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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

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.

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

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...

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Archif Menywod Cymru ~ Women's Archive Wales @amc-waw.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Did you know you can download the booklets for all the women's heritage walks WAW has done since 2021, and follow the routes yourself? Go to our website: www.womensarchivewales.org/en/womens-he...

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Our Summer newsletter is here! Stories, photos, and updates celebrating our users and contributors. bit.ly/NLSummer25 Not subscribed? Sign up: www.peoplescollection.wales/newsletter

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Throwback to when window displays looked like this. Photo: Pioneer Stores, Cemaes Via: Elgan bit.ly/PioneersStores #History #Archives

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

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.

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The beautiful windows of Pantperthog Chapel Photo taken in 2011. Via Julia Gunn / ceinwsarchive bit.ly/Pantperthog2... #WindowsWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday

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Louvain Rees ⚰️ @hellohistoria.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#ArmedForcesDay When I see people commemorating those who served and died in conflict, I think of these men. These are the eyes of some of the hundreds of First World War soldiers who were admitted to the Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum following their time in active service. #histmed #Wales

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Wishing everyone a hot & humid #TombTuesday 🔥☀️ Here are some cooling vibes ❄️⛄ from winter 2022, at the fabulous Gwernvale Neolithic tomb near Crickhowell, Powys Once much larger, as #CPAT excavations demonstrated, now sadly a ritual monument on a roadside verge

A stone slab chamber on a grassy verge with cars passing

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

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

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Gwent Archives @gwentarchives.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The Gwent Lesbian and Gay Group was formed in April 1986 as an alternative to the #Cardiff gay scene. The group organised monthly discos at Lazers, #Newport and were active in raising money for the Gwent AIDS support group. #PrideMonth

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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

It was great to welcome the latest cohort of Invisible Cardiff trainees to the Archives today. We spent some time exploring documents relating to the history of Cardiff and discussing ideas for tour of the city.

Image showing a view across Cardiff, featuring Westgate Street, Temperance Town, the Central Station and Penarth head in the background.

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

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

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Archifau Prifysgol Bangor University Archives @archpbu.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The William Bulkeley Diaries Date: 1718-1760 HENBLAS A/18-19 The diaries, along with a full transcript are available to view here freely: bulkeleydiaries.bangor.ac.uk

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

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

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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Today is the Day of the Seafarer You can read about some of the seafarers who sailed from Cardiff on our blog. Including those aboard the Talca carrying coal to Australia 1869-1870. And the Afonwen, docked in Messina, Sicily, in December 1908 whilst also carrying coal bit.ly/4njd6XW

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Subordination and Devastation: Two Sea Voyages from the Port of Cardiff

Glamorgan Archives holds crew agreements and log books for ships registered at the Port of Cardiff for the years 1863-1913 (ref.: DCA). The following incidents illustrate two extraordinary occurre…

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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Old Welsh sycamore butter spoons with hooked handles. #antiquetreen

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

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

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

A view 'over the top' for the soldiers of the 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment in the trenches at Le Bizet, April 1915. bit.ly/LeBizet2nd 📷 The Royal Welsh Museum / Byrde Evelyn

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

We're hiring 📣 Do you want to help people discover the art and objects in Welsh museums? We're looking for a skilled and organised Senior Digitisation Coordinator based in Wales 👉 buff.ly/m0km3dH #ArtJobs #Digitisation #Wales #MuseumJobs

Text reads: We're hiring! Senior Digitisation Coordinator
Fixed-term contract to 31st March 2026
Part-time, £32,000 per annum (pro rata)
Work from home, anywhere in Wales

Apply by 9am on Friday 4th July 2025'

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

How’s this for #WindowWednesday? St Paul’s WWI Memorial Stained Glass Window. Photo: Richard Watkins bit.ly/StPaulsWW1

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CBHC / RCAHMW @rcahmwales.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Mae angen eich help chi arnom! Mae gennym lond bocs o luniau heb unrhyw wybodaeth bellach. Allwch chi #EnwiYCapel? Efallai bod hwn yn Cwmbran, ger yr ystad ddiwydiannol...?. #GwentArchives #SirFynwy #capeli #Cwmbran

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Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd / CAWCS @yganolfangeltaidd.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

The Swansea Stained Glass Archive is available to the public for the first time. Martin Crampin from CAWCS said: “We’re delighted to make these fascinating works of art available for international researchers and the wider public.” Further information 👇 www.uwtsd.ac.uk/news/swansea...

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Swansea Stained Glass Archive Available to the Public for the First Time

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is delighted to announce the launch of the Swansea Stained Glass Online Archive, a newly digitised and searchable collection of hundreds of stained ...

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

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

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Mark Rees @reviewwales.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Welsh artist Gwen John was born today (22 June) in 1876 in Haverfordwest. She liked painting women & cats—sometimes both together. This is "Young Woman Holding a Black Cat" (c.1918–22, Tate), one of several versions featuring the same unnamed model. The cat is also unnamed. #art #wales

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Gwent Archives @gwentarchives.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

In November 1895, a team of “lady footballers” completed their South Wales tour by holding a match at the Pillgwenlly Football Club ground. The teams were dresses in red/white and blue/white blouses with blue ‘knickerbockers.’ @sportingheritage.bsky.social #SportsAndFashion

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

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.

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

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

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Wici Cymru @wicicymru.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

#otd On this day in 1894 (131 years ago) – The Albion Colliery Disaster, Cilfynydd; the second worst in Wales. 290 men and boys were killed. The youngest victim was only 13. One household in Howell Street lost 11 members. Company fined £12. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_...

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

JOIN US on an #AccidentalJourney! We're going to #Llanelli, for the Railway Work, Life & Death project #Wales data launch, courtesy of Transport for Wales! On our journey, we'll live-post some of the historic railway worker accidents in the project database. #Railway200 /1

Colourised early 20th-century postcard, showing a steam engine leaving Llanelli station.

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Someone has long legs! 🏖️ Ellen on the beach at Tenby c. 1959 bit.ly/EllenTenby Photo: Barry Clark / The Maritime Archive #wales #history #seaside

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

#OnThisDay 1900 Barry Railway labourer E March was injured at Ewenny Quarry, nr #Bridgend, #Glamorgan, #Wales. Feeding a stone crusher, he got his finger caught between 2 stones & slightly bruised. Paid 5 1/2d per hour (c.£3.20 now), he was off work for 1 day. #Railway200

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Llechi Cymru - Wales Slate @llechicymru.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Did the view inspire this historic graffiti on crawiau/pileri (slate fencing) near Sling? See 2nd image for view. If investigating historic graffiti, respect it, don’t add your own. It’s part of our historic landscape. #FindsFriday #Wales #archaeology #history #heirtage #LlechiCymru #WalesSlate

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

We wouldn’t say no to an ice cream in this weather! Best friends enjoying an ice cream in Holyhead, c.1965. bit.ly/BFFIceCream Photo: Anglesey Archives #Archives #Wales #History

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Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Inside St Mary the Virgin's, Llanfair Kilgeddin, Monmouthshire, is a remarkable series of Arts and Crafts-style sgraffito panels. 1/10

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Dating back to the 3rd century, Caer Gybi’s position on low cliffs overlooking the sea suggests it was part of a coastal network of defences, possibly linked to the late #Roman watchtower at Caer y Twr on the summit of Holyhead Mountain. #RomanFortThursday #Archaeology #Wales

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Who remembers Cole's Corner Cafe in Saundersfoot? ☕ bit.ly/Pembrokeshir... Photo: Pembrokeshire Archives #archives #history #wales

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Cardiff Music History / Hanes Miwsig Caerdydd @cardiffmh.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Bob Marley and Wailers guitarist Donald Kinsey backstage at Ninian Park Football Ground on the 19th June 1976 #bobmarley #donaldkinsey #ninianpark #thewailers #cardiff #wales #caerdydd #cymru #cardiffmusichistory

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Bertha and Charles (Carlo) Deschoolmeester and their children, originally from Ostend in Belgium. They arrived in West Wales as refugees in December 1914. Initially, they were hosted in Llanegwad, but later they relocated to Abergwili in Carmarthenshire. #history #ww1

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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

A carved Welsh folk art slate panel which was possibly from a chimney piece or mantle. North Wales 19th century. Similar pieces of carved slate from North Wales were exhibited in the British Folk Art exhibition at Tate Britain in 2014 and are illustrated in the accompanying book. #antiquefolkart

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Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Coal Trimmers @coaltrimmers.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Not Coal Trimmer related but the beautiful Tintern Abbey.

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Heneb: The Trust for Welsh Archaeology @henebtwa.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

📣 Tonight! Our Summer Lecture will delve into the results of the excavations at St Cybi’s Roman Fort and medieval and post-medieval churchyard. 📆 19/06/25 🕑 7pm 🪙 Free Tickets 👉 buff.ly/IxauPEK

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Throwback to when Amlwch on Anglesey had a train station! bit.ly/AmlwchStation Photo: Elgan #train #history #wales

Black and white photograph of Amlwch railway station. The platform runs alongside a single railway track. The station building has a pitched roof and decorative supports. A wooden bench and flower beds can be seen on the platform. Houses and cars are visible in the background.

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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

This collections week we’re working on records received from the Glamorgan Federation of Women’s Institutes. This scrapbook was compiled by the Mid Vale Group for European Architectural Heritage Year. It contains wonderful photographs and sketches of towns and villages in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Cover of the scrapbook. It is divided into six sections. Each section is embroidered with a symbol representing places in the Mid Vale area, namely Llantrithyd, Maendy, St Hilary, Cowbridge, Llanblethian and Aberthin.

A page from the scrapbook relating to Cowbridge. It includes sketch maps showing the town wall as it was at the time the volume was compiled and in the 14th century, along with a photograph of the view from Eastgate showing the varied architecture.

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

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

A black-and-white photo of a street scene featuring the Alfredo Restaurant and other traditional buildings in Conwy.

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South Wales Record Society @swalesrecordsoc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Today's quiz

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People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

No paper plates at this picnic! Can you help us identify where this photograph may have been taken? The location may be around the Barry area. Photo: Barry Library / Jim Davies bit.ly/picnicbarrylib #InternationalPicnicDay

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Ruskus @rusky.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I was last here around 20 years ago. Trefignath on Ynys Gybi - midday today. #TombTuesday @stoneclub.bsky.social @megalithic.bsky.social

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