The cold bedroom of those far off times of the roaring thirties. The 1930 house had little or no central heating installed in many working class houses of that period.

Council dwellings far from it maybe had the added luxury of even an inside bath and toilet. In winter one had to brave the conditions of the comparable Icelandic weather to even bath or sit on the China porcelain throne. With its over head cast iron cistern with condensed water vapour covering its cold surface.

Pull Chain dangling encased in a cold water dripping to an easy path down towards the cold floor.

And Even green or brown painted cast iron coal fired bedroom grate was only used in time of illness of one of the family.

The price of coal to the poorer families being rationed by cost.

The one living room fire maintained to heat the hot water for washing and bathing.

The easy access to some lump coal from the Railway engine's bunkers at the Ebbw Engine sheds some would pinch a few lumps to make the smoke go up the chimney in their cold homes.

Duff small river coal from the river Ebbw at Maesglas which was washed down from the valley coal mine washers and deposited on the banks.

Often dug and transported in a sugar sack all wet and soggy which weighed heavy and torn nails and cold hands were prevalent.

Final transport in an old pram soon reached home.

It was made then into balls which hissed when placed on a well red hot fire.

On a very chilly night overcoat be it railway or army became that extra blanket when the trip to bed came around to leave the warmth of the living room fire.