Dyfed Collection

GWR navvies, Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A group of ten Great Western Railway navvies working on the Treffgarne railway at Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Three cockle women of Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Three cockle women of South Wales, in a posed photograph. They are probably from the coastal village of Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Welsh women road builders, South Wales
A group of twenty Welsh women road builders in Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, holding their spades. They built the road to Hook in 1903-4 to facilitate transport to the colliery

St Thomas Green cattle market, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Scene at St Thomas Green cattle market, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with people and animals. Date: early 20th century

Gwaun Cae Gurwen incline, Carmarthenshire, South Wales
View of the Gwaun Cae Gurwen incline on the Great Western Railway near Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with a large number of trucks on the line

Farm for sale at Solva, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A rather run-down farm for sale at Solva, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The windows are in a poor state, and one of them is boarded up

Llewellin Churn Works, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A group of employees, mostly women, of the Llewellin Churn Works at North Gate, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Goodwick Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A long line of passengers and staff waiting on the platform at Goodwick Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. They are all looking across at the camera

Cobblers shop front, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of a cobblers shop front in St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The cobbler and his apprentice (possibly his son) stand outside the shop

Street scene, Carmarthen, Dyfed, South Wales
A street scene in Carmarthen, the county town of Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The grocers shop on the left displays a large coffee pot on the corner of the building

Picton Castle, near Haverfordwest, South Wales
General view of Picton Castle, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The castle dates from the late 13th century

Stackpole Quay, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Scene at Stackpole Quay, near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with The Pride of Wales unloading coal and ready to load limestone

Picton Castle, near Haverfordwest, South Wales
View of the main doorway of Picton Castle, with a horse and carriage waiting, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The castle dates from the late 13th century

Smalls Lighthouse crew, Solva, South Wales
The three members of the Smalls Lighthouse crew at Solva, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Boxing Day Hunt, Castle Square, Haverfordwest, South Wales
The Boxing Day Hunt, with riders, horses and hounds, meeting outside the Castle Hotel in Castle Square, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

A cockle woman of Pembrokeshire, South Wales
An elderly cockle woman of South Wales, in a posed photograph with a painted backdrop behind her. She is probably from the coastal village of Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed

Sangers Circus cyclist, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A lady cyclist (probably a man in drag), one of the performers with Sangers Circus during a visit to Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Narberth Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of a deserted Narberth Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Boer War Memorial unveiling, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Commemorative photograph of the unveiling of the Boer War Memorial at St Mary the Virgin Church, High Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Coble fishing boat and crew, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A fishing boat and its crew, somewhere in Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales (possibly at Llangwm, near Haverfordwest). The boat is a Coble

Llangwm village, near Haverfordwest, South Wales
Street scene in the picturesque village of Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The village is located on the western bank of the Cleddau Estuary

Welsh woman in traditional costume on a donkey
A young Welsh woman in traditional costume, riding a donkey sidesaddle. This was the usual form of transport at the time -- for example

Treffgarne Gorge, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of Treffgarne Gorge and River Cleddau at Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, before the Great Western Railway line was built

Horse mail, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Delivery of the mail by horse to the Post Office in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Entrance to Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales
The wide gothic-style entrance to the medieval Bishops Palace, with a man standing at the open gate, in St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Celtic cross, Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A Celtic cross in the grounds of Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The castle dates from the 13th century. The cross is a memorial to Mareddud ap Edwin

Harvest workers near St Davids, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Harvest workers gathering and threshing near St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Newport, Pembroke and Fishguard railway, South Wales
View of the Newport, Pembroke and Fishguard railway, South Wales. This steam train is on its way to Fishguard, currently passing through fields in the Puncheston area near Haverfordwest

Ruins of Bishops Palace, St David s, South Wales
View of the medieval Bishops Palace, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. Date: 1835

Memorial service, Pembroke Dockyard, West Wales. Claimed to be for those lost on the minesweeper HMS Jason, which was sunk by a mine from a German U-boat in April 1917 off Coll Island, Scotland

Main Street, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, West Wales
Main Street, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire (Dyfed), West Wales, showing the church and the old clock tower. Date: circa 1908

Young collier, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A young collier, about 14 years old, at a colliery in the Saundersfoot area of Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The mines employed children as young as ten

Testing the Bascule Bridge, Carmarthen, South Wales
Testing the Carmarthen Bascule Bridge at Carmarthen, Dyfed, South Wales. The bridge was built to carry the Great Western Railway over the River Towy

Llangwm cockle woman, Haverfordwest, South Wales
An elderly cockle woman from the coastal village of Llangwm rests outside St Marys Church in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. She is on her way to the Portfield area of the town

St Davids Cathedral bridge, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of an old stone bridge over the River Alyn, leading to St Davids Cathedral and the Bishops Palace, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Sealyham House, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of Sealyham House or Mansion, a Georgian style country house near Little Newcastle, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Penally training camp, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
People at Penally training camp between Tenby and Pembroke in Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Odd Fellows parade, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a masonic-style friendly society, make their way in costume down Market Street in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Portfield Fair, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Scene at the Portfield Fair, also known as Daddy Whites, on St Thomas Green, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. People mill around near two roundabouts

Boxing Day Hunt, Castle Hotel, Haverfordwest, South Wales
The Boxing Day Hunt, with riders, horses and hounds, meeting outside the Castle Hotel in Castle Square, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

The Town from Church Tower, Llandyssul, Carmarthenshire
The Town from Church Tower, Llandyssul, Dyfed, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Date: 1919

Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
General view of Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, from across a stretch of water. The castle dates from the 13th century

Quayside with boat, Haverfordwest, South Wales
View of the quayside at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with a boat in the foreground and buildings in the background

Family at the beach in Pembrokeshire, South Wales
An Edwardian family with their two dogs at the beach in Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The sea is visible in the background, with two boats

Tennis court, Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales
A tennis court, with people playing, inside the ruins of the medieval Bishops Palace, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Doctors car, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
The doctors car (a Swift) parked by the Celtic Cross in Cross Square, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. A woman looks straight at the camera, while two boys look with interest at the car

GWR embankment at Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the Great Western Railway embankment at Treffgarne, Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

GWR line at Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the Great Western Railway line at the Treffgarne cutting, Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The navvy hut can be seen on the left

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