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Childhood in Welshpool
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 a sunny day but there was a stiff breeze so, instead of having our Wedding photographs taken on the Church steps (which are just out of sight below the entrance porch in the picture) we had to move to the Red Bank entrance steps just outside Grace Evans' Cottage for most of the photographs, because my wedding veil kept blowing ...read more here
Contributed by PATRICIA OWEN
Fishing by the Bridge
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, I never did manage to get one of those. Lucky for me, I have relatives who live in Welshpool, so every summer I would visit for 4-5 weeks. I used to live in Coventry. I now live in Canada but still visit every year. I know the bridge was damaged in a flood and last time I looked the pool ...read more here
Contributed by Mike Casey
Powys memories
Fishing by the Bridge
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, I never did manage to get one of those. Lucky for me, I have relatives who live in Welshpool, so every summer I would visit for 4-5 weeks. I used to live in Coventry. I now live in Canada but still visit every year. I know the bridge was damaged in a flood and last time I looked the pool ...read more here
A memory of Welshpool contributed by Mike Casey
Childhood in Welshpool
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 a sunny day but there was a stiff breeze so, instead of having our Wedding photographs taken on the Church steps (which are just out of sight below the entrance porch in the picture) we had to move to the Red Bank entrance steps just outside Grace Evans' Cottage for most of the photographs, because my wedding veil kept blowing ...read more here
A memory of Welshpool contributed by PATRICIA OWEN
Extracts From Welshpool & Powys books
The symmetry and lack of individuality in the houses to the right of the photograph point to this being a modern 20th-century housing estate.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
As we look down from the church we can see the premises known as Corfield's Garage on the right, but judging from the mass of bicycles outside perhaps his sideline (or main line) was in the repair of pushbikes.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
Advertising has always existed, though today it is controlled by the local authority. The van on the left was ahead of its time by using the back door for the slogan: ‘If it’s tractors ask Reginald Tildesley’. In the background is the turreted tower of St Mary’s parish church.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
Lying in the valley of the Severn, the town does not seem particularly Welsh. Its original name was ‘Pool’, with the ‘Welsh’ prefix added to distinguish it from Poole in Dorset. The Victorian town hall and its dominating clock tower overlook some fine Tudor and Jacobean town houses. Meanwhile the collection of cars, bikes, pedestrians and perambulators and even a traffic light bear witness to the changing times.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
In a rather smart streetscape of mostly rendered buildings, how evocative these splendid old vehicles look. W Watkins, the contractors advertised on the side of the truck on the right, continue today, and so does the newspaper office behind. Milk is awaiting delivery somewhere, judging by the crate on the bike.
An extract from from"Wales Living Memories".