
Images of Wales
Saturday 3rd October 1998
Llandrindod Wells
Radnorshire
Photography by John Ball - 1st October 1998 (with Agfa ePhoto307 digital camera)
Llandrindod Wells gained fame because of its mineral waters which some claim have healing powers. It is now a popular holiday centre. Family historians may know that it is also the site of the Powys Archives Office whose website is at http://archives.powys.gov.uk/.
Right: The "new" parish church, Llandrindod Wells (see also below)
Above: A quiet lane in Llandrindod Wells.
Above: Many of the shops have balconies such as this.
Above: Bradley's ironmongers and hardware shop. The intricate iron canopy over the
pavement is a typical feature in Llandrindod Wells.
Above: Van's Good Food Shop - one of the many colourful shop fronts in the town.
Above: The Church of the Holy Trinity.
Holy Trinity church serves the parish of Llandrindod with Cefnllys and Disserth. The original 13th century church some distance away was unroofed in 1893 to force the congregation to use this new church, built in 1871. Protests led to the old church being restored in 1894. I hope to feature the old church in a future Images of Wales.
Below: The south-eastern aspect of the parish church.
For further details and photographs of Holy Trinity Church, go to the Llandrindod Wells entry on my Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection feature.
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