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On the 2nd of October 1921, the unveiling of the WWI War Memorial took place in Knighton - the superb images below are kindly shared with us from the collection of Mr. Peter Lloyd

Radnorshire, Knighton, Dedication of the War Memorial 2nd Oct 1921 - Servicemen and Civilians march through the town

Radnorshire, Knighton, Dedication of the War Memorial 2nd Oct 1921 - Soldiers stand to attention

Radnorshire, Knighton, Unveiling of the War Memorial 2nd Oct 1921

Radnorshire, Knighton, Dedication of the War Memorial 2nd Oct 1921 - Close up of crowds

Radnorshire, Knighton, Crowds at the War Memorial Dedication in 1921

Old Photos of Knighton in Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed in South Wales, United Kingdom of Great Britain.

Old Photos of Knighton in Radnorshire in Wales.

Radnorshire, Knighton, Visit of Gustav Hamel - pioneer aviator - on 29th August 1913.

Gustav Hamel was the son of a german doctor (Gustave W. Hamel), and in 1910 the family became british subjects. For this reason, Gustav Hamel is always quoted as being a british aviator. Gustav Hamel visited Wales to display his aircaft on several occasions, including a visit to Llandrindod Wells.

Sadly, in the May following the above photograph being taken, Gustav Hamel was lost in the English Channel on a return flight from Paris - he was aged just 24.

The above image is kindly shared with us from the collection of Mr. Peter Lloyd, whose family history can be traced directly back to Knighton in Radnorshire (now Powys). Peter's Great Great Grandfather - William Henry Lloyd - was Knighton's first ever photographer in the 1850's.

Radnorshire

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Oude Foto's van Engeland, Ierland, Schotland en Wales in het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië.

Vieilles photographies de l'Angleterre, de l'Irlande, de l'Ecosse et du Pays de Gales au Royaume-Uni de la Grande-Bretagne.

Alte Fotographien von England, von Irland, von Schottland und von Wales im Vereinigten Königreich von Großbritannien.

Vecchie fotografie dell'Inghilterra, dell'Irlanda, della Scozia e del Galles nel Regno Unito della Gran Bretagna.

Fotografias velhas de Inglaterra, de Ireland, de Scotland e de Wales no Reino Unido de Grâ Bretanha.

Viejas fotografías de Inglaterra, de Irlanda, de Escocia y de País de Gales en el Reino Unido d

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Radnorshire, Knighton, Clock Tower and Church Street c1920's

In 1927 the Teme Bridge was to be widened - the images below are courteous of Mr Peter Lloyd

Radnorshire, Knighton, The Old Teme Bridge in 1927

Radnorshire, Knighton, The New Teme Bridge in 1927

Radnorshire, Knighton, The Annual Knighton Show passes the Norton Arms Hotel - believed to be c.1910