Nostalgic memories of Llanwrtyd Wells's local history

Share your own memories of Llanwrtyd Wells and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.

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My wife & I now own Fairy Glen, for the last 6 years. We found a picture of a 1st world war soldier by the dress of him & wondered if anyone knows who he might be ?.
My fathers family owned fairy glen . Arthur and Eileen Jones .. The butchers . My father was born in London house .. I have many happy memories of going to Llanwrtwd as a child , beautiful place I now take my own children to visit
I remember visiting the Dolycoed when I was 17 years old. I was pony trekking at Llanwrtyd and staying in a bed and breakfast establishment and my parents had come to stay at the Dolycoed. My father discovered that Megan Hutton and her husband ran the hotel and he had been at school with her. After that my parents stayed there many times, and also my sister and I. Megan was a wonderful cook. We loved ...see more
My great grandparents were William Davies and Sarah Price, and they married at Gelynos Chapel in 1863. Sarah's father's farm was called Tynmaes, and at Tyllosg and then in Dole House, now called Arosfa. I would love to find anyone to whom this means anything! William & Sarah still lived in Dole House in 1911. I live in New Zealand, but have visited the Town twice. Hopefully, Viv!
I arrived in Llanwrtyd Wells around 1947. I was 9 years old. My father Douglas Gimson had come on before us in 1946 to work in the Cambrian Factory as he was a disabled ex-Prisoner of War. I arrived with my mother Eileen and young brother Ronald. We had travelled up from the Rhondda Valley in the back of a vehicle with bits of furniture and belongings. The difference then between the ...see more