Llanidloes, Market Hall c.1960
Photo ref: L403055
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Photo ref: L403055
Photo of Llanidloes, Market Hall c.1960

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Picturesque Llanidloes was famous for its wool and flannel industries from the 16th to the 19th centuries. In the later 19th century its population grew with the development of the lead smelting industry, which processed ore from the local Van and Bryn lead mines. The half-timbered old market hall was constructed in the early 1600s, and is unique in that it is the only such hall in Wales still standing on its original site.

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