Category Archives: Aberystwyth

Llanbadarn Fawr Deanery Eisteddfod Chair 1914

Posted on 1 March 2023 by Archifdy Ceredigion Archives

We are delighted to present a guest blog by Richard E. Huws. When you visit Canolfan Alun R. Edwards, in the former Town Hall, Aberystwyth, you will probably notice an eisteddfod chair on the first floor gallery close to the … Continue reading →

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Xmas Pie

Posted on 17 December 2021 by Archifdy Ceredigion Archives

This programme captures so much about Aberystwyth history. In WW2 the town was a major base for initial training for the RAF. This performance brought the military and the town together in the iconic King’s Hall to raise money for … Continue reading →

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The Channel Squadron at Aberystwyth

Posted on 26 February 2021 by Archifdy Ceredigion Archives

We are delighted to present a guest blog by Dr Brian H Davies. This photograph (ref. GP/1/69) shows a fleet of warships anchored in Cardigan Bay and is one of a collection of photographs of Aberystwyth, mostly promenade views, taken … Continue reading →

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‘We trust our letters are reaching you’: The Experiences of a Prisoner of War from Aberystwyth in Japanese Labour Camps

Posted on 6 February 2020 by Archifdy Ceredigion Archives

We are delighted to present another guest blog by Dr. Lucy Smith. Dr. Lucy Smith has degrees in English Literature and Archive Administration and her doctorate was on Julia Margaret Cameron’s photography. She is particularly interested in creative archives, and … Continue reading →

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‘Rock beds’ in North Parade, Aberystwyth: No. 1 of an occasional series on the Lost Civic Gardens of Ceredigion

Posted on 17 April 2019 by Archifdy Ceredigion Archives

We are delighted to present another guest blog by John Wiles. At first glance this postcard, registered in 1934, appears to show labourers at work on rubble piles between the trees along the northern side of North Parade. On closer … Continue reading →

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The Hallworths part 3: Anyone for tennis?

Posted on 25 July 2018 by Archifdy Ceredigion Archives

We present the third in a guest blog mini-series about the Hallworths and their activities. Catch up with part one and part two, then join Annie Hallworth for a game of tennis! Interwar small town tennis clubs were social hubs where … Continue reading →

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