Cardigan, High Street 1968

Photo ref: C209122

More about this scene

This busy scene illustrates how Cardigan became an important market town. The architecture of Cardigan is distinct from other towns in Ceredigion: many buildings were constructed from cut slate slabs from local quarries, or from different-coloured bricks from the nearby brick works. The brick works also produced ornate tiles that were used to decorate the buildings - some of these are just visible on W H Smith's building on the left.