Postcards Of The Past - Old Postcards Of North Wales Countryside & Coast
Wales Countryside & Coast Old Postcards
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South Stack Lighthouse
South Stack Lighthouse & Cliffs, Holyhead, Anglesey
Posted on: unused
Published by: F Frith & Co., Ltd., Reigate
Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda
Penrhyn Slate Quarry at Bethesda
Posted on: 26 August 1904 to Sothall, London
Published by: Photochrom Co., Ltd., London
River Ogwen at Bethesda
Afon Ogwen from Mill Street in Bethesda
Posted on: unused
Published by: Astley Series
Beddgelert, Gelert's Grave
Gelert's Grave at Beddgelert
The legend says - Llywelyn Fawr (ap Iorwerth) went out hunting, leaving his baby son at home along with his favourite dog, Gelert. When he returned the baby's cot and Gelert were covered in blood and the baby was missing. Assuming the dog had killed his son, Llywelyn plunged his sword into the animal's side - the dog's yelp of pain and shock was answered by a baby's cry. Llywelyn found his son safe and well, nearby he found the slain body of a wolf - obviously killed by Gelert while protecting the child. Stricken with grief and remorse, Llywelyn buried Gelert and is said to have never smiled again.
The truth is a little more mundane. The village is actually believed to be named for an early saint, Celert. The legend of the slain hound and the gravestone appeared in the 18th century and are thought to have been started by the landlord of the Goat Hotel to attract more tourists to the village.
Posted to: unused
Published by: The Photochrom Co. Ltd, London & Detroit. Celesque Series
Tal-y-Cafn Waterfall
Tal-y-Cafn Waterfall, Near Conwy
Posted to: unused
Published by: Smart Novels Series
Snowdon Ranger Youth Hostel
Snowdon Ranger Youth Hostel, Rhyd Ddu
Posted on: Unreadable (stamp dates from 1904-1910) to Liverpool
Published by: Photorial Stationery, London - 'Platino Photo'
Rhaeadr Cynfal
Rhaeadr Cynfal near Blaenau Ffestiniog
Posted on: unreadable (but the stamp was issued in South Australia before 1913) to Adelaide, Australia
Published by: Davidson Bros., London
Cyfyng Falls, Capel Curig
Cyfyng Falls, at Pont Cyfyng near Capel Curig
Posted on: 19 August 1908 to Rowsley, Derbyshire
Published by: The Wrench Series
Llanberis Waterfall
Llanberis Waterfall (Ceunant Mawr)
Posted to: unused
Published by: Peacock, The Works, Saxony
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