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…
Today’s postcard is an aerial shot of the village and surrounding valley. The postcard was produced by Photochrom Co. Ltd. They are based in London and Tunbridge Wells and were established in 1896. There’s no date or stamp to tell us when it was produced but the existence of the Walnut Tree Viaduct tells us … more…
Welcome to the second instalment of our new series featuring postcards from Tongwynlais. This post features a classic view of Castell Coch produced by Frith’s. Francis Frith (born 1822) was an early pioneer of photography. He was a founder member of the Liverpool Photographic Society and travelled extensively documenting his journey. After returning to Britain, … more…
Welcome to the first instalment of our new series of articles featuring postcards from Tongwynlais. I’ve been collecting postcards for a few years now and I’m planning to post them regularly over the coming months. I’ve got lots of postcards featuring Castell Coch but I thought I’d start with one of my favourites of the … more…
Tongwynlais.com will be four years old in August and since the beginning we’ve liked the idea of producing a newsletter for people who aren’t online and to reach people who haven’t discovered us. We finally decided the time had come to actually put something into production. We put the word out that we were looking … more…
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…
An excellent review of a great year. I like the fact you've managed to post at least once a month…