c1900, First World War tank displayed in Victoria Gardens, Neath, St.David's Private School, Victoria Gardens, Neath. 4 pits. Abbey. 1871. Learn more about how you can collaborate with us. If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here? Baglan and Briton Ferry Photos | Stupendous photos of Baglan RFC 2. contact us. These In 1860 Frith began supplying photos to retailers. The photo may be available to buy, but needs to be checked and optimised before you can place an order. Photo of Briton Ferry, Giants Grave 1961 - Francis Frith [31] The park is designated Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[32]. Copyright 01/05/2023 Alamy Ltd. All rights reserved. Thanks to Graham Giddings for the photos. Ward's at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan . The British Library, London; The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth; An on-line index to the book Old Neath & District in Pictures, volumes 1, 2 & 3 has been provided by Brian Wagstaffe. The Old Road Ground,Briton Ferry looking splendid in the autumn sun after some outstanding work by Stuart Williams in readiness for the 2021/2022 season. 20th April, 2013 Pictured L-R: 32 year old Geraint Evans from Briton Ferry has his MMR vaccine by a nurse at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, Port Talbot, south Wales. [17], Most housing in the 19th century was built by local private builders, sometimes for local industry or the railways. Wern Works - nestled between the Old Briton Ferry bridge, the canal and the River Neath - was built in the late 1940s after the second World War, according to Briton Ferry West councillor Hugh James, following a death-blow to several older tinplate works. Resolven Carnival 1930. incl. Terms & Conditions of Use Browse our selection of vintage, retro and nostalgic black and white photographs of Briton Ferry. A canal barge is noticeable [undated], Albion Steel workers leaving for a day trip to Porthcawl in a horse brake. Alamy and its logo are trademarks of Alamy Ltd. and are registered in certain countries. [3] He once landed at Briton Ferry. Send a personal message with a photo to anyone, anywhere. There are remains of ancient Iron Age hill forts on the hills in Briton Ferry at Warren Hill; above the town, they are found at Buarth-y-Gaer, Gaer Fawr, and Mynydd-y-Gaer alongside the boundary with Baglan. Mayor D.G.Davies, First town council of the extended borough at Gnoll, 14 July 1923. Neath, c1910, Melias. 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[undated], The last horse drawn refuse cart leaves on the last round. [Neath Sheet Steel & Galvanizing Co.] Pit Excavation. flexible offerings for business. Late 18th C. The domestic Staff of the Gnoll House. Value 4.3. 1790, The Neath Swing Bridge in the course of construction. W. Ward serviced these industries. Neath prisoners of war at Schweidnitz. structure on the outside of the building. Alamy and its logo are trademarks of Alamy Ltd. and are registered in certain countries. [14] The outer basin has potential use by fishing boats and yachts. The town was part of the Briton Ferry Estate,[9] whose lands belonged to Margam Abbey before they passed on, in turn, to the Mansel, Villiers, and Vernon families (Earls of Jersey). Briton Ferry had its Urban District Council from 1895 to 1922, when it formed part of Aberavon Parliamentary Constituency. An Edwardian photo of Green St. Woodside Avenue under construction; You will then see a large blue button which will enable you to choose any of our print options available for this image - framed, mounted or just a print on its own. S.Evans (Teacher), [9] When it opened in 1861, the dock consisted of an outer tidal basin which had round-ended jetties at its mouth and quays along its sides and an inner floating dock of 5.3 hectares, enclosed by masonry walls and sandstone. Available for both RF and RM licensing. Now replaced by houses on elevated ground as shown below:-. C.G.Evans, T.O.Jones, T.H.Heale, G.C.James, D.L.Hughes, W.V.Skinner (Secretary), Send us an enquiry. The M4 and the A483 bypass the town to relieve the traffic on the A474, a former Roman road, which runs through the town parallel to the main railway line and connects Neath with Port Talbot. 25 April, 2021. His consultancy company was directly responsible for introducing ferroconcrete (also called reinforced concrete) to Britain. The film ran for several weeks with many people from other areas making their first visit to this lovely cinema. 1904. please get in touch Briton Ferry Steelworks. ( Albion ) | Jeremy Jachimiak | Flickr Frank John, Henry Davies, John John, George Brown, Thomas Hughes, Fred Neath Churches - Three Quarters Class [undated], Group of workmen who prepared for the building of Resolven Mission Hall, Bethania Welsh Baptist Chapel, Resolven, Built 1875, Sunday School Class, Bethesda, Briton Ferry [undated], St.David's cricket team c1912. Windsor Cinema Neath - opened in May 1936. [26] His constituency office was at Chequers in Briton Ferry. Don't forget we also have Along with seventy objectors from Aberavon and district, these communities provided the country's strongest opposition to the war, despite the town's loss of 120 soldiers' lives during World War I. William Squires. . Entrance to Gnoll Grounds, Mediaeval [grinding] mortar discovered in Church Place, 1979. [undated], Staff of the gunpowder works of Curtis's & Henry, Pontneddfechan [undated], The old tinplate works at the Melin [undated], [Picture of Old Wooden bridge, but caption on William Weston Young and 1926-7, A party of revellers at the Lamb and Flag, Glynneath, 1926. 31 1899, Market Stallholders Assembly, 1936. incl. George Forme, J.W.Jones, D.Jones, early 1920s incl. Mayor Tom Cole. BRITON FERRY / NEATH OLD AND NEW | Facebook Thomas, G.D.Trick, Mrs. George Davies, Mrs. W.T. Taylor, Peter Bendle, Albert Saunders, Isaac Reason, Hopkin Joseph, Ward see photo below. . Phillips, John Howells, Charlie Gibbs, Jack Phillips, Richard Owen, Ned We will replace these with better copies IF any are sent to us. [undated]. Wards Scrapyard, Briton Ferry | Flickr TREE TOPS GUEST HOUSE - Prices & Reviews (Briton Ferry, Wales) Keep, E.J.Rees. My great grandfather and great great grandfather lived at 13 and 15 Regent Street West, as per the 1911 and 1881 census respectively. All 300,000 photographs in The Frith Collection have been scanned, but as the photos were taken over a 110 year period on a wide range of glass & film negatives, using different photographic processes, every image has to be checked and optimised, before we make a print for a customer. [citation needed] An alternative Welsh name unused today is Rhyd y Brython,[4] a direct translation of Briton Ferry. 75 views Old Time Briton Ferry Firemen, c.1910 ChrisLewis 55 views Briton Ferry Fire Service attending a fire at the "Bowens" ChrisLewis 23 views View from Giants Grave, Briton Ferry ChrisLewis John Thomas, Richard Davies, Jack Williams, Hopkin Bowen, John Evans, Mrs. Empire Cinema Neath | Photos - Old Cinemas in Neath - Spanglefish c1819, Briton Ferry firemen in former days [undated], A schooner and ketch at Neath Quay [undated], Early car belonging to Mr. Wesley Evans. Camb. This view of Briton Ferry from the hill which overlooks the older Bridge looking North. Explore this photo album by Jeremy Jachimiak on Flickr! Meredith, Dai Harris, William Payne, Jack Morris, D.W.Prosser, Fred Michael, Briton Ferry photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith RM D6PNHK - Swansea,UK. 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RSM David Watkins. The water level was maintained by a single gate, which included a buoyancy chamber. Skewen can be seen in the distance. Palace Kinema, Hunter Street, Briton Ferry. Intertissue, a paper converter new to Baglan Energy Park, employs a workforce of 447. As early as the 1660s, primitive forges existed at Briton Ferry, later using local coal from small pits such as Price's Drift, but Briton Ferry's marine location stimulated its industrial development. those pioneering days we have evolved sophisticated and Sid Perkins. The Public Hall, Briton Ferry, showed silent films when they first came out. A well known grocers established in the 1930s [undated], The Old Post Office. Group Pictures which have names attached are shown with *. Baglan Energy Park's on-site power generation provides competitively priced electricity to businesses within the area using a combined-cycle gas turbine power plant. Mrs. David Bevan, Miss Mary Bevan. They offer tidal and river berths with a maximum depth of 7.1 metres (7.8yd). Briton Ferry - Camarthen. 1928, Neath RFC. Further industrialisation brought factories such as the Vernon, Gwalia, Wern, Baglan Bay Tinplate, and Whitford Sheet Works, receiving their raw material from the Albion and Briton Ferry Steelworks. In particular it makes ordering things like calendars much easier - simply create an Album of the 12 photos you like and then use the Album when placng your order - our order process will give you this option. A plaque alongside the stone is inscribed, "When removed, it will speak but once to reveal its secret, and then remain silent forever." H.Reason, Wesley Evans, Johnny E.J.Rollings, W.B.Williams, D.Davies, D.G.Davies, J.Cook Rees, Mrs. Evans, Neath Times - Briton Ferry Steelworks was originally an | Facebook It was the first cinema in the district to show the film 'Gone With The Wind' which was made in 1939. Birchall, A view of Neath River - The Main [Colliery Co?] This image is a Reference Print: for our site. St. Mary`s church is less than 100m to the right. It opened in 1861 following the town's ironworks in 1846 and the Red Jacket and Briton Ferry Copperworks on the West Bank of the river in 1849 and 1853. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1904 RAILWAY CLEARING HOUSE Junction Diagram No.141 PORT TALBOT/BRITON FERRY ETC at the best online prices at eBay! 1921, Neath Gas Tram conductors and drivers, before WW1. c1905, Godre Rhos Chapel near Crynant. It was later demolished and became a garage owned by Neath Car Sales. it has not been shown on our website before as it has not been optimised and therefore may not meet the quality standards we require for use in our normal product range. quoting the Frith negative number,(s) the town name and size of print you would like to buy. 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Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.. References to the parish of Briton Ferry at. Cwrt Sart Central School, winners of the Country Dancing competition at incl. 1897, Looking from the Square to New St. [Neath], Festival of Britain celebrations, Ritson St., Briton Ferry, 1951, Gnoll House with Greenway House [drawing], The new reservoir of Moss House, Opening ceremony 1897, [Memorial plaque to] Alfred Russell Wallace, Jersey Marine seaside resort in 1860, showing the camera obscura tower, The Melincourt Waterfall from an old etching, [Painting of] Sgwd Gwladys by Samuel Jackson, Brynglas (Gilbertson House), Tynyrheol, Bryncoch, 1957, A Welsh longhouse - Coed-y-Glyn Farmhouse, Crynant, Rheola House. Ferry Boat Inn, Jersey Marine [Cadoxton-juxta-Neath parish], for - Jisc 1925 incl. It's free to browse our vintage and retro photographs The industrial development attracted other railways, including the Neath and Brecon Railway, the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, and the South Wales Mineral Railway[10] with its cable-powered incline. Terms & Conditions of Use British Federation of Discharged Soldiers and Sailors, Neath Section. historic maps, Terms & Conditions of Use [20] The firm at Giant's Grave, which operated from 1906 until 1979, broke up 197 merchant ships and 94 Admiralty.[21]. Sept 1940, Beechwood Avenue bomb disposal squad. Other Products: In 1951, as the industry began to dwindle, portions of the estate were sold to the Principality Property Co., Estateways Builders, John Oliver Watkins, the City & Provincial Housing Association, and Gwalia Land & Property Developments Ltd. Photo of Briton Ferry, the Incline c1950, from The Francis Frith Collection. Find the right content for your market. [8] As a participant in the Swansea Bay City Deal, Neath-Port Talbot Council aims for a share in the project to future-proof at least 10,300 properties over five years by making low carbon, energy-efficient homes, with 7,000 retro-fitted to existing houses and 3,300 newly built.[18][17]. Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. It had been owned by the Price family of Briton Ferry in the early 17th century until the Mansels inherited it. S.McNeil, W.E.Price, W.Davies, C.Thomas, F.Rees, E.P.Lewis. [Shopfront reads L.Edwards, Alamy and its logo are trademarks of Alamy Ltd. and are registered in certain countries. Mayor and Mayoress R. Francis. Gethin, Joseph Branch, E.C.Hutchingsons, James Lord, Dan Williams. Most pictures date from the period 1880-1945. . All rights reserved. BRITON-FERRY, a village and a parish in Neath district, Glamorgan. Later the venue became popular for amateur operatic shows. In 1860 Frith began supplying photos to retailers. Mr. Lewis. Christopher Davies, Sketty. W.L.Jones, W.E.Allin (Sportsmaster), W.G.Tonner, P.Lewis, L.Ll.Widlake, 1909, Market Stallholders celebrating the accession of Edward VIII, C.A.Campion painting of Gnoll Volunteer troops under Col.Grenfell. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Briton Ferry - Neath Road - Old Postcard 1303 at the best online prices at eBay! baby Matthew, Jack Michael, David James, Miss Griffiths, Mrs. Richard Owen, In order to capture the cinema scene of years gone by, we include below some photograph found on the Internet. Hide hide. Stanley Thomas. Lt. Talbot, Chief Constable Simply click on the relevant illustration for further details. 1st cricket team 1928. On receipt of your enquiry our archivist will check the scan and advise you if the quality is good enough. Morgan, Jack Jones, Mr. Watkins, Miss Jenkins, Mrs. E.L.Hare, Mrs. Meth Find the right content for your market. Briton Ferry is on the mouth of the River Neath, where it enters Swansea Bay, and is the first river crossing along the Roman road that follows the coastline along that part of South Wales. D.H.Davies, Percy Keep, Mayor, Mayoress, A.Curtis, Inaugural Meeting of the Glamorgan County Council, Gwyn Hall, Neath, Jan The dock is a scheduled Ancient Monument. Report problems or contribute information. Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. Mary Jenkins J.P. Mission Hall Bible Class at Ty Gwyn. By using this site, you agree to the use of cookies by Flickr and our partners as described in our cookie policy. Feel free to advertise your local businesses! More. RM2F329CT - General View of Old Road Briton Ferry Llansawel v Cardiff Met at Old Road in the Welsh Premier Women's League on the 14th March 2021. Credit: Lewis Mi By using this service you agree to Part of spanglefish.com - Web Sites. Briton Ferry has junction J42, which is 184 miles (296km) from the motorway's eastern end and 15mi (24km) from its western at Pont Abraham.
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