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Abergavenny, River Usk and Sugarloaf 1898
Abergavenny, River Usk and Sugarloaf 1898 Ref: 41672
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 Abergavenny, the River Usk c1955 (ref: A9035) |
Year: 1949
Favourite outing
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 to my grandparents' house. On the banks grew quantities of a flower I now know to be called "Jumping Jack, "Touch-me-not" or "policeman's helmet", but which I called a "netflower". At one point there was a chain ferry, with a sort of flat punt-like boat, and it was fun crossing the river in it. Posted: 22/04/2008 00:04 by Diana Dioszeghy |
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 Abergavenny, the Deri from Bailey Park c1960 (ref: A9086) |
Year: 1949
Abergavenny "Mountains"
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 foreground the cricket ground can be seen. Posted: 21/04/2008 23:48 by Diana Dioszeghy |
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 Abergavenny, Cross Street 1898 (ref: 41675) |
Year: 1940s
Town Hall
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 it. My great-grandfather Williams was Mayor of Abergavenny in 1905, and he wrote an autograph in my grandmother's album, which I still have. My mother's mother's family originally came from Abergavenny, which is why my grandparents went to live there after my mother married in 1934. Posted: 10/04/2008 23:03 by Diana Dioszeghy |
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 Abergavenny, a Tuesday Market in the Market Hall (ref: A9710) |
Year: 1949
Cattle market
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. Posted: 10/04/2008 22:50 by Diana Dioszeghy |
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 Abergavenny, from the Blorenge c1960 (ref: A9123) |
Year: 1949
Ascent of the Blorenge 1949
This picture reminds me of a photo my father took from the top of the Blorenge when we climbed it in August 1949. To start, we had to take the railway (closed in the 50's) to Gilwern or Govilon (I can't remember which!) and then begin our climb from there. When they reached the top, my father and brother built a cairn from the stones lying around - I wonder whether it's still there? I have a photo of my brother standing next to it. Unfortunately I didn't climb to the top on that occasion as I wasn't feeling well, so I stayed with my mother, who wasn't so keen on mountain climbing, in a field on the way up. Last edited: 22/04/2008 00:06 by Diana Dioszeghy |
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