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Postcards from Tongwynlais – Part 11

Photo of St Michael's Church on an old postcard

For this instalment of “Postcards from Tongwynlais”, I’ve selected a classic shot of St Michael’s Church with Castell Coch in the distance. If you’re a regular reader, you may have seen this image before but I thought it would be interesting to try and work out when it was taken. It looks like whoever bought … more…

Castell Coch Research Project

Castell Coch Research Project screenshot

Cadw have launched a new project to crowdsource research about Castell Coch. Custodian Tim Parry explains, “We at Cadw would like to encourage proactivity whilst everyone is self-isolating. We are inviting local groups, communities and individuals – anybody who is interested, in fact – to come together and participate in a project about Castell Coch. … more…

Mary Gillham’s Tongwynlais – Part 3

Ivy House farm, Tongwynlais, wide angle from yard, 7/4/2000

If you’ve enjoyed the previous instalments of this series, then you’re in for another treat. This may be the final post in the series as I haven’t seen any new images added to the project recently. The images below take us from 1984 to the year 2000. All photos are from the Mary Gillham Archive Project. … more…