Brecon Collection

Union workhouse, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales
The Pontardawe Union workhouse was erected in 1870 on Brecon Road, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales. It later became the Danybryn Hostel

Welsh Sheep Farming
A farmer and his sheepdog wait for stragglers on a country lane in Brecon, Wales. Date: 1930s

Brecon Beacons, South Wales
Walkers on The Brecon Beacons, South Wales. circa 1966

Brecon early 1900s

Brecon

Llanthony Priory, Brecon Beacons, Wales
Llanthony Priory - a former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep-sided once-glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire

The Dardy, Llangattock, Crickhowell, Powys, Wales. Date: 1930

Boathouse on the River Usk. Brecon Beacons, Wales
19th century vintage photograph: Brecon, boathouse on the River Usk. Brcon Beacons, Wales

Newton Pool, Brecon, Powys Wales
19th century vintage photograph: Newton Pool, Brecon, Powys Wales

Fly Fishing competition on the River Usk, Brecon, Wales. (1/2) Date: 1930

The School, Talybont-on-Usk, Brecon, Wales
The School, Talybont-on-Usk, Brecon, near Crickhowell, Breconshire, Wales. Date: 1900s

Austin car, Talybont Reservoir, Brecon Beacons, Wales
Austin car parked alongside the Talybont Reservoir, Brecon Beacons, Wales. Date: circa 1960s

Rushing stream, Brecon Beacons, South Wales
Walker standing by a rushing stream in The Brecon Beacons, South Wales. circa 1966

Birthplace of Sarah Siddons, Brecon, mid-Wales
Birthplace of the actress Sarah Siddons (1755-1831), The Shoulder of Mutton Inn, Brecon, mid-Wales -- by this time a wine and spirit merchants shop, Lewis Jones, also serving Allsopps beer. 1909

The Village, Lake & Church, Taly Llyn - Talyllyn, Breconsh
The Village, Lake & Church, Taly Llyn / Talyllyn, Brecon, Breconshire, Wales. Date: 1920s

Boats by Llangorse Lake, Llangors, Powys
Boats by Llangorse Lake, Llangors, Brecon Beacons, near Bronllys, Powys, Wales. Showing the Jetty Date: 1920s

Llangorse Lake, Llangorse, Breconshire
Llangorse Lake, Llangorse, Brecon, Breconshire, Wales. Date: 1920s

The Village, Three Cocks, Breconshire
The Village, Three Cocks, Brecon, Breconshire, Wales. Date: 1930s

Two men with Austin car
Two men with an Austin car, parked at the roadside under a signpost in Brecon, Wales

National Parks poster
National Parks including Brecon Beacons, Peak District and Yorkshire Dales, depicted by 18th Century watercolourists Date: circa 1965

Wales / River Usk
View under one of the arches of the bridge over the River Usk, Brecon, Wales. Date: 1960s

Cattle & Brecon Beacons
Cattle grazing against the background of the Brecon Beacons, the highest mountains in South Wales. Date: 1960s

Sheep & Brecon Beacons
A distant glimpse of the Brecon Beacons, seen from the Myndd Epynt, Breconshire, Wales. Date: 1950s

Tretower Court Gateway
The gateway to Tretower Court, Brecon, Wales. Date: 15th century

Llanfaes Bridge
Llanfaes Bridg, over the River Usk, Brecon, Wales. Date: 1960s photo

Wales / Porth-Y-Ogof
Porth-y-Ogof, near Ystradfellte, Brecon, Wales. It is here that the River Mellte disappears underground, to emerge some few hundred yards downstream. Date: 1960s

Military band with instruments in front of a tent
A military band, the Brecknockshire Battalion South Wales Borderers, together with their instruments, including six drums, posing for their photo in front of a tent

Portrait of a retired army sergeant, Mid Wales
Portrait of a retired army sergeant in full uniform, posing for his photo in a garden, probably in Mid Wales. He wears a medal

Group of Brecknockshire soldiers at an army camp
A large group of soldiers belonging to the Brecknockshire Battalion at an army camp, surrounded by their tents

Portrait of an army officer in dress uniform, Mid Wales
Portrait of a young army officer belonging to the Brecknockshire Battalion. He is in full dress uniform, complete with sword, helmet and white gloves, in the photographers studio

Soldiers cleaning up at a muddy training camp
A group of soldiers belonging to the Brecknockshire Battalion South Wales Borderers, cleaning up at a rather muddy training camp

Portrait of an army corporal, Mid Wales
Portrait of an army corporal in full uniform, posing for his photo in a garden, probably in Mid Wales. He wears a medal, and his cap

Country house in Breconshire, Powys, Mid Wales
View of an unidentified country house and part of its grounds, in the former county of Breconshire (also known as the County of Brecknock, Brecknockshire, and the County of Brecon), in Powys

Country scene in Breconshire, Powys, Mid Wales
An Edwardian country scene, with a weir providing irrigation for crops, in the former county of Breconshire (also known as the County of Brecknock, Brecknockshire, and the County of Brecon)

Experiment with jets to clear away snow in Wales, 1947
Jet engines or gas turbines, acting like blow lamps, eat their way through the snow as a truck advances down the railway line in the hills of South Wales

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