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Memories of Kerry
It always felt great to be in the town of Kerry. It was the halfway stop to our holiday in a Towyn caravan with no toilet. Dad always used to make a joke of visiting the Toilidoos. He could not pronounce the Welsh version. The old rattling Hillman Hunter estate always pulled up outside those famous bogs year in year out. My last chance to use an inside lavatory for fortnight ,whoopy do! Mother would have the back rammed full with stuff, and finding loo roll was torture. Why did we need it? After the loo stop, chippy here we come. Fish and chips for mother, dad had chicken and mushroom pie and chips, then ONE bag of chips between three ...read more here
A memory of Kerry contributed by kerry kendrick
Days gone by
Attended Sunday school in the village school in the 1950s, and went to church sometimes, too. All a very long time ago of course, bearing in mind today is the 1st of January 2008. 2 sets of Grandparents, and at least 25 other relatives are resting in the churchyard, some quite close to the entrance.
A memory of Llanwnog contributed by Native Ofhere
Glansevern Lodge
My gran, Mrs Evans, used to live at Glansevern Lodge, a loveley old sandstone building with trees all around it, and big rhododenderon bushes. It was a long wallk from the pump we used to get water from up to the house. We used to have an old outside toilet 20 yards from the house, which was very cold to get to in winter. At the rear was a smallholding and a sheep dip on the back lane past the river and on up to the hall.
At the front of the house we had lawns, and in the summer we had picnics. Passing motorist would often stop and ask if we did teas.
The front lane led up to ...read more here
A memory of Berriew contributed by rodney gough
Fishing by the Bridge
This picture brings back fond memories of my childhood, I remember fishing in the pool just under these trees, I caught my first pike and perch there and I was only 11 yrs old. There used to be a beach just next to the pool and I remember other older fishermen, fishing there, casting across the river and landing 6-8lb chub, I never did manage to get one of those. Lucky for me, I have relatives who live in Welshpool, so every summer I would visit for 4-5 weeks. I used to live in Coventry. I now live in Canada but still visit every year. I know the bridge was damaged in a flood and last time I looked the pool ...read more here
A memory of Welshpool contributed by Mike Casey
Extracts From Newtown & Powys books
Aptly named, this wide street wends its way down to the river. In the foreground stands the Bear Hotel, formerly The Bear’s Head, built around 1868, with its mock-Tudor façade. In bygone times the hotel had a back yard in which strolling minstrels and poets would entertain.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
The old meets the new again in this picture. Horses have a statutory right of way over motor vehicles, but that is irrelevant to these sheep, who have made their own rules - the black car will have to be patient.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
The market has not changed fundamentally over the years, except that today the emphasis is on clothes and general bric-a-brac, whereas the livestock sales that originated here are long gone. Overlooking the scene is the grand building and clock tower housing Barclays Bank.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".
The market was established in 1279 with a charter granted by Edward I, but Newtown’s growth is due mainly to the application of technology to the cottage-based woollen industry. Factories were built for carding and spinning machines, and the town became a major centre for handloom weaving. Robert Owen, the social reformer, was born here and died here in 1858. The Bear Hotel seen here was one of the principal hostelries and dated from the 18th century. Sadly it is no more, having made way for a new shopping precinct, although the upper floor façade has been retained.
An extract from from"Wales Living Memories".
The River Severn is wide here on the approach to the town, so that a lengthy twin-arched bridge was needed to make the crossing. In typical Welsh tradition it was given a simple descriptive name.
An extract from from"Mid-Wales - Ceredigion and Powys Photographic Memories".