Llanidloes, A Flock Of Sheep c.1965
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Photo of Llanidloes, A Flock Of Sheep c.1965

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Near the middle of Wales, sheep are driven along a back road near the old market town. Llanidloes was one of the major centres for wool and flannel production from the late middle ages. That ubiquitous cottage industry of Wales has passed now, but farmers still tend their flocks. Nowadays they would be transported by lorry to their destinations.

A Selection of Memories from Llanidloes

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Llanidloes

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I attended Llanidloes Glandwr School beginning in 1945. I have some fond memories of this school. However, many of the memories were not of the good variety, such as going to the Headmaster Mr. Morris to be punished (the cane) for some childish misdemeanor. For some reason we nicknamed Mr. Morris "Chump". If we learned nothing else from him, we learned about gardening. Much of our school time was taken up by ...see more