by Andrew Gill | Aug 7, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus, Transport
The Ffestiniog Railway is a world-famous attraction in North Wales. It has operated since the 1830s as a means of transporting slate from the quarries in Blaenau Ffestiniog down to the sea at Port Madog for onward transportation by ship. At first, it was illegal to... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 17, 2021 | Gallery, I didn’t expect that!, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
We consider the clothes that these ladies are wearing to be traditional Welsh costume but I suspect that, for them, it was simply their ‘Sunday best’. Those on the bottom row are knitting and the presence of a spinning wheel would suggest that this is a... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 16, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
This interesting photo of Tenby beach and St. Catherine’s Island was probably taken in the 1890s. The wooden huts on wheels are bathing machines and were to be found at every popular seaside resort. Ladies would hire one, step inside and then be towed into the... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 12, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
If you’ve visited Mount Snowdon recently, you’ll know that the modern visitor centre at the summit is often busier than a motorway service station. Snowdon has always attracted hikers and climbers and when the Snowdon Mountain Railway opened in 1896,... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 11, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
You might think this is just a mildly interesting photograph of a sailing ship in a harbour …. and it is. However, what makes it worthy of inclusion in our Gallery is the date it was taken, the 1860s. It captures a moment in time one-hundred-and-sixty-years ago... 