{"id":15877,"date":"2017-01-25T20:27:24","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T20:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=15877"},"modified":"2017-01-25T20:27:24","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T20:27:24","slug":"decades-trade-memories-fa-jones-grangetown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/01\/25\/decades-trade-memories-fa-jones-grangetown\/","title":{"rendered":"Decades in trade &#8211; memories of FA Jones of Grangetown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"FA Jones memories\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jUvzbVEzby8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"FA Jones memories\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jUvzbVEzby8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nGrangetown decorating store FA Jones is set to close its doors after 66 years serving Cardiff. 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