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Llanvetherine, Gwent

Llanvetherine photos

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Llanvetherine maps

Historic maps of Llanvetherine and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Llanvetherine maps

Llanvetherine map

Historic map of Llanvetherine

Gwent map

Illustrated Victorian map of Gwent

Llanvetherine map

Historic Map of any Llanvetherine postcode

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Llanvetherine books

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Chepstow Then and Now Photographic Memories
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Around Abergavenny Photographic Memories
Paperback
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Memories of Llanvetherine

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Gwent memories

My Great Grandfather's Memories

This is an excerpt from Frederick Rosher's diary written while on a visit to Trewyn Court, a family home, in 1850.
Sunday, 28th April. Went to Llanvihangel church in the carriage. There are no architectural beauties about it, it being within, perfectly plain and free from ornament, but its perfect simplicity and quietude is much more favourable for devotion than... [more]

Shared on 23 September 2009 by Cynthia Waterman.

Favourite outing

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 by Diana Dioszeghy.

Abergavenny "Mountains"

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 by Diana Dioszeghy.

Town Hall

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 by Diana Dioszeghy.

Extracts From Llanvetherine & Gwent books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Llanvetherine, inspired by Frith photos.

Around Alton Photographic Memories

Edward I was renowned for his military strong- holds, especially in North Wales. In 1254, as a young prince, he was granted the trilateral castles of White Castle, Grosmont and Skenfrith. Probably he was responsible for this twin- towered gatehouse, which in the 1260s became the new entrance to the castle via a drawbridge over the deep moat.

This is an extract from Around Alton Photographic Memories.
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Monmouthshire Photographic Memories

On our way into the village, we can see a chapel on the left. Note the unmarked road.

This is an extract from Monmouthshire Photographic Memories.
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Around Alton Photographic Memories

On the right is Waterloo Cottage, which until the mid 1970s was the post office and village shop. The Cwmera Baptist church on the left was built in 1868, and the shed next to its graveyard was once used to stable the horses of visiting preachers.

This is an extract from Around Alton Photographic Memories.
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