Cardigan Gallery

Carmarthen County Lunatic Asylum, South Wales

An aerial view of the Carmarthen Lunatic Asylum erected near Carmarthen, South Wales, in 1865 and designed by David Brandon. It was jointly used by the counties of Carmarthen, Cardigan and Pembroke. It later became known as the Joint Counties Mental Hospital and then as St. David's Hospital

© Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection

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Knitted women's cardigans 1940

Page from a magazine showing two models wearing knitted cardigans. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing, many chose to knit their own clothes as a cheaper alternative.
1940

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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Page of fashion adverts - October 1927

Page of four fashion adverts for women's clothing, for Autumn, from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 1927. Harvey Nichols, Autumn shoes, with brogue bar and walking shoes, Marshall & Snelgrove, sports coat in brushed wool, Walpoles, danity lingerie, camisole and Debenham & Freebody, fur coat.
October 1927

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans