Port Talbot, Margam Castle c.1955
Photo ref: P139001
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Photo ref: P139001
Photo of Port Talbot, Margam Castle c.1955

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The earliest Welsh photograph known is a daguerreotype of Margam Castle, taken by Calvert Jones. It was given to Christopher Talbot, builder of Margam Castle, and it hung in the castle for many years.

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Memories of Port Talbot, Margam Castle c1955

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. These memories are of Port Talbot, Margam Castle c.1955

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The Sunday afternoon walks down the Morfa to feed Dai the swan or picnics at the Brombil Reservoir. The early morning movement of cows from Brombil farm through Morfa Lane and over the stone railway bridge to the Morfa. The lodging of landgirls from England and putting up a soldier from London and his wife who became close friends of my parents. The army vehicles used in the early days of the ...see more