National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales preserves and celebrates the sound and moving image heritage of Wales, making it accessible to a wide range of users for enjoyment and learning. Its film collection reflects every aspect of the nation’s social, cultural and working life across the 20th century, giving a fascinating insight into Welsh filmmaking, both amateur and professional.
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Aberaeron Harbour
Absolutely Aberaeron: the boats, the buildings and the greasy pole!
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Aberaeron abuzz with beautiful sail boats and crowds of people. [Gwilym] Alun Davies, a son of the town who taught at Tregaron and then Aberaeron schools, captures also its attractive buildings (including those now known as The Harbourmaster Hotel and The Hive) and the greasy pole competition.
[Gwilym] Alun Davies, brother of [Goronwy] Wyn and Rhiannon, married Mattie, a hairdresser, and they had a son, Nigel, the young boy Alun has filmed playing cricket with friends on the grassy side of the harbour, alongside the street in which the family lived. Nigel’s two sons – Rhys and Rhodri – now run The Hive. Alun and Mattie are seen on hills above the town, the camera’s zoom lens showing the new school, the vicarage and the Memorial Hall, next to which is Alun’s mother’s house, ‘Tremle’.
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