Aberaeron
Aberaeron maps (2 available)
Map of Dyfed
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Aberaeron books (5 available)
- 8 photos on Aberaeron appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Aberaeron
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Aberaeron and Dyfed
Aberaeron memories
Read and share memories of Aberaeron and Dyfed inspired by Frith photos
Aeron Express
The first time we visited Aberaeron, apart from the road bridge, one way of getting across the river was by the Aeron Express. Propelled by some sort of pulley arrangement, it looked like it could seat about 6 to 8 people. It wasn't actually working when we there; we've since been back quite a few times & it seems to have been taken away altogether. Can anyone throw any light on this, please? Thank you.
Trevor.
Contributed by Trevor Page
Dyfed memories
Aeron Express
The first time we visited Aberaeron, apart from the road bridge, one way of getting across the river was by the Aeron Express. Propelled by some sort of pulley arrangement, it looked like it could seat about 6 to 8 people. It wasn't actually working when we there; we've since been back quite a few times & it seems to have been taken away altogether. Can anyone throw any light on this, please? Thank you.
Trevor.
A memory of Aberaeron contributed by Trevor Page
Family
Mary Ann Griffiths Lewis and John Lewis, my great great great grandparents were both born in Llanarth, Wales. Mary Ann died on the boat coming to America and John Lewis died later in a mine accident in Oak Hill, Missouri.
A memory of Llanarth contributed by marion ernst
A favourite place
Of all our (my wife & I) favourite places in Wales, Newquay comes top of a long list of places. It was only sometime in the mid 1980's, that we first discovered this haven. We've been back numerous times, never bored with it. Two things spring to mind, Dylan Thomas & Dolphins. I would love to hear a local's view. What did it used to be like, years ago? What is it like in the winter when tourists are not about? For some years, we wanted to move to Wales, & Newquay was top of the list.
A memory of New Quay contributed by Trevor Page
Extracts From Aberaeron & Dyfed books
In 1800, Aberaeron was little more than a farm and inn by the main coast road where a bridge crossed the Aeron. Local gentry applied for an Act of Parliament to allow them to build a new town and to develop the harbour, and work began in 1807, when the grid of streets was laid out.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
The original plan for building the town included a harbour, which provided a large and safe place for coastal vessels and fishing boats. From early in the 19th century, boats with visitors and goods from elsewhere along the coast made Aberaeron their destination, if only for a day trip.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
Nearly all the buildings we see here were built in the Georgian period, and they now look most attractive painted in different colours.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
The harbour was built owing to the foresight of the Reverend Alban Gwynne following the enabling 1807 Harbour Act, and he spent his wife’s inheritance building the planned Georgian town to go with it. Watching these young ladies walking along the harbour edge, it is difficult to imagine how busy a tourist spot this small town of brightly coloured houses was to become. The corn merchants and the Red Lion Hotel on the left still vie for trade from a rural economy that would change dramatically in favour of fancy ice cream and chic hotels.
An extract from from"Wales Living Memories".
This scene suggests that before the advent of modern tourism there was little to disturb the peace, and a dog could safely wander the streets without fear of traffic. Two people have time to chat, and perhaps the barber’s shop on the left has some customers to attend to. For real excitement, the show jumping at the show advertised in the shop window on the right beckoned.
An extract from from"Wales Living Memories".