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on this day 17 May 1935 … SNOW!

Hat and overcoat for a walk to Netpool in May, in the snow!

Thanks to Keith Ladd

Posted on May 17, 2021 by WHHPosted in weatherLeave a comment

20 December (1878) Christmas weather and broken bones

  • 20 1878 (Fri.) “Intense frosts and Cardigan’s streets are in a highly dangerous state and many serious accidents, we regret to say, have been the result”.
Posted on December 20, 2013 by WHHPosted in weatherTagged frosts. Leave a comment

12 December (1986) Floods in the Mwldan again!

Floods in the Mwldan
Floods in the Mwldan

  • 12 1986 (Fri.) Worst floods in living memory down in the Mwldan
  • 12 1963 (Thurs.) Opening of Henry Tudor Restaurant, Priory St
  • 12 1890 (Fri.) Burial of Joseph Clougher, High St,73, stationer
  • 12 1867 (Thurs.) £4 missing from a missionary box at Bethania.
Posted on December 12, 2013 by WHHPosted in Bethania, Mwldan, people, shops, streets, weatherLeave a comment

10 December (1878) Snow and sawdust!

  • 10 1878 (Tues.) Snow  over the weekend has meant that the streets of Cardigan have literally been converted into skating rinks. Thanks to the kindness of Messrs. Miles, Woodward & Co., for scattering sawdust on the surface of the main streets.
Posted on December 10, 2013 by WHHPosted in weatherTagged Miles & Woodward. Leave a comment

1 December (1966) Bingham House’s chimney through the roof

  • 1 1966 (Thurs.) Storm caused the  chimney at Bingham House to crash through the roof
Posted on December 2, 2013 by WHHPosted in weatherTagged Bingham House. Leave a comment

7 October (1896) Gales, rain, high tide = floods

  • 7 1896 (Wed.) Gales, heavy rains and high tide resulted in severe flooding in the Mwldan, Strand, St Mary St., and Bridge-end area of the town. The 7.30 train failed to get in before 9. At 9.40 the situation had deteriorated that it was not safe for the train to depart. No letters or newspapers reached the town till Thursday 1.30.pm.
Posted on October 7, 2013 by WHHPosted in Mwldan, trains, weatherTagged Mwldan floods. Leave a comment

8 February (1966) Floods!

  • 8 1966 (Tues.) Floods hit the town,  due to a high tide and high winds.
Posted on February 8, 2013February 19, 2013 by WHHPosted in weatherTagged floods, weather. Leave a comment

18 January (1985) Big freeze

  • 18 1985 (Fri.) Big freeze
Posted on January 18, 2013February 19, 2013 by WHHPosted in weatherTagged weather. Leave a comment

7 January (1892) Snow prevents T. E. Ellis from visiting

  • 7 1892 (Thurs.) T. E. Ellis MP due to speak at Guildhall with Mr Bowen Rowlands MP but failed to visit because of snow. Stuck in Llandysul. Snow not always a bad thing say his opponents!
Posted on January 7, 2013February 19, 2013 by WHHPosted in weatherTagged Bowen Rowlands, T. E. Ellis, weather. Leave a comment

6 January (1895) Severe frost

  • 6 1895 (Sun.) Severe frost. The Teifi is frozen solid. Time to put on the skates and head down to the bridge!
Posted on January 6, 2013February 19, 2013 by WHHPosted in weatherTagged teifi, weather. Leave a comment

5 January (1867) Lifeboat saves 6 lives

5 1867 (Sat.) Stormy weather. ‘John Stuart’ lifeboat went out to help the sloop ‘Oliver Lloyd’ of Cardigan and the ‘Turtle Dove’ of Aberystwyth. A total crew of 6 were rescued.

Posted on January 5, 2013February 19, 2013 by WHHPosted in maritime, weatherTagged lifeboat. Leave a comment

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