Mardy, Gwent
Mardy maps
Historic maps of Mardy and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Mardy maps
Historic map of Mardy
Illustrated Victorian map of Gwent
Historic Map of any Mardy postcode
Mardy books
Displaying 2 of 2 books about Mardy and the local area. View all Mardy books
Chepstow Then and Now Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Around Abergavenny Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
1 Mardy photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Mardy
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Gwent memories
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
As far as I can remember, my brother and I were taken to this market only once, in August 1949, and we were most interested in the cattle. I have lovely photo of us stroking a calf there.
Shared on 10 April 2008
Extracts From Mardy & Gwent books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Mardy, inspired by Frith photos.
Around Alton Photographic Memories
Since this picture was taken, the 'village' has undergone further housing developments which mean that it has become a suburb of Abergavenny. Extra road traffic has also made the road outside the busy village stores and post office (just to the left of the car) a frequent bottleneck.
This is an extract from Around Alton Photographic Memories.
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