Dinas Powis, Cardiff Road c.1955
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Photo of Dinas Powis, Cardiff Road c.1955

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Major improvements in transport facilities around 1890 put the industries of Barry and Cardiff in easy reach for the first time. Dinas Powis would thus attract incomers in need of accommodation, and an extensive building plan would rapidly expand the boundaries of the town. Cardiff Road (pictured here) is a classic example of these new dwellings, with the finest houses executed by Dashwood Caple.

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A Selection of Memories from Dinas Powis

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i lived in highwalls in no 21 moved in on june 1953 and spent after my wedding and lived there along time, lovely to see the old pictures shirley oakes
I would say the date of this photograph is 1960 - 62. I am one of the three girls at the lower right of the photo and have a vague recollection of seeing the photographer standing on the back of a lorry? with a tripod. The other girls are my sister Hazel and a friend, Lesley. Wendy Lawday, nee COLES
The Common, which is a delightful huge stretch of open ground from Cardiff Road to the Westra, was the sporting centre for the villagers. Here the cricket club played and the rugby club also held their matches too. Just off the Common is the home of both the Bowls Club and tennis club. My memory of playing for the cricket club was on the day of the 1966 World Cup final when England were ...see more
My dad, Charles Davies, became the manager of this branch of the National Provincial Bank in 1965 and we moved to the village to live on the Twyncyn, off the Common in 1966. He remained there as manager for quite some time - seeing through the change to it being a Nat West bank. The Three Horse Shoes pub at that time was run by a cantankerous landlord who delighted in getting into ...see more