Cresselly
Cresselly village is closely linked with Cresselly House and its four lodges. Established here under the patronage of the Allen family, was the only significant school before the Elementary Education Act of 1870. This National School, with an adjoining house, was built in 1835, but the foundation is said to have been in 1812. It is recalled that there was a small altar within the school and members of the Allen household took communion here in the 1930's and 40's.
Cresselly Village Hall was built in 1920 by Mrs. Allen following the formation of the Women's Institute in 1919; it was to be run for the benefit of the W.I. and the community, at a peppercorn rent of £1 per annum. The skating rink, built by Henry Seymour Allen in the grounds of Cresselly House, was the scene of many local events in the years after World War II: Coronation Day Tea, Church Bazaars, Remembrance Services and the Pisgah Chapel Annual Eisteddfod which was known to last from 3pm to 3am!
