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The £8 million suspension bridge was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in September 1966 to carry the new M4 motorway from England across the Severn Estuary to South Wales.

At the beginning of the 11th century Wales, the 'territory of the Welshmen', was owned by the wealthy Mercian thegn Wulfric Spott, who also owned lands in Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

At the beginning of the 11th century Wales, the 'territory of the Welshmen', was owned by the wealthy Mercian thegn Wulfric Spott, who also owned lands in Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

The name 'Llandaff' means 'the sacred enclosure on the river Taff', and Llandaff is one of the earliest ecclesiastical foundations in Wales.

The name 'Llandaff' means 'the sacred enclosure on the river Taff', and Llandaff is one of the earliest ecclesiastical foundations in Wales.

Timothy Whites, the chemist, was a familiar sight in post-war Wales and is a conspicuous business on the Square.

Coal mining in South Wales has declined still further since this photograph was taken.

From left to right we have the Kings (now Victoria) Tower; the Clarence Tower; the Chester Tower, which houses the library; and the Prince of Wales Tower.

Near the middle of Wales, sheep are driven along a back road near the old market town. Llanidloes was one of the major centres for wool and flannel production from the late middle ages.

Further on, it subsequently becomes the border between England and Wales.

Despite its name, Scotland Street actually leads to Wales. Ellesmere was once part of the dowry of King John's illegitimate daughter, Joan.

So proclaimed the South Wales Echo in its December 1956 review of the facility. At this time, Wales's most modern teaching hospital could boast 379 beds, with an aim to reach the 1000 mark.

Even before the end of the First World War calls had been made to erect a monument to honour Wales' dead.

Following a land dispute with Reginald de Grey, Owain proclaimed himself Prince of Wales and rose against the English in 1400.

Further on, it subsequently becomes the border between England and Wales.

Known as the Prince of Wales Arch, this was erected by the Rev Oliver Raymond (d1889), the third of six Raymonds who were rectors here.

The military presence in the town and the museum of the South Wales Borderers - even the 13th-century cathedral was semi-fortified, which is most unusual - has perhaps helped maintain a sense of order.

Dating from the 7th century, and named after Winifride, or Gwenffrewi in Welsh, the holy well has been the site of pilgrimage ever since, and known as 'the Lourdes of Wales'.

A small town at the gateway to Wales, close to the English border and Offa's Dyke, Chirk is noted both for its castle, in continuous occupation from the 13th century, and its position at the entrance to

In the central High Street stands the Prince of Wales (left), which features the royal plume of feathers on its sign - Duchy of Cornwall lands stretch westwards around Dorchester.

Like many of the towns in Wales that grew because of the extractive industries such as coal and slate, Abertillery expanded at an astonishing rate from 6,000 in 1881 to over 40,000 in 1921.

Set below Pen y Corddyn Mawr, a Romano-British hill fort, these houses and cottages are a more recent addition to the ancient landscape of the North Wales coast.

The jaunty hanging kettle optimistically beckons visitors to a Swiss-style establishment that must belie a Wales only just awakening from its post- war austerity.

The Prudential, shown on the right is now the West Wales Property Company.