Abergele in 1938 from the air

This week, I came across some fantastic aerial photos of Abergele, taken in 1938. It's so interesting to see how the town used to look. Can you find your house here?


Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

Looking towards the north west. St Michael's clock tower towards the top-left of centre.


Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

Above: St Paul's chapel, St George's Rd is the imposing building just right of centre.


Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

Above: you can see the old goose market behind the Hesketh in this photo.


Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

Above: Water St stretches from the centre of this photo towards Pentre Mawr Park.

Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

Above: the old Bee Field seen above St Michael's in this photo used to be where Abergele Market was held after it moved from Market St. Today, this is the site of Tesco's.


Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

Above: the strip of housing moving off to the right of frame in this one was demolished to make way for Peel St.

The website where I found these images, Francis Frith, has old aerial views of other towns, including Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Llandudno, St George, Towyn, Llanfair TH, etc. And you can order framed prints and photos if you like. Quite a nice gift for someone who may be missing their old home town...

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