30 Hairdressers, shoe shop and grocers
00:05:25 Nursery and Primary school
00:06:25 Grammar school and interview for nursing
00:06:50 Desmond James’ Chemist
00:07:25 Nurse Training
00:08:14 Nursing in Aberdare Hospital
00:09:00 1973, marriage and move into the family business
00:09:35 Tower Colliery explosion
00:11:25 Aberfan Disaster
00:13:00 Changes in the village over time
00:14:09 Hirwaun as a dormitory village
00:14:50 1954-2006, the cafe, fish shop and shopping habits
00:16:20 Expansion of the village to incorporate other areas
00:17:00 Effects of the new road
00:17:55 Jobs on the Industrial Estate
00:19:00 Thanks and close