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Aerial photograph of Bardsey Island, 2000
  • This postcard forms part of a collection of postcards which were mainly produced for the tourist market during the early decades of the twentieth century. Many of the postcards showed images of famous Welsh landmarks, traditional Welsh costume, or extracts from traditional songs, etc. A large number featured humorous cartoons.
Postcard: 'The King of Bardsey', early 20th century
Aerial photograph of Bardsey Island, 2000
Aerial photograph of Bardsey Island, 1996
  • Bardsey Lighthouse stands on the southerly tip of the island and gives a guide to vessels in passage through St. George's Channel and the Irish Sea. The building was erected by Trinity House in 1821 at a cost of £5,470 12s 6d plus a further £2,950 16s 7d for the lantern. The lighthouse tower is unusual in being square in plan. It is striped in red and white horizontal bands. In 1987 the Lighthouse was converted to automatic operation and up until 1995 was monitored from the Trinity House Area Control Station at Holyhead. It is now monitored from the Trinity House Depot at Harwich with a local part-time attendant carrying out routine maintenance. Source: www.trinityhouse.co.uk
Aerial photograph of Bardsey Island Lighthouse, 1996
Aerial photograph of St. Mary's Abbey, Bardsey Island, 1996