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Aerial photograph of Barmouth and the Mawddach Estuary
Star Cottage, Ogmore, with ford of River Ewenny in foreground, c. 1930
Women and children at Glanyrafon, near Corris, c. 1865
  • Michael 'Angelo' Rocker (1746-1801) was taught engraving by his father and drawing by Paul Sandby, who is said to have given him the name 'Angelo'. He worked on book illustrations, both drawing and engraving, and was chief scene painter at the Haymarket Theatre for many years. In 1770 he was elected A. R. A. (Associate of the Royal Academy). In 1788 he began extensive tours of Britain, including Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Somerset, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Wales.
'Monnow Bridge and gate' by Michael 'Angelo' Rocker, late 18th century
  • Evans' painting shows the quayside below Wye bridge at some time in the late nineteenth century. The large warehouse on the quayside to the left of the picture is the bark house, where local oak bark was processed and stored before being carried downriver. Evans was born in 1854, and he undoubtedly witnessed the declining years of Monmouth's river trade. Whether he personally saw all the things he includes in his paintings is doubtful: he may have used information from earlier pictures, or from the descriptions of older people. Nevertheless, this painting includes fascinating detail about the bridge. The bowhauliers are just visible on the bank and in the shallows beyond the vessel.
'Wye Bridge and the Barkhouse, Monmouth' by J. A. Evans, 19th century
  • The boat known as a 'trow' had more in common with a trough than just its appearance: the Anglo-Saxon name for a hollowed out vessel or container was 'trog', the origin of both trow and trough. The trow began and ended its existence as a simple, 'inland' cargo vessel, suited to use on the shallow waters of the rivers Severn and Wye. During its heyday the trow took on two distinct forms, one remaining as the basic, river barge with single, square, sail and open hull, the other developing the capacity to sail in the open, treacherous waters of the Bristol Channel and beyond. This more sophisticated vessel took on the character of a true sailing ship, with several sails and a deck to close in the cargo hold. Nevertheless, the trow retained its essential feature - a strong, flat bottom which enabled it to sit on mud-flats and riverbanks for loading and un-loading, regardless of the state of the tide or the depth of water in the river, and without the need for special quaysides or wharves. Both forms of trow continued in use throughout the nineteenth century, but the simple 'up-river' trow could not compete with the railway as a cheap and easy means of delivery between the river towns. By the end of the century, the river trow had disappeared, but the 'estuary trow' developed its sea-going ability in response to the threat from the railways. Source: Display boards, Nelson Museum & Local History Centre.
Wye Bridge and quayside, Monmouth, with trow, c. 1865