Places
36 places found.
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- Cardiff, South Glamorgan
- St Mellons, South Glamorgan
- Llandaff, South Glamorgan
- Rumney, South Glamorgan
- Radyr, South Glamorgan
- Rhiwbina, South Glamorgan
- Tongwynlais, South Glamorgan
- St Fagans, South Glamorgan
- Morganstown, South Glamorgan
- Whitchurch, South Glamorgan
- Walton Cardiff, Gloucestershire
- Caerau, South Glamorgan
- Ely, South Glamorgan
- Llanishen, South Glamorgan
- Fairwater, South Glamorgan
- Riverside, South Glamorgan
- Mynachdy, South Glamorgan
- Heath, South Glamorgan
- Trowbridge, South Glamorgan
- Splott, South Glamorgan (near Cardiff)
- Llanedeyrn, South Glamorgan (near Cardiff)
- Llanedeyrn, South Glamorgan (near Cardiff)
- Birchgrove, South Glamorgan
- Coryton, South Glamorgan
- Grangetown, South Glamorgan
- Thornhill, South Glamorgan
- Newton, South Glamorgan
- Butetown, South Glamorgan
- Cathays, South Glamorgan
- Capel Llanilltern, South Glamorgan
- Cyncoed, South Glamorgan
- Cyntwell, South Glamorgan
- Pontcanna, South Glamorgan
- Gabalfa, South Glamorgan
- Creigiau, South Glamorgan
- Penarth Moors, South Glamorgan
Photos
429 photos found. Showing results 41 to 60.
Maps
285 maps found.
Books
3 books found. Showing results 49 to 3.
Memories
110 memories found. Showing results 21 to 30.
75 Crwys Crescent
My name is Paul Griffiths and I lived at the above address from 1942 until 1951 when my parents moved to Braintree, Essex. Some of the fondest memories of my childhood were spent at Upper Boat and we lived at the last house in Crwys ...Read more
A memory of Upper Boat by
Those Were The Days
My name is Elaine Connors nee Pennington I was born in 1948 and I attended Garndiffaith Primary and Junior school and later Abersychan. I lived at Hillcrest, my aunty lived in one of the prefabs with her garden overlooking ...Read more
A memory of Garndiffaith in 1960 by
Growing Up
I was born on the 24th of July 1929 above a shop next to a pub called the Rose of Denmark, in Hotwells, Bristol, very convenient for Father to wet his whistle and my head at the same time. Father was born in 1893, Mother in 1895. They ...Read more
A memory of Bristol in 1930 by
Funfunfun
I lived at Gilfach Street during the 70s+80s and remember all the fun + games we had. Some of the most happiest days of my life and I met a very good friend Biily Macauliffe from New Tredegar. I wonder where he is these days and would love ...Read more
A memory of Bargoed in 1979 by
My Memoirs 1964 1966 Part One
Wayne Carter My father is Frederick Carter born in London, and mother was Loraine Carter nee Chadwick was born Cyfarthfa Street Roath; mum sadly passed away in 1998. I have a younger sister Jane Carter nee ...Read more
A memory of St Mellons in 1964 by
My Memoirs Of Trowbridge Cardiff Part Two
Wayne Carter’s memories from 1966 - 1973 I remember Olive an old lady in Trafaser Crescent, she lived in the flats, I use to do errands for her; she always buy me ice-cream, or give me sweets. I ...Read more
A memory of St Mellons in 1966 by
Tinker Tailor Solder Sailor 1916
Lynette Carter nee Evans My grandfather was Romany Gypsy, Stephen Evans, who better known as (Stinny)? During 1916 he lived in Gorseion, while his wife; my grandmother Mary Ellen Boswell lived in Gowerton. Nobody ...Read more
A memory of Gorseinon in 1900 by
Happy Days
My name is Paul Willis from Cardiff. My dad, sadly no longer with us, was Glyn Willis who had several brothers and sisters which were Billy, Jjimmy, John, Rosie, Doris, Maureen, Muriel, Cathleen, some of which still live in Gilfach ...Read more
A memory of Gilfach Goch by
Staying In Trinant
I am 46 and my nan lived in Trinant. Me and my sister used to visit her throughout the year but every summer for 2 week we stayed with her in her flat. We had working parents and to have a stay-at-home adult was bliss. Our ...Read more
A memory of Llanhilleth by
My Childhood In The 50s And 60s
My mother, was born in Cwmaman as were a large number of my maternal family. I used to visit my aunts in Byron Street. You may remember them for running the local shop in the 50's - Maggie Evans, and her sisters Jane, ...Read more
A memory of Cwmaman by
Captions
89 captions found. Showing results 49 to 72.
As retailers of pianos, organs and gramophones they faced stiff competition from their rivals Thompson & Shackell whose two Cardiff branches underpinned their dominance of the South Wales
By the late 1960s the RDSC had replaced their paddlers with three motor ferries: the 'Conway Castle', the 'Seymour Castle', and the 'Cardiff Castle', the latter skippered by Bill Rehberg,
With the advent of a regular bus service in the 1920s, this popular local became a favourite stopping-off point between Cardiff and Barry.
Apart from an in-house pub, temporary exhibitions are its main occupants with the Cardiff Visitor Centre perhaps finding a fitting and permanent home.
Originally a mere sub-branch of Cardiff's Bute Street, the growing stature of the town is evidenced by the bank's gaining of both 'full' status (c1886) and Bute Street's erstwhile manager, Mr H W Rice!
The old parish church of St Tydfil was restored and re-built in the 1890s; its graveyard was greatly reduced in 1902 to construct the road to Cardiff.
Described as 'the friend of the children of Cardiff' in his touching 'Western Mail' obituary, the Norwegian- born Mr Stephenson superintended bathing for 31 years.
From here there was an all-year-round steamer service to Cardiff and Newport and summer excursions.
Shipments of stone to Cardiff helped satisfy demand for paving stones in the rapidly expanding town.
This old cockpit, built in the 17th century, survives in the Museum of Welsh Life at St Fagan's near Cardiff - the cockpit was moved there and re-constructed in 1970.
When the picture was taken, Maindy was the premier athletics track in Cardiff, and used by clubs and schools from all over the Vale of Glamorgan.
With the development of St Mellons, Trowbridge and most recently Pontprennau, Cardiff and Newport move geographically closer.
It sits majestically aside the Barry to Cardiff road, facing Barry.
of abandoned gun emplacements, storage lockers and searchlights were reminders of how heavily defended this stretch of coastline was – it had been vital to protect the Severn Estuary and the ports of Cardiff
With its distinctive BO number plate we know that the car on the right was registered in Cardiff.
Cardiff institutions such as the Indoor Market and the Louis Restaurant occupy their familiar sites.
The paddle steamers, such as the 'Success' in the foreground, were developed especially for Cardiff; they sat high in the water, and could work in tidal estuaries where the water level
Situated eight miles south-west of Cardiff, Barry was the last of the great Welsh coal ports to be developed.
Penarth was, until quite recently, merely the marine residence and bathing resort of the well-to-do inhabitants of Cardiff; now, however, it bids fair to become of far more than local importance.
This fine example of Victorian architecture was built in 1863, and brought a flush of style and prestige to Cardiff.
As larger harbours were built, both Swanbridge and Sully ceased to be used as ports, but with the advent of cheap rail travel they became holiday beaches for day trippers from Cardiff and the surrounding
It was built by E J Smith of Cardiff in a vaguely eastern Art Deco style, and the building material was (the then) ultra modern ferro-concrete.
Balconies afford superb views across the lake for some of Cardiff's wealthiest inhabitants.
The annual staging of the prestigious 'Cardiff Singer of the World' contest has bestowed an international profile.
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