Britain in Old Photographs
5 total works
This addition to the "Britain in Old Photographs" series brings together a collection of black-and-white pictures spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawn from family albums, local collections and professional photographers, they show the way things were and how they have changed. Every photograph is captioned, providing names and dates where possible, revealing historical and anecdotal detail and giving life to the scenes and personalities captured through the camera lens. Bringing together all aspects of daily life - celebrations and disasters, work and leisure, people and buildings - the collection should inspire memories, as well as serve as an introduction to visitors.
The railway system in Clwyd covers the old counties of Flintshire in the east and Denbighshire in the west - both very different in character. The eastern part was very much the industrial centre of north Wales, while tourism was the basis of the economy in the west. Three major railway companies were responsible for operating trains here - the L&NWR, GWR and GCR, which became the LMS, GWR and LNER after Grouping in 1923. Three different companies gave a wide variety of locomotives, examples of which are pictured here, together with sample shed allocations lists, loco sheds, servicing facilities and stations.
A history of Llandudno