Dinas Powys
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Around Penarth Photographic Memories
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Around Penarth Photographic Memories
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Did You Know? Cardiff - A Miscellany
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Dinas Powys memories
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On the Street where I lived
The photo shows the bottom of Highwalls Avenue, I lived half way up round the corner. It was a steep climb when i was litlle but got easier as I grew. I was born in this road and had such a happy time.
Contributed by Clive Turner
My Dad's Shop (Mount Stores)
This photo brought back so many memories my Dad, Ralph Catchpole, bought the the Mount Stores in 1952 he owned and ran the shop until about 1965. I have so many memories of my life in Dinas Powis, my Dad's Morris Minor is even shown in the photo parked outside the shop. We lived in High Walls Avenue which is shown in one of the other photos in the collection. We returned to the village a couple of years ago and the shop had been converted into new modern appartments so it was wonderful to find a photo of it from my childhood days.
Contributed by Clive Turner
South Glamorgan memories
On the Street where I lived
The photo shows the bottom of Highwalls Avenue, I lived half way up round the corner. It was a steep climb when i was litlle but got easier as I grew. I was born in this road and had such a happy time.
A memory of Dinas Powys contributed by Clive Turner
My Dad's Shop (Mount Stores)
This photo brought back so many memories my Dad, Ralph Catchpole, bought the the Mount Stores in 1952 he owned and ran the shop until about 1965. I have so many memories of my life in Dinas Powis, my Dad's Morris Minor is even shown in the photo parked outside the shop. We lived in High Walls Avenue which is shown in one of the other photos in the collection. We returned to the village a couple of years ago and the shop had been converted into new modern appartments so it was wonderful to find a photo of it from my childhood days.
A memory of Dinas Powys contributed by Clive Turner
Extracts From Dinas Powys & South Glamorgan books
Demolished in 1939, this house is thought to be the third dwelling on the site – the first was possibly a Norman tower. A short-lived second villa gave way to the house pictured here, built by Edward Haycock c1820. Occupied by the Rous and later Brain families, much of what we view here beyond the artificial lakes is the architectural additions of c1850-60.
An extract from from"Around Penarth Photographic Memories".
The erection of the war memorial proved to be both protracted and controversial. Although a local committee had met in 1919 to discuss ideas for the project, building work would not begin until 16 years later! Even then, many villagers objected to the removal of trees to accommodate the structure. Alternative plans for a monument included a more elaborate cross design and the complete diversion of monies raised to fund a hospital instead.
An extract from from"Around Penarth Photographic Memories".
Free from traffic and flanked by the old cottages, this post-war scene evokes an essence of earlier village days. The Twyn, the triangle of land on the right, so long the centre of the community, took shape in the late 1880s. This square, newly raised and planted with trees, was financed by the sale of part of the common to the Barry Docks & Railway Company – the shortfall was met by General Lee.
An extract from from"Around Penarth Photographic Memories".
This view up Parish Road affords a glimpse of what was a centre of communication for the village. Brecon House (third from left) operated as a telegraphic office and later as the village telephone exchange until 1937 – a new automated system forced relocation. Next door, to its left, stands the Boy Scout hut that would be destroyed by fire in 1958.
An extract from from"Around Penarth Photographic Memories".
In the distance a Mini car is parked, which dates this photograph to 1959 or later. Evocative of days gone by, there is nice detail in this scene, such as the tractor with its passenger and the old vans. This village is situated near Barry, in the Vale of Glamorgan. The general newsagent and the petrol vendor make every effort to provide for the locals, even to the extent of the outdoor scales for the weight conscious.
An extract from from"Wales Living Memories".