A video of film clips of Lampeter in 1968.
A resident of the town talks about his memories of Lampeter in 1968.
The film clips include…
- WD Lewis – notice the Esso Garage where the Co-op now stands
- Greens Agricultural Machinery – now Gwili Jones
- Lampeter University quad and the building of the Lloyd Thomas Hall
- Harford Square looking towards the High Street and College Street – what was the hardware shop on the corner?
- The Slimma clothing factory (now occupied by Ceredigion Plumbing Supplies)
- Mark Lane Mill
- Lampeter Livestock Mart – Sainsburys now occupies this site
[Editor’s note : my Grandad used to take me there when I was a young boy] - The Fountain on Harford Square – what was the name of the tobaccionist on the corner?
The man being interviewed talks about…
- The many changes locally after World War II.
- How houses and shops have been rebuilt.
- How Lampeter is an agricultural town and how it is a central location to receive people from the surrounding areas.
- How the town is still developing and how the university is growing.
- The variety of businesses in the town including Greens Agricultural Machinery and the Slimma factory (the ‘Girls Factory’).
- How there should be more farmers on the Council.
- And how successful the livestock mart is…
Does anyone know the name of the gentleman being interviewed in the video?
The video comes from the ITV Cymru/Wales Archive at the National Library of Wales.
