Cardigan
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Lived here when I was young
I'm writing this on behalf of my mum who lived near here when she was young. Her grandfather owned a bakery / tea room at the top of that hill just over the bridge. The family then moved away to Caerau near Maesteg. I know she still wonders if she has got any family left in Newcastle Emlyn as she remembers she had other family there when they left.
A memory of Newcastle Emlyn contributed by First Name Last Name
My wonderful childhood
I was Born in 1968, and resided in a small 2 bedroom house in Maes Morfa, Newport Pembs with my elder brother, sister and mother and father. Little did I know how blessed I was. Although life seemed to be quite difficult in those days, money was short and hard to come by, yet I feel we were born into a wealth of beauty living in Newport. From my parents window we overlooked the local playing fields and Newport Estuary and as far as Berry Hill farm acarage. The river was enriched with many different birds, their songs and cries all a part of my recognition of home. From a very young age The Parrog became a place we ...read more here
A memory of Parrog contributed by First name Last name
Parrog from My Childhood
Parrog has changed very little in the 4 decades that I have been visiting and probably for decades before my arrival. I first visited as a child each year and now take my own daughter there each year too. The houses remain the same, only the faces change (some of them anyway - we're almost all repeat visitors). It is totally unspoilt by the modern world yet has everything you need. The activities my daughter Megan and I do are the same that I did with my family as a child. The halyards clinking in the Estuary are music to my ears. Newport and Parrog are my boltholes and I know that if life gets tough, I can always escape to ...read more here
A memory of Parrog contributed by Catherine Dwyer
Ffoselig Farm
Lived on a wonderful farm. The Welsh farmer living there still to this day runs this farm which has been in his family for generations.
Would love to go back there again. Very fond memories of hay making, feeding cattle and horses.
A Welsh neighbour up the lane, at 87 still worked his farm and spoke very little english. A wonderful old chap! Although I do not know if he remains there.
A memory of Maesymeillion contributed by Victoria Curtis
Extracts From Cardigan & Dyfed books
This stretch of the High Street is wider than the rest, probably because the market was originally held here; the market was moved into the Guild Hall with its clock tower on the left, designed by Withers in 1858-60, and considered to be a very fine example of a multi-use public building. It contained a school, a market and a corn exchange. The clock tower was added in 1892.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
The medieval street pattern still survives. Until about 1800, most of the houses would have had only two stories. Visitors to the town would have stayed in one of the few inns, such as The Black Lion on the right.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
This busy scene illustrates how Cardigan became an important market town. The architecture of Cardigan is distinct from other towns in Ceredigion: many buildings were constructed from cut slate slabs from local quarries, or from different-coloured bricks from the nearby brick works. The brick works also produced ornate tiles that were used to decorate the buildings - some of these are just visible on W H Smith’s building on the left.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
An earth and timber castle was established here by the Normans in 1110. After several attempts, the Welsh took it in 1165, rebuilt it in stone and held the first Eisteddfod within its walls in 1176. The bridge is on the site of a medieval one, near which Archbishop Baldwin held a service to attract volunteers for the third Crusade in 1188. The castle wall stands below the trees on the left, and beyond it is St Mary’s Church, which stood near a medieval priory.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
The skill of coracle navigation is being demonstrated on the Teifi, just below Cardigan bridge. In the 19th century, vast numbers were in use on this stretch of the river in summer time for salmon fishing. The quay and the large warehouses in the background are evidence that the port was one of the most important in Wales during the early 19th century.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".