Postcards from Llanwnnen

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This document is a snapshot of content from a discontinued BBC website, originally published between 2002-2011. It has been made available for archival & research purposes only.

1 This document is a snapshot of content from a discontinued BBC website, originally published between It has been made available for archival & research purposes only. Please see the foot of this document for Archive Terms of Use. Home Mid South East Sally Jones and Dai Pugh run the local Post Office in Llanwnnen near Lampeter. They brought a selection of old post cards, which they found at the Post Office to the BBC Bus when it visited the village on 25 January Click through the images below to view a fascinating picture of the village's past... your comments General view of Llanwnnen Glyn Jenkins, Cardiff My father's family lived in the village for many years (Joshua Jenkins) and his brother was drowned in the Grannell. I haven't visited as often as I would like and don't recall seeing these postcards. Fri May 11 10:25: David Curtis This postcard is not familiar to me, but I have family photos taken in Llanwnnen at widely separated times: the midtwenties and the late nineties. One of them, taken in 1927, shows my great-grandfather's cottage near a signpost pointing to Lampeter. My maternal grandfather, David Davies, was born in the village, but died in Barry, Glamorgan, in My mother, Mona, was then ten and, because she and her siblings had to be dispersed, went to live with her grandfather, Thomas Davies, whose grave is behind the Unitarian church. She was enrolled in the local school, where children were obliged! to speak English as a first language, whereas she wanted to speak Welsh like them. One summer, forty years later, I drove her to the village and as the school was being painted we were able to walk in and meet the headmaster, who lived next door. I was teaching French, subsidised by the Nuffield Foundation, in a Somerset primary school at the time, and seeing more from this section Lampeter Life The Jamie Owen Show in Lampeter Alister Hardy Archive Ask a Local Audio Clip - Views on Lampeter Chinese New Year Chinese feast for film-lovers Clwb Cledlyn Club Community Reporter Conti's Cafe Denmark Farm Fireball in the sky From Nigeria to Lampeter Funny Business Here For You Roadshow Society I Love Lampeter Ice Cream Nostalgia John Metcalf - Composer Kinango Visit King of the Road Lampeter & District Floral Club Lampeter - Birthplace of Welsh Rugby? Lampeter Christian Orthodox Church Lampeter Food Festival 2007 Lampeter Ramblers Lampeter Show 2007 Lampeter Youth Club Lampeter's Llamas Llanybydder Horse Fair Local Historian Longwood Community Woodland My faith - Catholicism My faith - methodism Noddfa Baptist Chapel Old Lampeter Businesses Opera Memoirs Stile at Sunrise Student Life The Cyberman who fell to Earth The Lamp The Toilet Paper Top Tips for Students Ty Agored Animal Sanctuary Union President Useful Info Vicky's path to Sikhism West Shire Horse Show What's in a Name? What's in a field name? Women In Tune Women's Workshop Your Say related bbc.co.uk links Mini site In Pictures Mini site

2 "Nuffield" textbooks on the shelves, commented that the children must be learning French. "Oh,no!" said the head, "English is our second language here!" So there had been a complete reversal of policy since my mother's day! Tue Mar 6 14:08: This site is now closed and cannot accept new comments.

3 Home Mid a selection of old post cards, which they found at the Post Office to the BBC Bus South East Llanwnnen schoolboys

4 Home Mid a selection of old post cards, which they found at the Post Office to the BBC Bus South East Llanwnnen schoolgirls

5 Home Mid a selection of old post cards, which they found at the Post Office to the BBC Bus South East Llanwnnen school

6 Home Mid a selection of old post cards, which they found at the Post Office to the BBC Bus South East Llanwnnen bridge

7 Home Mid a selection of old post cards, which they found at the Post Office to the BBC Bus South East Llanwnnen Church

8 Home Mid Nature & Outdoors a selection of old post cards, which they found at the Post Office to the BBC Bus South East Llanwnnen Church

9 Home Mid a selection of old post cards, which they found at the Post Office to the BBC Bus South East Llanwnnen village

10 Home Mid a selection of old post cards, which they found at the Post Office to the BBC Bus South East Llanwnnen village

11 Home Mid a selection of old post cards, which they found at the Post Office to the BBC Bus South East Llanwnnen - the river Grannell Take a photo tour of present day Llanwnnen...

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