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Aerial photograph of Cathays Park, Cardiff, 1995
  • Photograph by Aubrey Colquhoun presumably for use as a postcard.
Cwmdonkin Park, Swansea, with Teacher Training College beyond
Aerial photograph of Cardiff Civic Centre, 1992
  • Victoria Gardens is a good example of a Victorian urban park. Laid out in 1897 / 98 to celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, many of its original features still survive, including a bandstand and gorsedd circle.
Victorian Gardens, Neath, with tram and Gnoll House beyond
Aerial photograph of the Millenium Coastal Park, Llanelli, 2000
  • St. Beuno's College is now a spiritual retreat. During the 1870s, the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins spent some time here.
Aerial photograph of St. Beuno's College, Tremeirchion, 1993