People's Collection Wales
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A website, full of fascinating photographs, sound recordings, documents, videos and stories about the history of Wales.
The photograph "Conti brothers outside first café in Ystradgynlais" from our website is featured in the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Discovering Historical Sources KS3/GCSE resource on migration to Britain, 1750–1900.
July 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The photograph "Conti brothers outside first café in Ystradgynlais" from our website is featured in the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Discovering Historical Sources KS3/GCSE resource on migration to Britain, 1750–1900.
Some impressive gymnastic moves!
Alan Player helping youth club members to tumble over a pommel horse. Taibach Youth Centre, Port Talbot (now Taibach Community Education Centre), likely 1970s.
Photo: Hannah Player / Taibach Community Education: Past to Present
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Alan Player helping youth club members to tumble over a pommel horse. Taibach Youth Centre, Port Talbot (now Taibach Community Education Centre), likely 1970s.
Photo: Hannah Player / Taibach Community Education: Past to Present
bit.ly/GymnasticsTa...
July 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Some impressive gymnastic moves!
Alan Player helping youth club members to tumble over a pommel horse. Taibach Youth Centre, Port Talbot (now Taibach Community Education Centre), likely 1970s.
Photo: Hannah Player / Taibach Community Education: Past to Present
bit.ly/GymnasticsTa...
Alan Player helping youth club members to tumble over a pommel horse. Taibach Youth Centre, Port Talbot (now Taibach Community Education Centre), likely 1970s.
Photo: Hannah Player / Taibach Community Education: Past to Present
bit.ly/GymnasticsTa...
Our Summer newsletter is here!
Stories, photos, and updates celebrating our users and contributors.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Throwback to when window displays looked like this.
Photo: Pioneer Stores, Cemaes
Via: Elgan
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#History #Archives
Photo: Pioneer Stores, Cemaes
Via: Elgan
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#History #Archives
July 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Throwback to when window displays looked like this.
Photo: Pioneer Stores, Cemaes
Via: Elgan
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#History #Archives
Photo: Pioneer Stores, Cemaes
Via: Elgan
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#History #Archives
Now retired and living in Ffostrasol, Ceredigion, Dennis shared his memories as part of the West Wales Veterans Archive.
His collection includes personal photos, objects and a filmed interview about his military service.
bit.ly/DennisPikes
His collection includes personal photos, objects and a filmed interview about his military service.
bit.ly/DennisPikes
July 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Now retired and living in Ffostrasol, Ceredigion, Dennis shared his memories as part of the West Wales Veterans Archive.
His collection includes personal photos, objects and a filmed interview about his military service.
bit.ly/DennisPikes
His collection includes personal photos, objects and a filmed interview about his military service.
bit.ly/DennisPikes
Dennis Pikes was born in 1932 in Herefordshire and served with the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry.
He completed a long and arduous tour in Korea from 1951 to 1952, patrolling the front line and facing intense conditions.
He completed a long and arduous tour in Korea from 1951 to 1952, patrolling the front line and facing intense conditions.
July 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Dennis Pikes was born in 1932 in Herefordshire and served with the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry.
He completed a long and arduous tour in Korea from 1951 to 1952, patrolling the front line and facing intense conditions.
He completed a long and arduous tour in Korea from 1951 to 1952, patrolling the front line and facing intense conditions.
The beautiful windows of Pantperthog Chapel
Photo taken in 2011.
Via Julia Gunn / ceinwsarchive
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#WindowsWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday
Photo taken in 2011.
Via Julia Gunn / ceinwsarchive
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#WindowsWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday
July 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The beautiful windows of Pantperthog Chapel
Photo taken in 2011.
Via Julia Gunn / ceinwsarchive
bit.ly/Pantperthog2...
#WindowsWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday
Photo taken in 2011.
Via Julia Gunn / ceinwsarchive
bit.ly/Pantperthog2...
#WindowsWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday
Pentre Ifan is the largest and best-preserved Neolithic dolmen in Wales. Its massive capstone, weighing around 16 tons, rests on three upright stones.
Photo: Carys Morgan
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#TombTuesday
Photo: Carys Morgan
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#TombTuesday
July 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Pentre Ifan is the largest and best-preserved Neolithic dolmen in Wales. Its massive capstone, weighing around 16 tons, rests on three upright stones.
Photo: Carys Morgan
bit.ly/PentreIfanPe...
#TombTuesday
Photo: Carys Morgan
bit.ly/PentreIfanPe...
#TombTuesday
This isn’t just any old pelican, this is Pete the Pelican!
Photographer Douglas Davies won a certificate of merit in the Wallace Heaton photographic competition with this shot, awarded on 6 February 1954.
Photo via Nichola Rees
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#Photography #History #Wales
Photographer Douglas Davies won a certificate of merit in the Wallace Heaton photographic competition with this shot, awarded on 6 February 1954.
Photo via Nichola Rees
bit.ly/PetePelican
#Photography #History #Wales
June 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This isn’t just any old pelican, this is Pete the Pelican!
Photographer Douglas Davies won a certificate of merit in the Wallace Heaton photographic competition with this shot, awarded on 6 February 1954.
Photo via Nichola Rees
bit.ly/PetePelican
#Photography #History #Wales
Photographer Douglas Davies won a certificate of merit in the Wallace Heaton photographic competition with this shot, awarded on 6 February 1954.
Photo via Nichola Rees
bit.ly/PetePelican
#Photography #History #Wales
This photograph shows Blaenffos Chapel, Pembrokeshire, being reopened by its oldest member following renovation works in 2005.
But we don’t have the names of the people in the photograph. Can you help us put names to faces?
Photo: Lon Vaughan
bit.ly/BlaenffosChap
#AdoorableThursday
But we don’t have the names of the people in the photograph. Can you help us put names to faces?
Photo: Lon Vaughan
bit.ly/BlaenffosChap
#AdoorableThursday
June 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This photograph shows Blaenffos Chapel, Pembrokeshire, being reopened by its oldest member following renovation works in 2005.
But we don’t have the names of the people in the photograph. Can you help us put names to faces?
Photo: Lon Vaughan
bit.ly/BlaenffosChap
#AdoorableThursday
But we don’t have the names of the people in the photograph. Can you help us put names to faces?
Photo: Lon Vaughan
bit.ly/BlaenffosChap
#AdoorableThursday
Royal House is a medieval building situated on Penrallt Street, Machynlleth. It is said that Dafydd Gam was imprisoned here from 1404 to 1412 for attempting to assassinate Owain Glyndŵr.
Photo: W.H.S. & S.LTD London 16763-38 / Ray Gunn / ceinwsarchive
bit.ly/RHMachynlleth
#history #archives
Photo: W.H.S. & S.LTD London 16763-38 / Ray Gunn / ceinwsarchive
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#history #archives
June 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Royal House is a medieval building situated on Penrallt Street, Machynlleth. It is said that Dafydd Gam was imprisoned here from 1404 to 1412 for attempting to assassinate Owain Glyndŵr.
Photo: W.H.S. & S.LTD London 16763-38 / Ray Gunn / ceinwsarchive
bit.ly/RHMachynlleth
#history #archives
Photo: W.H.S. & S.LTD London 16763-38 / Ray Gunn / ceinwsarchive
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#history #archives
A view 'over the top' for the soldiers of the 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment in the trenches at Le Bizet, April 1915.
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📷 The Royal Welsh Museum / Byrde Evelyn
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📷 The Royal Welsh Museum / Byrde Evelyn
June 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
A view 'over the top' for the soldiers of the 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment in the trenches at Le Bizet, April 1915.
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📷 The Royal Welsh Museum / Byrde Evelyn
bit.ly/LeBizet2nd
📷 The Royal Welsh Museum / Byrde Evelyn
How’s this for #WindowWednesday?
St Paul’s WWI Memorial Stained Glass Window.
Photo: Richard Watkins
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St Paul’s WWI Memorial Stained Glass Window.
Photo: Richard Watkins
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June 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
How’s this for #WindowWednesday?
St Paul’s WWI Memorial Stained Glass Window.
Photo: Richard Watkins
bit.ly/StPaulsWW1
St Paul’s WWI Memorial Stained Glass Window.
Photo: Richard Watkins
bit.ly/StPaulsWW1
Chambered tomb at Tŷ Illtud, near Llanfrynach
It's named after Illtud, an early medieval saint, and features incised graffiti, possibly dating back to that time.
Photo: @rcahmwales.bsky.social
bit.ly/TombTyIlltud
#TombTuesday
It's named after Illtud, an early medieval saint, and features incised graffiti, possibly dating back to that time.
Photo: @rcahmwales.bsky.social
bit.ly/TombTyIlltud
#TombTuesday
June 24, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Chambered tomb at Tŷ Illtud, near Llanfrynach
It's named after Illtud, an early medieval saint, and features incised graffiti, possibly dating back to that time.
Photo: @rcahmwales.bsky.social
bit.ly/TombTyIlltud
#TombTuesday
It's named after Illtud, an early medieval saint, and features incised graffiti, possibly dating back to that time.
Photo: @rcahmwales.bsky.social
bit.ly/TombTyIlltud
#TombTuesday
The Albion Colliery at Cilfynydd, near Pontypridd, was the scene of one of the worst mining disasters in Britain.
On 23 June 1894 a massive explosion killed 281 men and boys. A further explosion on 10 November 1906 killed six men.
On 23 June 1894 a massive explosion killed 281 men and boys. A further explosion on 10 November 1906 killed six men.
June 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Albion Colliery at Cilfynydd, near Pontypridd, was the scene of one of the worst mining disasters in Britain.
On 23 June 1894 a massive explosion killed 281 men and boys. A further explosion on 10 November 1906 killed six men.
On 23 June 1894 a massive explosion killed 281 men and boys. A further explosion on 10 November 1906 killed six men.
John later served on HMS Khedive (D62), an assault carrier. He saw action in the Aegean (1944), South France (1944), East Indies (1945), and Burma (1945) campaigns. #WW2 #NavalHistory #Veteran
Photos: Photograph Collection of W.E. Bowen. / Roy
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Photos: Photograph Collection of W.E. Bowen. / Roy
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June 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
John later served on HMS Khedive (D62), an assault carrier. He saw action in the Aegean (1944), South France (1944), East Indies (1945), and Burma (1945) campaigns. #WW2 #NavalHistory #Veteran
Photos: Photograph Collection of W.E. Bowen. / Roy
bit.ly/JohnGWilliams
Photos: Photograph Collection of W.E. Bowen. / Roy
bit.ly/JohnGWilliams
John joined HMS Prince of Wales at the start of WW2. In August 1941, he witnessed the secret Atlantic Charter meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt, which set out the Allied aims for the war and peace. #WW2
June 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
John joined HMS Prince of Wales at the start of WW2. In August 1941, he witnessed the secret Atlantic Charter meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt, which set out the Allied aims for the war and peace. #WW2
John Glanville Williams, Able Seaman, Royal Navy. Served on HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Khedive during WW2. His story includes secret wartime meetings, survival, and service.
A thread 👇
#WW2 #Wales #NavalHistory
A thread 👇
#WW2 #Wales #NavalHistory
June 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
John Glanville Williams, Able Seaman, Royal Navy. Served on HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Khedive during WW2. His story includes secret wartime meetings, survival, and service.
A thread 👇
#WW2 #Wales #NavalHistory
A thread 👇
#WW2 #Wales #NavalHistory
Who remembers the Odeon cinema in Llandudno?
It was sold in 1969 and renamed the Astra.
Here’s a photo of the café from the 1950s.
bit.ly/CafesConwy
Photo: Conwy Archives
#Archives #Wales #History
It was sold in 1969 and renamed the Astra.
Here’s a photo of the café from the 1950s.
bit.ly/CafesConwy
Photo: Conwy Archives
#Archives #Wales #History
June 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Who remembers the Odeon cinema in Llandudno?
It was sold in 1969 and renamed the Astra.
Here’s a photo of the café from the 1950s.
bit.ly/CafesConwy
Photo: Conwy Archives
#Archives #Wales #History
It was sold in 1969 and renamed the Astra.
Here’s a photo of the café from the 1950s.
bit.ly/CafesConwy
Photo: Conwy Archives
#Archives #Wales #History
Someone has long legs! 🏖️
Ellen on the beach at Tenby c. 1959
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Photo: Barry Clark / The Maritime Archive
#wales #history #seaside
Ellen on the beach at Tenby c. 1959
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Photo: Barry Clark / The Maritime Archive
#wales #history #seaside
June 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Someone has long legs! 🏖️
Ellen on the beach at Tenby c. 1959
bit.ly/EllenTenby
Photo: Barry Clark / The Maritime Archive
#wales #history #seaside
Ellen on the beach at Tenby c. 1959
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Photo: Barry Clark / The Maritime Archive
#wales #history #seaside
We wouldn’t say no to an ice cream in this weather!
Best friends enjoying an ice cream in Holyhead, c.1965.
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Photo: Anglesey Archives
#Archives #Wales #History
Best friends enjoying an ice cream in Holyhead, c.1965.
bit.ly/BFFIceCream
Photo: Anglesey Archives
#Archives #Wales #History
June 20, 2025 at 7:34 AM
We wouldn’t say no to an ice cream in this weather!
Best friends enjoying an ice cream in Holyhead, c.1965.
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Photo: Anglesey Archives
#Archives #Wales #History
Best friends enjoying an ice cream in Holyhead, c.1965.
bit.ly/BFFIceCream
Photo: Anglesey Archives
#Archives #Wales #History
Who remembers Cole's Corner Cafe in Saundersfoot? ☕
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Photo: Pembrokeshire Archives
#archives #history #wales
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Photo: Pembrokeshire Archives
#archives #history #wales
June 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Who remembers Cole's Corner Cafe in Saundersfoot? ☕
bit.ly/Pembrokeshir...
Photo: Pembrokeshire Archives
#archives #history #wales
bit.ly/Pembrokeshir...
Photo: Pembrokeshire Archives
#archives #history #wales
Throwback to when Amlwch on Anglesey had a train station!
bit.ly/AmlwchStation
Photo: Elgan
#train #history #wales
bit.ly/AmlwchStation
Photo: Elgan
#train #history #wales
June 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Throwback to when Amlwch on Anglesey had a train station!
bit.ly/AmlwchStation
Photo: Elgan
#train #history #wales
bit.ly/AmlwchStation
Photo: Elgan
#train #history #wales
Opened in 1960, Alfredo’s Restaurant in Conwy was one of the first Italian restaurants in North Wales!
bit.ly/CafesConwy
Photo: Conwy Archives
#Archives #History #Conwy
bit.ly/CafesConwy
Photo: Conwy Archives
#Archives #History #Conwy
June 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Opened in 1960, Alfredo’s Restaurant in Conwy was one of the first Italian restaurants in North Wales!
bit.ly/CafesConwy
Photo: Conwy Archives
#Archives #History #Conwy
bit.ly/CafesConwy
Photo: Conwy Archives
#Archives #History #Conwy