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  • This image shows Penarth Yacht Club. The hill beyond is Penarth Head
View of Penarth promenade during a storm, c. 1885-1915
  • Photographed by John Thomas.
Abersoch harbour after the great gale of October 1896
  • The Radnorshire county surveyor recorded conditions after a severe snowstorm in January 1941. This was near the summit of Radnor Forest three weeks after the storm, on a highway which was blocked by drifts over 15 feet deep. This road was not cleared until the end of April. The car headlight is shrouded due to wartime blackout regulations.
Winter snows in Radnorshire, January 1941
  • Attendance was very poor during the week on account of the stormy weather. On 2 March 1901, no pupils came to school in the morning on account of the rain and only four children attended in the afternoon.
Rhydygorlan 'Cwm' School Log Book, Llanfachreth, Merionethshire, 1899-1920 [page 60, image 6 of 16]
  • During the week 17 February-3 March 1911, the weather was 'exceptionally stormy' and very few pupils attended school. The school had to be closed for two days. It is also noted that almost all the children were suffering from influenza.
Rhydygorlan 'Cwm' School Log Book, Llanfachreth, Merionethshire, 1899-1920 [page 174, image 10 of 16]
  • During the week 11-26 November 1912, the weather was very stormy. A teacher noticed that the partitions at both ends of the school were parting with the floor.
Rhydygorlan 'Cwm' School Log Book, Llanfachreth, Merionethshire, 1899-1920 [page 190, image 13 of 16]