Govilon, Gwent
Govilon maps
Historic maps of Govilon and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Govilon maps
Historic map of Govilon
Illustrated Victorian map of Gwent
Historic Map of any Govilon postcode
Govilon books
Displaying 2 of 2 books about Govilon and the local area. View all Govilon books
Chepstow Then and Now Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Around Abergavenny Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
1 Govilon photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Govilon
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Gwent memories
I attended the old primary school via School Lane through the 1930s and early 1940s, the teachers were E L Richards (head), Mr Withers, Miss Austen, Miss Lewis. The school by the old canal was a very happy school, and through the last war we had a big school garden where we grew food and shared it in the village. We... [more]
Shared on 21 May 2009
My family and I often walked to the River Usk, going down Pentre Road and crossing the Brecon Road. We used to have picnics on the side nearest St. Mary's church in Llanwenarth, and look in the water for tiny fish and insects. I particularly liked the flowers I found in the meadows nearby and picked large bunches to take back... [more]
Shared on 22 April 2008
The Deri, Rholben, Llanwenarth Breast, Big Skirrid, Little Skirrid etc. would be regarded as hills when compared to the mountains in Germany and Switzerland, but for us children they were real mountains, and we loved climbing them. This view of the Deri was practically the same as the one we had from our grandmother's garden in Albany Road, and in the... [more]
Shared on 21 April 2008
I think this a picture of Abergavenny Town Hall, but am not sure. When we were staying in Abergavenny we lived outside, in Albany Road, on the way to the Rholben and the Deri, which we often climbed and as we didn't go into the town awfully much, only when my mother needed something, I have only vague memories of... [more]
Shared on 10 April 2008
Extracts From Govilon & Gwent books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Govilon, inspired by Frith photos.
Around Alton Photographic Memories
Built originally as a drawbridge, Canal Bridge 100 gives access to the Llanwenarth House Hotel. The date 1960 is inscribed on the side of the bridge, which is now a fixed bridge with rolled steel joists and a wooden deck. The car approaching the bridge is a 1932 Austin 7, which had its petrol tank under the bonnet. Models from 1934 onwards had the tank under the back of the car.
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