Explore nostalgic images of South Wales locations, including former shops, mansions, schools, pubs, and inns.
Vin Sullivan was in Abergavenny. The pictures are from the 1960s. Vin Sullivan was a fishmonger. Vin and John Sullivan ran it.
This father and son team worked together. The shop was on Frogmore Street. It’s where Portico Lounge is now. The business has many locations now, with market stalls and a Cardiff factory.
Van Mansion was in Caerphilly. This building is also mostly forgotten. Sir Edward Lewis built it in 1529. He served as sheriff.
The mansion has a large walled park, covering 850 acres altogether! People say they used castle stone. This stone came from Caerphilly Castle’s ruins. The mansion was used until the 1960s. It fell apart but was fixed in the 1990s. It now operates as a bed and breakfast.
Queen’s School was in Newport. It got its name from Queen Elizabeth II. The school was used for teaching back in the 1940s.
They knocked it down in 2003. Now, houses are there instead as part of the Parc Elisabeth development. Redrow built these homes.
The Village Green Inn was in Trellech. This building is another forgotten one. People think it was built around 1684. The building is Georgian.
It was a restaurant and inn. In 2007, they approved turning it into housing. The building is on Church Street. It has been empty for three years and is a Grade II-listed building.
The Wentloog was in Castleton. This is another historic building that’s also been somewhat forgotten. It was a pub for a short time. Now it is a hotel.
The hotel boasts a sauna and pool. They also have a business center. The picture shows it back in 1994.