SUMMARY

00:00:04 Introduction

00:00:34 Ceinwen is born in Cefn Cribwr (near Bridgend), 1918

00:01:18 A full house of eleven children but a happy childhood

00:03:30 School days in Cefn Cribwr, remembering the primary school teachers thereof

00:05:53 Attending Calvary Baptist Chapel, Cefn Cribwr, sneaking out of the chapel evening session to meet boys in Pyle

00:08:35 Leaving school at 14 to become a childminder for twins. The potential of meeting a Mari Lwyd leads to a fearful walk home in the dark

00:09:30 An argument with her brother leads to Ceinwen taking a job in London as a kitchen maid for the Duchess of Grafton; some duties described

00:11:44 After two years of being homesick, Ceinwen returns to Wales but as her father’s financial situation relies on means testing she soon has to go into service for two married doctors in Birmingham

00:13:47 A holiday visit to Cefn Cribwr leads to another bout of homesickness and a return to Wales

00:15:21 Ceinwen works in service in the home of the chief engineer, on the grounds of Glamorgan County Mental Hospital, Angelton

00:15:55 Ceinwen gets married in May 1940; a tragic accident involving the sister of her employer

00:18.00 Ceinwen scales back her plans for a larger family; after living in Rhoose (? – unclear audio) for many years they buy a house for £300 in Llanharan, with her husband making many home improvements

00:20:32 During the war Ceinwen has to work in the Bridgend Arsenal munitions factory; dangerous work; the practical issues of being a working mother

00:24:32 After the war, Ceinwen gets a job in the dairy, Llanharan

00:26:31 Being a mother meant there was no compulsion to work during wartime; remembering an air raid in the spring of 1941, Llanharan; Ceinwen’s other employment in the area

00:29:05 The breakout from the prisoner of war camp, Island Farm Bridgend