Llanidloes, Long Bridge c.1965
Photo ref:
L403068
Photo ref:
L403068
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This bridge spans the River Severn, which rises in the nearby Hafren Forest from the slopes of Plynlimon (in Welsh Plumlumon or Pumlumon Fawr), the highest mountain in mid-Wales at 2468 feet. The bridge was built in 1826 by Thomas Penson, who also built Llanidloes' Short Bridge in 1850.
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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
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