Artikelname: A Guide to Welsh Place Names
Artikelbeschreibung: The great majority of Welsh place-names, unlike English ones, make very good sense in thier present-day forms provided, of course, that you know something about Welsh itselfl This book is specifically designed to reduce the language problem to a minimum. Drawing on some 500 place-name examples, the author gives their meanings and analyses their different constructions in a simple and concise way; he also sketches in the linguistic and historical background to Welsh names, as well as pin-pointing some of the varied human interests that lie behind them (nor are Brythonic-based names in England overlooked). Although primarily a guide, the book will - ideally - assist readers to find their own way around the Welsh place-name field.

Artikelname: A Rural Miscellany
Artikelbeschreibung: Rural areas and their communities have seen many changes over the past half century. No one has been closer to those people, lands and changes than Roscoe Howells - a former farmer and agricultural journalist. For twelve years, his weekly 'Ben Brock' column in the Welsh Farm News was the highlight of the week for many of its readers, who knew that a laugh would never be far away. A widely-published author, and an authority on the history of the Pembrokeshire islands and the area in which he lives, Roscoe Howells became the first Welsh member of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists and the first to appear in the Fisons Annual Awards.

Artikelname: Anglesey
Artikelbeschreibung: This fascinating collection of over 200 old
photographs explores the beautiful island of Anglesey over a period of more than 100 years. It provides a valuable pictorial record of the local landscape, people and events that have shaped the history of this ancient farming community, long referred to as the 'Mother of Wales'.Through these pictures we catch a glimpse of the everyday life of the people of Anglesey in their picturesque surroundings: in the ports and harbours of Holyhead and Amlwch, the busy markets and streets of Llangefni and Beaumaris, both at work and at leisure.Important throughout its history for its agricultural economy, mining and quarrying, Anglesey's most recent growth industry has been tourism, with thousands of visitors flocking to see the Menai Bridge, Red Wharf Bay and Benllech.

Artikelname: Anglesey Churches
Artikelbeschreibung: After the departure of the Romans in the fifth century AD, Wales was gradually Christianised by the Celtic saints. Comparatively little is known about most of them, but many of Anglesey's towns and villages bear the names of these early Christians and this reflects their great activity and influence. They established a large number of religious sites throughout Wales and many of Anglesey's historic churches are built on such sites. This volume details all of Anglesey's Anglican and Roman Catholic churches.

Artikelname: Anglesey Villages
Artikelbeschreibung: Anglesey Villages, the fifth in author Margaret Hughes' series of Anglesey titles, reminds readers of the rich tapestry which has contributed to village life on Anglesey into the twenty-first century.This book links legend, fact, events and people, providing a background to the reader who seeks to look behind the face of Anglesey villages to know their true character.

Artikelname: Aspects of Welsh Slate
Artikelbeschreibung: An atmospheric collection of reproductions of watercolours and acrylic, ink, charcoal and pencil sketches portraying scenes from the ruins of the slate quarrying districts in north-west Wales.

Artikelname: Country Churchyards in Wales
Artikelbeschreibung: Churchyards are not mere collections of gravestones. They are nearly always older than the churches they surround and provide much evidence of social activities and local traditions when they were the community centres of the parishes.Which church is dedicated to seven sons born to a Pembrokeshire woman on the same day? Why are there huge churches in tiny hamlets? Where in Wales is a 9-acre village churchyard? Where are the steps in a churchyard wall to provide an easy route from the church to the tavern? These are a few of the strange questions answered in this book. Cock-fighting and Celtic crosses; dancing and sun-dials; prehistoric sites and the burial grounds of Welsh princes; games and lych gates; potent drinks and strange epitaphs - these are a few of the interesting things drawn to our attention. It also includes a personal choice of 130 churchyards described in detail with full directions on how to reach them. Enough to give you a taste of the different regions of Wales and hook your attention on these special places which are so valuable to anyone who has a sense of heritage and who can hear their tranquillity above the sounds of our modern world.

Artikelname: CWM GWYRFAI: The Quarries of the North Wales Narrow Gauge & The Welsh Highland Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: To mark the revival of the Welsh Highland Railway, two of the leading experts in the history of slate working in Wales, have come together to present a definitive account of the slate workings along its route and whose products the WHR's precursor, the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway carried. The authors have also included a brief account of these lines and of the many abortive schemes to bring railways to Gwyrfai and Nant Gwynant.

Artikelname: Delving in Dinorwig
Artikelbeschreibung:

Dinorwig Slate Quarry remains a fascinating place.When it is realised that, in a slate quarry, as little as one seventh of the excavated rock would become a saleable product, it will be noted that the cost of removing the waste material became a major factor in the success or otherwise of a quarry. The author has examined various methods of accomplishing movement and removal. The various maps depicting the district are examined and commented on. Like similar quarries in North Wales, Dinorwig quarry was family owned and in this book the influence of the family on engine and race horse names is examined. Different transport systems are investigated and speculated on. The author has been fortunate in having ex Dinorwig employees as friends, and their contribution has been all important. In addition, the great, great nephew of Griffith Ellis the First, has discussed early planning ideas. Where appropriate, the author has included copies of original sketch maps from these sources.

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Artikelname: Dinorwic: The Llanberis Slate Quarry, 1780-1969
Artikelbeschreibung: The Dinorwic Quarry at Llanberis, now the home of the National Slate Museum and the Electric Mountain Visitor Centre, was once one of the largest slate quarries in the world. Today the scars of the terraces on the side of Elidir Fach and Elidir Fawr, along with the tips of slate waste, are silent testimony to the industrialisation of this beautiful north Wales valley. The quarry was once the major source of income for many communities, not only in the shadow of the mountain itself, but as far away as the east coast of the Isle of Anglesey from where many workmen travelled by boat and train every weekend to live in the spartan conditions of the quarry barracks.Slate quarrymen were a special breed of highly skilled workers who laboured in what would now been seen as appalling conditions in the face of the prevailing elements, forever running the risk of death, ill-health and serious injury. In this book, written nearly forty years after the closure of Dinorwic, the author has, for the first time, painted a portrait of the quarry itself, the men who worked there (be they managers, quarrymen or labourers) and the communities in which they lived.Many of the photographs have never previously been published and should be of interest to not only students of industrial archaeology but also to the former slate quarry workers and their families as well as to local and family historians. The section on transport will have a particular appeal to those interested in industrial railways.

Artikelname: Druid Tokens
Artikelbeschreibung: From the introduction
The comprehensive catalogue of eighteenth century trade tokens by Richard Dalton and Samuel Hamer between 1910 and 1917 has produced the main reference book to the subject. However, the amount of background material available to those eminent gentlemen was limited, mainly by time and distance, to earlier writings, notwithstanding the enormity of such a task. In 1954 Arthur W Waters of Royal Leamington Spa wrote his Supplementary and explanatory notes (which formed part of the title of Waters' work) on the Dalton and Hamer work. His comments and observations greatly added to the sum of knowledge about the series and many gaps were filled.......This study of Matthew Boulton's papers has revealed the history of trade tokens minted in Birmingham in the late 18th centuries for use in Anglesey.

Artikelname: Fragments of Mine & Mill in Wales
Artikelbeschreibung: Industry in Wales was not confined to the Coal, Steel and so on, of the south and of the north-east. Throughout the country mining, quarrying and manufacture formed "islands of industry in an agrarian sea".The wealth of relics they left us are now fast vanishing. This book is intended to be a record of some that have gone and some that are going, leavened with others which are still with us, but are odd or unexpected.

Artikelname: Gwynedd's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: The Lost Railways series extends to Wales with this comprehensive account of Gwynedd's not substantial, but nevertheless sorely missed, railway and tramway networks. Indeed, there was a time when a train passenger could expect to travel from Porthmadog to Llandudno within an hour; today, however, the journey by road takes more than twice as long. Apart from North Devon, there is possibly nowhere else in Great Britain where you can travel so far without seeing a modern working railway line. So, they may be gone (except, of course, for some preserved lines including the Welsh Highland Railway, the history of which we have also published), but luckily much of the county's railways and engines were captured by many local and enthusiast photographers, and fifty-two rare period shots are collected here with the usual valuable statistics and historical accounts of each line which make this series so popular among railway enthusiasts and general readers alike. Locations featured include: the Aberglaslyn Pass, Trawsfynnydd, Beddgelert, Ynys, Menai Bridge, Treborth, Port Dinorwic, Dinas Junction, Groeslon, Penygroes, Pant Glas, Llangybi, Chwilog, Nantlle, Cwm-y-Glo, Llanberis, Bala Junction, Bala, Arenig, Cwm Prysor, Trawsfynnydd Lake, Ffestiniog, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Felin Hen, Bethesda, Garneddwen, Drws-y-Nant, Penmaenpool, Dolgellau, Barmouth, Dinas Mawddwy, Cemaes Road, Waenfawr, Bettws Garmon, Bryngwyn, South Snowdon, Nantmor, Porthmadog, Corris, Machynlleth, Aberllefeni, Pontrhythallt and Pwllheli.

Artikelname: Historic Shipwrecks of Wales
Artikelbeschreibung: Drama and disaster, tragedy and triumph, horror and heroism - this account of Welsh shipwrecks from the earliest times to the present day encompasses all these and more. Lost treasure, smuggling, wrecking, and the most gallant of attempts at rescue. In Dilys Gater's un-put-downable style, this is one book you will read enthralled to the last page.

Artikelname: Last Days of the Old Corris
Artikelbeschreibung: A fascinating collection of over 60 photographs with relevant captions portraying the last days of the Corris Railway Company and the steps taken in later years to re-run part of the route, compiled by a prolific historian of Welsh railways. 50 black-and- white and 4 colour photographs and 3 maps

Artikelname: Lovespoons,Traditional Spoon Carving in Wales
Artikelbeschreibung: By now, the lovespoon has become one of the representative images of Wales, a unique emblem of the culture. There's nothing like it anywhere else in the world. Every year, thousands of visitors take home with them examples of the lovespoon, and every year the lovespoon enjoys a prominent position in Welsh weddings. To tell the story of the lovespoon, this book starts with its humble older sister, the domestic spoon. Long before knives and forks were used for eating, and long before the availability of metal spoons, carved wooden spoons were in wide use, and their manufacture was a major occupation in the Welsh countryside. The craft of domestic spoonmaking developed into that of the lovespoon, and the author details the different styles that emerged, explains some of the symbolism of the designs, describes the woodworking craft from start to finish, and traces the growth, decline and rebirth of this uniquely Welsh craft tradition. Also included is a Gazetteer of Spooncarvers workshops worth a visit.

Artikelname: Metal Mines of North Wales
Artikelbeschreibung: The mineral wealth of north Wales has been exploited since prehistoric times. Mines of lead, zinc, copper, gold, manganese and iron have all been worked at one time or another, but today only a few are still in operation. This book records these industries through the eye of the artist and the lens of the camera — many of the pictures have not previously been published. Each of the 105 pictures is supported by a detailed caption providing the background information and, where relevent, map references.

Artikelname: Slate Quarrying in Corris
Artikelbeschreibung: The new information in this fresh edition takes forward and updates the sadly no longer ongoing story of this most interesting and innovative of welsh slate regions.It escaped the worst of the disputes and confrontations so endemic elsewhere, but its men faced the same dangers and their families the same hardships as in the better-known slate districts. Although Corris outputs were never great and its Years of real prosperity few,it was for five hundred years and more a fascinating microcosm of the industry and indeed of the wider world.

Artikelname: Slate Quarrying in Wales
Artikelbeschreibung: Slate Quarrying in Wales follows the fortunes and misfortunes of a great industry, from its earliest beginnings up to the present day. An industry which created proud communities and a whole unique way of life. It examines the growth of enterprises which enriched some entrepreneurs and beggared others. It describes the various techniques by which the rock was, and still is, wrestled from the ground and converted into saleable product.It looks at the railways, the ports and the ships whereby the slate was brought to the markets of the world.It presents an account of the conditions under which men once toiled for scant reward, many suffering disease, disablement or death. It is dedicated to all those who were, or still are, involved in this arduous calling.

Artikelname: Slate Regions of North and Mid Wales
Artikelbeschreibung: Based on extensive new research, this book deals region by region with the localities in northern and central Wales where men, once numbered in many thousands, toiled on barren inhospitable hillsides winning and fashioning recalcitrant rock.It provides a brief account of the 600 or so sites, many previously unrecorded, which form a heritage of this great and unique industry. At some huge workforces brought wealth to owners, at others tiny partnerships struggled, often futilely, to provide sustenance for their families.It also puts into context the almost 40 Tramways and Railways which carried their products on journeys which often ended in the furthest parts of the world. Lines which varied from ramshackle, little tracks to the magnificent Ffestiniog Railway. All not only played a vital role in the Industry's development but also made Wales a world leader in Narrow Gauge technology. |<>P Out of stock, awaiting re-print of this title

Artikelname: The Great Western in North Wales: Including the Llangollen, Bala Lake and Fairbourne and Barmouth Railways
Artikelbeschreibung:

This brand new Past and Present Companion explores the Great Western Railway;s historic importance in the north of Wales both standard gauge and narrow gauge feature within these pages. The past and present comparitive treatment is a proven formula for succes - the fact that over 50 titles have been published in the main series speaks volumes, literally! In this volume pictures from the 'real age of steam'- steam in years bfore 1968 and the early diesel years' are contrasted with the same locations in recent years. Many lines have long since closed evoking many memories for those 'young' enough to rember, while the major preserved railways, The Llangollen Railway, The Bala Lake Railway and the Fairbourne Railway, provide fascinating comparisons with their heritage past - and of course provide young and old alike with the chance to relive the steam age. Locations covered include Wrexham, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Barmouth, Dolgellau, Bala. and stations, halts, junctions and lineside views from across the area.

Artikelname: The Last of the Onion Men
Artikelbeschreibung: For nearly 175 years the Johnnies of Roscoff migrated annually to sell their celebrated red onion to the people of Britain. When their trade was at its peak in 1931 it was estimated that 1,500 men came to spend the winter months in harsh conditions and a miserable climate. They were known the length and breadth of Wales, Scotland and England - they were respected, popular and a colourful part of life. At one time, they sold their onions from the Channel Islands to Orkney and Shetland.This book tells the story of these onion men (and women), their problems and worries. The author spent time talking to two men based in Cardiff and interviewing retired Johnnies and their families in Roscoff, Saint-Pol-de-Leon, and the surrounding villages. There were terrible disasters, like the sinking of the Hilda when 74 onion sellers were drowned. The Second World War could have been the end of their trade. But their resilience saw them through and it was discovered that the Johnnies -and their onions - were far better-known and better appreciated in London than in Paris. Is it 'Goodbye'? Not quite, a company still comes to Cardiff and there are individuals still making the journey. Long may they continue.

Artikelname: The Slate Railways of Wales
Artikelbeschreibung: Starting with the Penrhyn Railway of 1801, this book traces the chronology of slate-related railways and tramways throughout Wales.Some lines arose out of need, others out of greed, until in all about 100 route miles were dedicated to the carrying of slate with probably a further 200 miles vying to do so with varying success.Apart from enabling a great industry to prosper, they brought the benefits of rail connection to some of the remotest parts of Wales, many of which would have been ignored by the railway entrepreneurs.

Artikelname: The Thirsty Dragon;Welsh Brewing and Distilling
Artikelbeschreibung: Wales and beer have always enjoyed a love-hate relationship.To many of our bards it was their life-blood, but during the Great War, Lloyd George announced that Wales had three enemies: the Germans, the Austrians, and strong drink. Of the three, strong drink was the worst. The chapel patriarchs of the temperance movement agreed. Yet it was a minister of religion who founded the Buckley brewing dynasty, and there is good reason to believe that the man who taught Arthur Guinness to brew was a Welsh priest. Today, only two major brewers remain in Wales, but our brewing heritage lives on, because when the Saxons invaded our land they also stole our beer, At least thcy showed good taste. Welsh Ale was recognised throughout the British Isles as being the best. This book traces the history of brewing in Wales and also touches on the making of mead, cider and whisky. So, iechyd da! Have a good read.

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Artikelname: The Way to the Stars: The Story of the Snowdon Mountain Railway
Artikelbeschreibung: Climbing more than 3,100 ft (1,000 metres) in a little under 5 miles (8 km), the Snowdon Mountain Railway was one of the technological wonders of the late Victorian Age. Now over 100 years old, it continues to transport many tens of thousands of passengers every summer on a spectacular journey from its terminus in the lakeside village of Llanberis to the summit of the highest mountain in Wales. In this profusely-illustrated hook, railway historian Keith Turner tells the story of this unique line - a track railway still reliant on steam locomotives and carriages that first saw service more than a century ago.

Artikelname: The Welsh Highland Railway:Vol 2
Artikelbeschreibung: Set in the heart of Snowdonia, the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway runs through some of the most scenic countryside in the UK. The railway has been fortunate enough to receive Heritage Lottery funding, which combined with the backing of the Ffestiniog Railway, the hard work of contractors, Welsh Highland supporters and the many un-named volunteers, has allowed nine more miles of track to be re-laid. These efforts were rewarded in August 2003 when there was the opening of the extension of the line to Rhyd Ddu, which sits at the very foot of Snowdon. Passengers can now travel along 13 scenic miles of stunning views and magnificent scenery, many images of which are captured within the pages of this new volume by John Stretton. The past is not forgotten though, and many contrastive old views are featured. With chapters on the railway and its history, this is a fascinating illustrated companion to the railway, which allows the reader to absorb the pictorial delights that can be experienced along the line.

Artikelname: The Weslh Highland Railway :Vol 1
Artikelbeschreibung: John Stretton takes us on a fascinating past and present photographic tour of the Welsh Highland Railway, the highly publicised preserved railway that is being rebuilt in North Wales. It runs from the old slate port of Porthmadog to Caernarfon in the heart of Snowdonia, and passes through some of the most magnificent scenery in the British Isles. Large numbers of people regularly travel in trains with the amazing new locomotives built especially for the renewed Welsh Highland Railway.John Stretton features evocative period photographs of a wealth of locations along the line, each paired with a photograph showing the same scene today. He also looks at essential behind-the-scenes activities in engine sheds and workshops. Helpful captions provide details about the locomotives and rolling stock, people and landscapes. The comparisons will be of absorbing interest to many, making this book the ideal companion for all who use the line, rail enthusiasts, walkers and holidaymakers alike.

Artikelname: Three Stops to the Summit: A History of the Snowdon Mountain Railway
Artikelbeschreibung: Revised edition of a factual, well illustrated record of the establishment of this well-known line. It provides a reminder of the difficulties encountered and how they were overcome.

Artikelname: Towns and Villages of Snowdonia
Artikelbeschreibung: In this informative book, Dewi Roberts guides the reader around twenty communities within the geographical orbit of the Snowdonia National Park, focusing on some historical facets.Each town and village has its story to tell, some unexpected: Abraham Lincoln had a connection with Ysbyty Ifan; the Irish Republicans who took part in the Easter Rising were held captive near Rala and the shawl depicted in Vosper's visual icon 'Salem' retains its mystery. Snowdonia is a region with abundant historical associations and this book is an indispensable guide to many of these.

Artikelname: Wales at War
Artikelbeschreibung: People living in Wales during the Second World War have a fascinating tale to tell and in Wales at War Phil Carradice interviews people from all walks of life about their experiences. School children, evacuees, Home Guard, Land Army Girls, factory workers, Bevin Boys, soldiers, conscientious objectors and prisoners of war are all featured.

Artikelname: Welsh Woods and Forests: A History
Artikelbeschreibung: A new, updated edition of the story of how twentieth-century forestry developments completely changed the landscape of the Welsh countryside during the 20th century, including a detailed bibliography and references. 80 black-and-white illustrations, 15 maps and many diagrams and graphs.