Meifod, Powys
Meifod maps
Historic maps of Meifod and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Meifod maps
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Memories of Meifod
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This photo was taken from a spot very close to Vyrnwy House where my great Aunt Winifred Morris used to live. Broniarth Hill is behind the photographer. I used to visit her quite often in the 50's, usually on a Sunday when my father and I used to catch a fishermans coach from Liverpool to the village. In those days she... [more]
Shared on 22 March 2007
This photo brings back many happy memories of Meifod in the 1950's when I used to go on holidays there with my family. The white building in the centre was the bank and the photo was taken outside the Lion Inn where my grandfather used to go for his pint. Next to the bank is Liverpool House where we used to... [more]
Shared on 11 March 2007
the hill in the background is Dyffrynn Hill, a Celtic hill fort.One of many in the Valley.
Next to the church was a shop ran by a man with polio.
The church had a house attached and my Uncle lived there at one stage.
The car wasowned by Maurice Bebb. The village had layers of occupants.Rich people lived in Halls and... [more]
Shared on 13 November 2007
MAES-Y-LLAN WHERE I FIRST LIVED
These houses are in Maes-y-llan.My father Den and mother Hilda Wildblood with my sister Anne were the first to live in Number 6 when the houses were built in 1948 I believe.I was born in 1954 and it was my first home and initial imprinting.The houses were built on piece of land between Dyfrynn Hill (a wooded Celtic hill fort) and... [more]
Shared on 22 June 2006
Powys memories
The rope swing at the Leighton bridge
I remember spending many a summer swimming at this spot. Then they seemed to be long hot summers but maybe that's the memory loss of an older man. I noticed that the rope was stiil hanging from the tree which was used to swing out into the river. This would have been in the mid 1950s and so much has changed.... [more]
Shared on 18 June 2009
THE TRAIN THAT CROSSED THE STREET
From my childhood in Welshpool in the 1940s and 50s I have fond memories of the little steam train which crossed over Church Street, originally on a daily basis then later on Mondays only, carrying livestock from farms in the Llanfair Caereinion area to and from the Smithfield Market in Welshpool. My grandfather was one of the engine drivers who drove... [more]
Shared on 13 May 2009
This picture brings back fond memories of my childhood, I remember fishing in the pool just under these trees, I caught my first pike and perch there and I was only 11 yrs old. There used to be a beach just next to the pool and I remember other older fishermen, fishing there, casting across the river and landing 6-8lb chub,... [more]
Shared on 28 August 2008
I was born & spent my childhood in Welshpool. St Mary's was our Parish Church, it has beautiful stained glass windows which always fascinated me as a child. I was christened and confirmed in this Church and later in May 1965 my husband and I were married there by the Curate, the Reverand Michael Butler. I remember that it was... [more]
Shared on 28 June 2006
Extracts From Meifod & Powys books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Meifod, inspired by Frith photos.
Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories
Meifod lies on the main A495 road, which eventually ends over the border in Oswestry. There was not much traffic when this picture was taken; perhaps it was a Sunday, as the two ladies find the premises of M Williams closed (left) and the other couple farthest away are not in working clothes.
This is an extract from Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories.
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Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories
There is everything you could want in one terrace of highly disparate buildings here in the centre of the village, from the whitewashed Midland Bank at the far end to some 'Players Please' at Rowland's store. The convertible car is a pleasing design, but inappropriate for the wet climate.
This is an extract from Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories.
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Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories
A lone walker makes his way along this pleasant, rustic street. The large house on the left bears the sign Morgan, but from this angle has no other indication that it is the usual general store.
This is an extract from Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories.
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