| 1935 Carnival with Trosky the Policeman, Elizabeth
Lea as the Gypsy, Geoff Phillips as the Sweep and Frank Hobby. |
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| More scenes from the 1935 Carnival in Pontypool
Park. |
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| The Pontypool White shirts met on Wednesdays
in the Park. |
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| The Ice Age returned to Pontypool in 1947,
known as the "Big Freeze". |
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| The homeguard parade in the Park in 1943. The
salute was taken by Major-General J. G. Holstead to celebrate
their 3rd year of formation. |
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| The first Sunday of October 1930 saw the first
British Legion drumhead service to be held in Pontypool Park.
The parade numbered nearly 1,000 was representative of the whole
country. The parade was marshalled by ex-Sergt, Major Jack Williams,
VC, DCM, MM and the service conducted by the Rev. Goronwy Gower,
Vicar of St. James's, Pontypool. |
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| Race meetings were commonly held in the Park.
Here is Frank Taylor and the Pearce brothers from the Race in
competition. |
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| The Horse and Jocky, Pontypool. |
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| A lovely old postcard showing the Town Hall,
St. James' and the Free Library in Pontypool. |
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| Mollie Lovejoy as Snow White in the 1939 Carnival.
Alongside her is Ivor Jones who ran the jewelers shop in George
St. Pontypool. |
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| Yew Tree Cottage, Pontypool. Thought to be
Coed-y-Clapp. Hedge trimming at its most remarkable best. |
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| Robert Trump (Bob) outside Windsors Garage,
Albion Rd, Pontypool. In the car is his wife. Bob Trump was
the Town Crier and a great debater. He won over 150 prizes for
speeches throughout South Wales & Monmouthshire, Between
1923-24 he was chairman of Pontypool Urban District Council. |
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| A lovely old photograph of the Trosnant, Pontypool |
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| Clarence Corner in the 1920's |
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| King George and Queen (Queen Mother) visiting
Pontypool Town Forge |
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| Pontypool Fire brigade with their horse drawn
engine outside the Fire Station, Osbourne Rd, Pontypool in 1906 |
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| Pontypool Fire Brigades first steam fire engine. |
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| A family enjoying a day out in Church Woods,
Pontypool at the turn of the century. |
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| A very rare photo of one of the first presses
for corrugated iron used in the plate works in Pontnewynydd,
Pontypool. The Press was made at the Glyn Engineering company
in Pontypool. |
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| The plate after rolling through the machines.
The corrugated iron produced at Pontnewynydd was used all over
Britain and was used for roofing and in the following photo,
air raid shelters. |
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| A Pontypool air raid shelter demonstrated by
Pontypool Police force, including P.C. Plummer, Sup. Casey,
and Fred Charles from Twmpath Garden , Pontypool |
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| Advertising postcard for the Crown Hotel, Pontypool
in 1896 |
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| Advertising card for the Waverley Hotel, Pontypool
- later to become the Queens Ballroom in 1896 |
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| Members of a performing troupe on the steps
of the Queens ballroom. |
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