Mrmories Of Newbridge On Wye

A Memory of Newbridge.

My grandparents, aunts and uncle (the Williams family) lived at Lower House before moving to Llandrindod Wells in the 1960s. I used to visit Newbridge with my parents for our annual 2 week holiday. I remember the trains passing along the end of the garden, and as a child waving to the engine driver. In those days Newbridge was a thriving village with several pubs, shops and even a bank. We used to go down to the river Wye (Llan cam sp?) and walk along the river bank, and then sit and throw pebbles into the water to see how many times we could make them bounce. In those days the old school and fountain were still opposite the New Inn. My dad and his siblilngs all went to that school - they had no excuse for being late to school as it was only a couple of minutes walk from Lower House. The house is still there but the outbuildings have been pulled down. One was an outside toilet (no sewer/flushing toilets in those days!). Another outbuilding contained the washing tub and hand wringer. Washing day was on a Monday, rain or shine. The garden was always full of vegetables and there were chickens in the old cowshed. We always had fresh food and home made cakes. We had dinner at about 12.30pm (always on time) and then tea, sandwiches and cakes at about 4pm and supper (often cold meat and salad) at about 6.30pm. I don't know where we put it all!

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