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ABY/PC/2/1: Aberystwyth Yesterday: Cards of Aberystwyth

Acc. 2551

Ref: ABY/PC/2/1

Reference: ABY/PC/2/1
Title: Aberystwyth and area: blank cards or ones sent outside the county
Date(s): 1906-1961, also some undated items
Level: File
Extent: 32 items

Scope and Content

1. Letter Card Aberystwyth with twelve views of places including the Vale of Rheidol Railway and Devil's Bridge with message from Picton House, addressed to Kington, Herefordshire.
3 May 1906

2. Photograph of the Promenade, showing bandstand and rails for tramway or miniature railway, sent from Deptford to Master M. Knaggs of Talgarth, Bridlington.
11 July 1911

3. Coloured photograph, 'The New Promenade, College & Parish Church, Aberystwyth', sent from there to Worcestershire.
8 July 1919

4. Photograph, 'Aberystwyth, South Marine Terrace & Pen Dinas', sent from there to the Rev. A Hawken of Lydham, Bishop's Castle.
17 August 1922

5. Coloured photograph, 'The Promenade and Bandstand, Aberystwyth', sent from there to H.W. Samuel of Ammanford.
06 August 1923

6. Coloured photograph, 'The Terrace and Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth', sent from there to Miss Irene Samuel of Ammanford.
25 July 1924

7. Coloured photograph, 'War Memorial from S. Promenade, Aberystwyth', sent from there to Miss M. Stockton of Bishop's Castle.
22 June 1925

8. Photograph, 'University & Church, Aberystwyth', sent from there to Garway, Herefordshire.
13 July 1935

9. Photograph, 'Devil's Bridge Railway, Aberystwyth', sent from there to Mr Mrs E. Andrews of ?Hodnet.
3 October 1961

10. Panoramic Letter Card. Aberystwyth, eight photographs, unused.
Undated, but view of Devil's Bridge lacks third bridge of 1901.

11. Unidentified church altar and reredos, possibly St Mary's, taken by Culliford of Aberystwyth.

12. Photograph, 'Pen-t-Bont (Llanbadarn Bridge), Aberystwyth'.

13. Photograph, 'The Cove, Clarach, Aberystwyth'.

14. Photograph, 'The Castle Shelter & Promenade, Aberystwyth'.

15. Photograph, 'Aberystwyth. A High Tide'.

16. Coloured photograph, 'Marine Parade, Aberystwyth'.

17. Coloured photograph, 'Marine Parade, Aberystwyth'.

18. Coloured photograph, 'Sailing Boats on Beach, Aberystwyth'.

19. Coloured photograph in poor condition, 'Craiglas, Aberystwyth'.

20. Photograph of old bandstand and promenade.
1920s-1930s

21.Photograph, '(New) Bandstand and Promenade, Aberystwyth'.
1930s

22. Photograph of house in Penparcau Road printed as postcard. House built between 1906 and 1930s.

23. Photograph, 'Aberystwyth, Miniature Golf'.

24-5. Wide format colour photograph, 'General View, Aberystwyth'. Two copies.

26. Colour photograph, 'General View, Aberystwyth'.

27. Colour photograph, 'The Promenade, Aberystwyth'.

28. 'Local View Cards', presentation envelope containing five postcards of Aberystwyth and area.

29. Colour photograph, 'View from Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth'.

30. Colour picture, 'Borth General View'.

31. Line drawing, 'Entrance to the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth'.

32. Ceredigion Museum postcard, exterior view of Coliseum/Museum.