A view of the front of 40 Elm Street, Roath Cardiff taken in 1999.
Location on Google Earth
The rear view of 40 Elm St, showing the door that I watched my grandfather
install in the 1940s. I still have a key to the wicket door somewhere.
The rear view of 40 Elm St after the former stable/garage buildings had been demolished.
A view of Elm Street Lane taken in 2016. There is new building on the right.
W.J. Bass "billhead"
Porthkerry House from the pebbly beach taken in the 1970s.
William Bass's friend, Johnnie Rich, allowed him to camp in the grounds of Porthkerry House in the 1930s.
Our tent used to be pitched on a flat area just in front of the house.
I remember, as a child in the 1930s, sheltering in the empty house during a storm,
watching the lightning over the Bristol Channel.
Porthkerry beach looking towards Porthkerry House,
which can just been seen in the trees at the top of the picture.
Porthkerry beach looking towards Cold Knap Point and
Barry. This photo was taken in the 1970s.
Golden Steps between Porthkerry and Barry. Photo: pre WWII
This is what a (restored) Ford Model T lorry looks like.
The cab should have oval side windows to my recollection, and the
windscreen was split in the middle, horizontally, and could be rotated.
Auction of Porthkerry House from The Times 16 May 1928
Porthkerry House location in Google Earth
