Arthog, The Village c.1960
Photo ref: A61008
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Photo ref: A61008
Photo of Arthog, The Village c.1960

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Modern dormer windows tell us that 'home improvements' are on their way for these small Welsh cottages, and this lady offers morning tea and coffee in hers to visitors on their way to the beaches nearby at Fairbourne and Barmouth. These smaller single-unit dwellings, provided for labourers and quarrymen, are now disappearing fast, either through demolition or through complete and unsympathetic alteration, and they are particularly unsuitable for enlargement.

A Selection of Memories from Arthog

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Arthog

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From early 1960s onwards:  At school in London we had 2 summer holidays at Min-y-Don. The first time we travelled by coach, we got lost and arrived in the dark.  The following year we came by train from Paddington.  We had to change at Gobowen and Ruabon, arriving late in the afternoon.  My pals and I spent all our time exploring the area, on one excursion we were dropped off at Abergwynolwyn and had to make our way back over ...see more