Cookes Explosives Penrhyndeudraeth Gwynedd.
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Scan taken from a very early Cookes hardback book called "Industrial Explosives, intention, development application"
This book was saved from been thrown out by employee Malcolm Jones...
Porthmadog & LLeyn peninsula from the air...
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Pen y Bryn Barracks archaeological dig July 2019
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This summer Gwynedd Archaeological Trust is looking to recruit volunteers to help with our work at Pen y Bryn Quarry Barracks, Dyffryn Nantlle.
The site comprises a block of four barracks and other...
Tremadog summer fair 2019
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Dredging Pwllheli harbour 1990s ?
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Conwy tunnel construction 1989 - 1990
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Between Llandudno Junction and Deganwy, the Wales Coast Path crosses the A55 Expressway near the eastern portal of Conwy Tunnel. The land in this vicinity was created by the “cut and cover”...
Bala to Blaenau FFestiniog reappears in LLyn...
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The railway line submerged as part of the notorious Tryweryn dam project in the 1960s has re-emerged during the recent heatwave.
The Bala and Ffestiniog Railway was flooded along with the village of...
Corn Mawr or Catherine and Jane consols Lead...
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Construction of the Llyn Celyn reservoir
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Fair Haf Tremadog Gorffenhaf 2018. Tremadog...
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Britannia bridge pillars and railway service road...
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Twnnel Pendinas, "Tynnal Tywyll" or Tregarth...
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Tregarth tunnel is located on the former London & North Western Railway (LNWR) Bethesda branch, a 4 mile 26 chain long single track line that linked the village of Bethesda to the Chester and...
Britannia & Glaslyn Foundries Porthmadog
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Onslow park steam rally August 2017
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Astle Park rally Chelford Macclesfield August 2017
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Bletchley Park .. home of the World War 2...
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Yr Ysgwrn Trawsfynydd carterf Hedd Wyn
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Rhydymwyn Valley Works WW2 Top Secret Facility
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Gorseddau Junction & Portmadoc railway.
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Welsh streets Liverpool
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Hen / old Minfordd & Penrhyndeudraeth
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Casgliad /collection Trefor Davies Minffordd
Wool Producers of Wales Porthmadog depot.
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T.J. Willimas (Gwynedd Farmers Wool merchants...
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Capiel Peniel Tremadog Oct 2016
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WW1 Weeping Window poppies on show at Caernarfon...
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Shropshire truck show Oswestry September 2016
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Malpas vintage rally September 2016
22 photos
Shrewsbury Steam Rally August 2016
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Porthmadog & district ariel shots August 2016
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Coliseum Porthmadog February 2016
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Croesor quarry I.C.I.`s explosive store 1970`s
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Hedd Wyn... E.H. Evans Trawsfynydd
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Dunkirk trip 2015
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Thomas Telford`s Ellesmere workshops
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Neuadd y Dref Porthmadog 1965. Porthmadog town...
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T. Glyn williams Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Byncer niwclear Garreg Wen Porthmadog. Nuclear...
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Tŷ bont feistr Pont menai. Menai Bridge`s Bridge...
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Old Photos of Tremadog, Porthmadog & other local...
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This is a collection of old photos of Porthmadog,Tremadog & other local locations that I have collected over the years, there are some that people have given to me.
I have displayed them on...
Views of Porthmadog, Tremadog & other local areas.
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Old Porthmadog & Tremadog people & carnival...
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This is a collection of old photos of Porthmadog,Tremadog & other local locations that I have collected over the years, there are some that people have given to me.
I have displayed them on...
Old Porthmadog & Tremadog street & town scenes...
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Old Porthmadog Harbour scenes (sub set of main...
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Pritchard & Griffiths Tremadog
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Portmadoc Laundry Tremadoc.
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John Williams & Son Red Garage Porthmadog
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Collection of the large local hauliers & coach excursions based at Tremadog & Porthmadog.
T.R. Williams & son Madoc Garage Porthmadog
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These are a set of photos of the Madoc Garage Porthmadog, kindly lent to me by Gareth williams of Criccieth
Beer Bros garages in Tremadog & Porthmadog in the...
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Llyniau injians stem yn Porthmadog ( ag rhai...
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Diesel engines seen at Porthmadog over the years
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Porthmadog yn ystod y rhyfel gyntaf. Porthmadog...
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Gorsaf Bŵer Trawsfynydd 1958 - 2016. Trawsfynydd...
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Set of photos showing the construction of the power station, which was a massive input of money into the local economy of Porthmadog and other local areas, estimate of building was £65,000000 but it...
U boats Porthmadog
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Prosiect Awyrgludiad Tremadog ar gyfer Cyngor...
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Ym mis Hydref 1996 ddaru Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru, cynnal prosiect o osod rhwydi diogelwch ar droed Creigaiu Dre (Coed Tremadog) i amddiffyn tai adeiladau busnesi o unrhyw greigiau rhydd ac ati a...
Samuel D. Mc Kinley Building & Civil contractor...
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Gweithiodd Samuel D. McKinley fel adeiladwr a contactor sifil yn 1970 `s i hwyr 1990 au yn ardal Porthmadog.. Roedd y cwmni yn cyflogi swm eithaf mawr o gweithwyr lleol.Cyfeiriad y cwmni...
John Roberts o Ffestiniog, cludiant, llogi offer...
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Mae'r cwmni bellach wedi bod yn masnachu am 59 mlynedd fel busnes teuluol.
The company has now been trading for 59 years as a family business
S. Pierce & Son Haulage Contractor...
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Bont Briwet bridge Penrhyndeudraeth
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In April 2012 the project of building a new rail & road bridge across the Afon Dwyryd is due to begin. It is planned to construct a bailey bridge to carry road traffic until the bridge is...
P.P.H. Bryn Goleu Pwllheli (Pwllheli Plant Hire)
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PPH yn gweithredu o fferm Bryn Goleu Pwllheli yn y 1970au, a wnaed llawer o prosiectau gosod bibellau nwy drwy Gymru a'r Gororau Cymru.
P.P.H.(Pwllheli Plant Hire) operated from Bryn Goleu farm...
Porthmadog town hall clock
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The Porthmadog town hall is located at the Maritime museum in Porthmadog, the trustees of the museum need to have the clock removed from there as they wish to have the room to display more...
O.G. Jones engineers of Portmadoc turbine.
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Following the article in the Daily Post about my U Boat photo www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-north-wales-news/porth-new... I was approached by a local farmer who told me that he had a pelton wheel...
Tremadog roman Bath house
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These slates were found at the Tremadog end of the new Porthmadog bypass.There used to be a Roman bath house in the vicinity of the new roundabout probably about 2000 years ago..
Brodyr Davies cludwyr anifeiliad o Trawsfynydd....
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Lluniau trwy garedigrwydd T. Davies (Twm Coedcaudu) Trawsfynydd. Dylai unrhyw un sydd â lluniau o ddiddordeb ac yn dymuno iddynt gael eu harddangos ar y safle hwn gysylltu â mi drwy e-bost:...
St Beuno`s church Penmorfa Gwynedd.
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Tomb stone Gesail Gyfarch Golan
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The stone had been removed from a demolished cow shed and was about to be built into a new wall when it was rescued, but not before the stone had been trimmed by masons (Rhys/1882, 161).
Geology:...
Dad`s army photos 1943
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Some photos I found when my dad was in the army in world war 2 in the 7th Royal tank regiment
Aunty Lillian land army girl at Wern Manor...
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My Aunty Lillian came from Wigan to work as a land army girl to work in 3 different farms but ended up at Wern Porthmadog where she eventually met my Uncle Glyn and got married.
Photos courtesy of...
Uncle Glyn`s wartime photos in Ceylon during...
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My Uncle Glyn served with the 205 Squadron at Ceylon, he was a very modest man,he kept his wartime experiences to himself.He had however some interesting character photos of people taken by him...
Pill box ail ryfel byd Morfa Bychan. World war...
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Green Goddesses in storage Marchington
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Fire appliances
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Llyniau galwadau Gorsaf dan Porthmadog ....
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Damwain bibell gorsaf bŵer Maentwrog yn byrstio...
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Harlech`s American P38 lightning crashed in 1942
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Ffestiniog & WHR railways
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Period costume at the Ffestiniog Railway vintage...
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A few people dressed up for the vintage weekend held at the Ffestiniog Railway on the 15th October 2011, they really looked the part.
Dywysoges yn gadael Spooners Tachwedd 10, 2012....
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Ffestiniog railway Gravity train March 31 2012
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On March 31 2012, I was given the privilege of being able to ride on the Ffestiniog railway`s gravity train as a specially-invited brakesman.
It was an unique experience for me having the sensation...
Quarry Calvacade on the ffestiniog railway
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Quarry power weekend held on the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland railway od September 14 , 15, 16 2012
Cob extension 2012
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January 2012 sees the start of the Cob widening to allow a platform and run round loop for the Welsh Highland railway at Porthmadog station.The scheme is dut to be completed in Spring 2012, but there...
Tremadog Summer Fair September 1st 2012
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Now an annual event, the square and Chuch street is closed for traffic so as to allow stalls etc to be erected as it would have been 150 years ago
Ffair haf Tremadog Medi 2014. Tremadog summer...
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Town Hall Tremadog, the old dance floor
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The Great Wall of Wales and Diffwys
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I have always wanted to see the "The Great wall of Wales " as it is sometimes called.It is a stone wall running on the Rhinogydd mountains in North Wales, there are miles and miles of the...
Hadrian`s wall & Ribblehead June 2014
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Managed to tick off one of my to do list and visit Hadrian`s wall. Built by the Romans, still a marvel even though it is nearley 2000 years old.The weather was not very kind to take photos
Walk up Yr Eifl and Tre Ceiri mountain June 4 2013
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Tre Ceiri stands at a height of 485 metres, it is one of the best preserved and most spectactular stone built hill forts in Britain.The 2.5 hectare site is surrounded by a massive dry stone rampart,...
Harddwch Eryri.. Beauty of Snowdonia
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Few random shots of what`s in and around Snowdonia,
Yr Wyddfa on a sunny afternoon in november 2011
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Shots taken of the Wyddfa ( Snowdon) on a late afternoon in November 2011
Taith i fynu y Wyddfa Mai 245 2012. A trip up...
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Alan Williams` walk up Cnicht 24 March 2012 and...
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Chwarel y Bwlch Manod a Pont rheilffordd Llan i...
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Prince of wales Quarry (upper levels)
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Prince of Wales quarry Cwm Pennant was opened in 1873 and proved to be a wildly optimistic development, closing by 1886
Treforys slate workers village Cwm Ystradllyn...
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Treforys village Cwm Ystradllyn Gwynedd.
This was a village built totalling 18 houses to accomodate the quarry workforce and was quite advanced for its time.
Two streets of houses can be made out...
Gorseddau railway & quarry Cwm Ystradllyn,...
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Taith cerdded i Cwmorthin To Croesor walk
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Started at the Cwmorthin quarry to rhosydd then through to the village of Croesor distance of about 5.25 miles
Auchwitz & Birkenau
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Fach Goch standing stone Prenteg Gwynedd.
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Y Fach Goch is a seven foot tall standing stone with a slght tilt located near Prenteg, Gwynedd and is located in a very photogenic position.
Y Fach Goch, is to be seen a curious stone having a...
D -Day Normandy landings visit April 2014
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B-17 "All American" (414th Squadron, 97BG) Crew
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R.N.L.I. Porthdinllaen 1964
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Llanbedr sea defense breach January 30 2014
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Dathlu canmlwyddiant y bont Britannia yn 1950. ...
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Dresden Germany October 2013
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Berlin visit October 2013
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Colditz castle Germany visit October 2013
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Cwm Dyli Power station January 1980
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Taken from the C.E.G.B. staff newspaper January 1980
Malpas vintage rally September 8 2013
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Nuclear shelter Beddgelert September 2013
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Went to visit the shelter at Beddgelert for the first time since about 30 years, when my friend was a member of the R.O.C . There is about 15 inches of water in the bottom of the bunker
Lôn Goed Ynys i Chwilog Mai 2013
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Went on a walk along the Lon Goed from Ynys to Chwilog in Gwynedd for the first time, was not dissapointed !
Mi es ar daith gerdded ar hyd y Lôn Goed o Ynys i Chwilog yng Ngwynedd am y tro cyntaf,...
Starlings roosting. drudwy yn clwydo
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Ddaru y drudwy penderfynu na allan o'r ddau wely cyrs sydd ar gael ar eu cyfer yn Ynys Cynhear, fe benderfynon nhw fynd am yr un a roddodd i mi yr amodau golau tlotaf, serch hynny, profiad anhygoel...
Cwm Ciprwth Copper mine Cwm Pennant
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Lluniau trwy garedigrwydd Alan Williams Tremadog
Photos courtesy of Alan Williams Tremadog
The site is on a plateau above Cwm Pennant on the shoulders of Garnedd Goch (700m) - one of the...
Britannia bridge visit October 20 2012
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Having been inspired by Hefin from Llanberis & remembering Robert Stephenson from school days, I visited the bridge so see it for myself, simply an awesome bit of engineering well worth a look
Onslow Park vintage rally Shrewsbury 2012
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Visited the Onslow Park Shrewsbury steam rally 2012 on the sunday, glorious day.
these are random shots that I took on the day
Western Approaches Headquarters Liverpool
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To further the hunt for my U boat I visited the Western Approaches museum in Liverpool, interesting place
Combined Operations, which was responsible for control of the Western Approaches, was moved...
German U Boat U 534
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After still not finding the numer of the U boat that came to Porthmadog to be scrapped after the second world war, I decided to visit U 534 at Birkenhead to see what an U boat actually looked...
Olympic flame event Porthmadog May 28 2012
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The Olympic torch arrived at Porthmadog on the 28th May 2012 in glorious sunshine.The turnout in the town from local people was exceptional, a credit to them all.
Old garage petrol & diesel pumps
5 photos
Lorries & heavy haulage
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A collection of old & new lorries taken by myself
Oswestry truck show 2012
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Horrible day for taking photos again this year at the Oswestry truckshow 2012.
An excellent turn out of trucks to view at the venue.
Oswestry Truck show May 2011
38 photos
Onslow Park Steam Rally Shrewsbury 50 th rally...
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This was an excellent show which celebrated the fifty since the first rally.
Some shots of my favourite machinery that was at the rally.
Rheilffordd Bala i Trawsfynydd. Bala to...
43 photos
People
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Tyddyn Isaf slate quay Maentwrog
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Before the opening of the Ffestiniog Railway and the development of Porthmadog as a port, slate was exported from several quays on the Afon Dwyryd near Maentwrog. The slate reached here on horse...
Walk on the new Porthmadog by pass September 25th...
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On the September 25 2011, members of the public were allowed to walk on the new Porthmadog by pass before it opens in October 2011
Cob 200 17th September 2011
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The Cob celebrated it`s 200 years of age on the 17 September 2011, the town held a day to remember it`s birthday
My only claim to fame on the small screen.
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Porc peis bach was a Welsh children`s show that was filmed in July 1999.It was set in the 1950`s , a scene that was required was that a fire had occured in a stable on a farm,so a fire engine was...
national slate Museum Llanberis
12 photos
Battle of Britain memorial flight
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RAF East Kirby.. Lincoln aviation heritage centre
34 photos
Dilladau yr ail rhyfel / World war 2 period...
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Period costume worn during the air show
Duxford Flying Legends 2011
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Duxford Flying legends air show 2011
Mynydd Mawr & Aberdaron
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Ynys Enlli / Bardsey Island
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Visited Ynys Enlli in July 2009 .. very peaceful place