Loughor, West Glamorgan
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Historic maps of Loughor and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Loughor maps
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Living far away from Bynea it was lovely and sad to see in this second photo of Bynea that the bus pictured is outside the house that I was born in in 1941. This house is approximately 110 years old and has always been in the Cooper family.
Many happy days were spent by the village boys and girls playing in the field opposite - cae Llewellyn I think it was called - and on the tip. I can´t remember it ever raining only the hot, dusty days!!
Marilyn Cooper Lewis
Shared on 01 April 2009
Hi,
My name was Christine Pakenham, and my mother took me over to Lannelli Wales by boat to meet my grandparents in 1958. My mom was a war bride, from 31 New Dock road. Her mom was Mary Jane Williams (nee Jones) and her dad was Ernest Williams. She married my dad, a Canadian serviceman, in July of 1945. My grandparents are no longer around but my cousins and one aunt are there still. My mom is 87 years old now and doing well, living in Ottawa, Canada. She has 2 married grand children, one who is my daughter Jennifer who resides with her husband in Perth, Australia and my sister's boy who lives in Ottawa. My son is not married yet. She still has 2 other grandchildren not married. My dad passed away of cancer in 1999 and mom has never remarried.
My fondest memory was Park Howard, such a beautiful park, and downtown LLanelli, so beautiful and friendly. It is so nice to be able to go back into seeing these pictures on line. I only wish if anyone who knew my mom would get in touch with me, if they are still around. My mom's name at the time was Violet Christine Williams. Please get in touch with me at:
christine-mackie@rogers.com
Shared on 14 December 2008
my mother who is now 76 years of age,was talking with my son who is doing a world war 2 project at school.Only last night she was telling him,that in 1939 october,she aged 8 and a half and her then baby brother aged just 10 months along with their mother were evecuated to stradey castle from vauxhall,sw london.
They stayed for 10 weeks,and my mother said how the statues in the long hall scared the life out of them and also the nearby woods was something she had never seen before.My mothers maiden name was joan trim and her brother roy and late mother florence.The owners were by the name of lewis a laird i believe,by all accounts very nice people.I wondering on behalf of my mother,its the castle still there etc.Thank you Robert Penfold
Shared on 28 January 2008
I was born in 1965, the year the photo was taken and at the time my dad was a gardener at Parc Howard. I remember going to visit him almost every day, in the summer months, with either my grandmother or mother. This was a very familiar view taken from the band stand.
After what felt like hours of playing I would be taken to the cafe and bought sweets from a large select behind a glass cabinet.
Often we would go up the hill (to the left in the photo) to watch the old men play bowls and as I grew older I would play on the putting green.
Shared on 19 November 2006
Extracts From Loughor & West Glamorgan books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Loughor, inspired by Frith photos.
Tenby and Saundersfoot Photographic Memories
The mother and child appear to have been dressed and posed especially for the photograph. In late Victorian and early Edwardian times, this part of the village was regarded as a select residential area. The turning to the right off St Bride’s Hill leads down to the Glen. The fields have now been more fully developed with residential property.
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Tenby and Saundersfoot Photographic Memories
In the distance are the ruins of a once great mansion, Scotsborough, dating back to the 14th century. It passed through a variety of hands and was last occupied in 1824, when it was converted to tenements. An epidemic of smallpox broke out amongst the inhabitants, and the survivors then fled the house. Despite their decay, the ruins still display some fine architectural details.
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Tenby and Saundersfoot Photographic Memories
The first reference to a slipway on Priory Bay was in 1897. In 1958, owing to increases in the amount of farm produce being transported from Caldey, steps were taken to improve the landing facility for boats. Redundant barges, relics from the D-Day landings, were filled with concrete and sunk to extend the slipway. Landing alongside, a boat from Tenby is collecting waiting day visitors to the island.
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