Gwbert
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- 4 photos on Gwbert appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Gwbert
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My wonderful childhood
I was Born in 1968, and resided in a small 2 bedroom house in Maes Morfa, Newport Pembs with my elder brother, sister and mother and father. Little did I know how blessed I was. Although life seemed to be quite difficult in those days, money was short and hard to come by, yet I feel we were born into a wealth of beauty living in Newport. From my parents window we overlooked the local playing fields and Newport Estuary and as far as Berry Hill farm acarage. The river was enriched with many different birds, their songs and cries all a part of my recognition of home. From a very young age The Parrog became a place we ...read more here
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Parrog from My Childhood
Parrog has changed very little in the 4 decades that I have been visiting and probably for decades before my arrival. I first visited as a child each year and now take my own daughter there each year too. The houses remain the same, only the faces change (some of them anyway - we're almost all repeat visitors). It is totally unspoilt by the modern world yet has everything you need. The activities my daughter Megan and I do are the same that I did with my family as a child. The halyards clinking in the Estuary are music to my ears. Newport and Parrog are my boltholes and I know that if life gets tough, I can always escape to ...read more here
A memory of Parrog contributed by Catherine Dwyer
Lived here when I was young
I'm writing this on behalf of my mum who lived near here when she was young. Her grandfather owned a bakery / tea room at the top of that hill just over the bridge. The family then moved away to Caerau near Maesteg. I know she still wonders if she has got any family left in Newcastle Emlyn as she remembers she had other family there when they left.
A memory of Newcastle Emlyn contributed by First Name Last Name
The author of Pembrokeshire book describes this pic as houses on the edge of the cliff. The buildings are actually an ex wartime camp containing a searchlight unit and some coastal guns. Now a caravan park.
A memory of Fishguard contributed by Mr Edwards
Extracts From Gwbert & Dyfed books
This somewhat isolated hotel near Cardigan was built to provide visitors with magnificent views of the sea and Cardigan Island, where seals and porpoises are to be seen frequently. Nearby are other isolated houses, some of which would have been leased out to visitors.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
‘What a view!’ is still the cry from the Cliff Hotel, and it is difficult to argue - these buildings perch on the cliff tops. The great attractions here, apart from the scenery, are the colonies of grey seals near Cardigan Island and the bottle-nosed dolphins.
An extract from from"Wales Living Memories".
The Teifi begins its journey to the sea 70 miles away; it provided an inland route for the Normans to service the castles of Cardigan and Cilgerran. It becomes very shallow at this broad and sandy estuary, restricting boat movements to a brief period at high tide. However, the sands provide a good place to fish with nets, as we can see in the middle right. In 1938 the shallow-drafted motor vessel the West Coaster was especially built at Cardigan to cross this shallow bar.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
This isolated church near a beautiful beach was probably established during the 6th century, but not built in stone until after 1300. It is one of only a few churches in the county untouched by the Victorian restorers, and like many of the originals has only a bellcote and is painted white.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
Another interesting scene of the town taken from the steps in Hill Lane looking towards the castle. Note the new prison (built 1820) to the left of the main castle buildings with its chimneys and observation tower, all of which have been removed. The roof today is modern and sports a series of roof-lights. This view today is much the same as pictured here. The gateway in the stone wall (centre left) is now a garage door. The Millar Tobacconist at the foot of the hill beyond the horse and cart is now Castle Photography.
An extract from from"Haverfordwest Town and City Memories".