We’ve been out and about in the village today, searching for the right vantage point to reproduce old photos. This is a picture from John Bulpin of the cottages on Market Street. In our attempts to get right angle we were kindly invited into someone’s half-built home to check the view. Unfortunately, a garage was … more…
Follow @mytongwynlais Tricia Dean, nee Harris, sent me this great photo of the year 6 – or Standard 4 in those days – leavers’ photo from 1965. The teachers on the photo are Mr Ramage and Mrs Roberts. Tricia also remembers Miss Foster, Miss Hughes (infants), Miss Jenkins, Miss Lake and Mr Emery (who later … more…
Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, have released a selection of iconic images to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the completion of Castell Coch. The images have been released in partnership with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and span multiple decades, from the castle’s completion in 1891 up … more…
We’ve been sent some more old photos of the village for you to enjoy. This shot over the rooftops appears to have been taken from a hill overlooking the village in the direction of the castle. You can see the old Walnut Tree Viaduct in the distance. This shot of St Michael’s Church shows the … more…
We love old photos of the village so we’ve used a special tool to compare them with how they look now. Our first example features the Lewis Arms and Castell Coch in the distance. Next up is St Michael and All Angel’s Church. Thanks to Carol Spackman for kindly letting us publish her photo of … more…
An old Tongwynlais Primary School pupil sent us this photo of the school concert from 1964. He’d love to know if anyone can identify the children in it. We’ve posted the photo on our Facebook page if you want to add comments and share it with your friends. Follow Tongwynlais.com on Facebook and Twitter for … more…
Tongwynlais will always be home sweet home to me.