Cardigan, Ceredigion - Valentines multiview RP postcard 1940s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Cardigan multiview: The Cliff Hotel, Gwbert-on-Sea / Victoria Gardens / River Teifi from St. Dogmaels / High Street / The Net Pool, St. Dogmaels - real photo type
• Publisher:  Valentines W 1138
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  George VI 2d orange
• Postmark(s):  Pembroke 27 July 1950 cds
• Sent to:  Miss E. Greenwood, Linden Grove, 26 Brighouse Road, Hipperholme, near Halifax, Yorkshire
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Cardigan (Welsh: Aberteifi) is a town in the county of Ceredigion in Mid Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Teifi, at the point where Ceredigion meets Pembrokeshire. It was the county town of the pre-1974 county of Cardiganshire.

The town is strategically placed on the banks of the River Teifi. The castle was built by Robert Montgomery in 1093 after the Norman army conquered Ceredigion. A walled settlement developed around the castle, and after much unrest the Normans were eventually defeated. In 1176 Lord Rhys instituted the first eisteddfod. Contestants came from all over Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland to compete for chairs in music and poetry. In 1199 the town received its first charter and became an important trade centre. In 1227 a weekly market was established which continues to this day.^[3]

Until the 16th century, Cardigan was a small, walled town with some river traffic. Wales was formally annexed by England through the instrument of the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542. This established political and domestic stability and boosted economic prosperity through the increase in maritime trade, for example. The herring fishery developed and by the beginning of the 18th century, there was a large merchant fleet. Exports included herring and salmon, slate, bark for tanning, corn and ale. Imports included oranges, manufactured goods, building materials and coal. Industries that developed included shipbuilding, brickworks, a foundry, ropemakers and sailmakers.^[3]

In the 18th and early 19th century, Cardigan was the most important seaport in South Wales. In 1815 it possessed 314 ships totalling 12,554 tons. This was seven times as many vessels as Cardiff and three times as many as Swansea.^[4] It had a thriving shipbuilding industry, with over 200 vessels being built both in Cardigan and downstream in the village of Llandudoch (St Dogmaels).^[3]

Rural industries and craftsmen were an important part of life in a country town. Information recorded in Trade Directories show that in 1830, there were in Cardigan:^[3]
Thirteen boot makers, three bakers, one corn miller, four blacksmiths, seven carpenters, two coopers, six tailors, five dressmakers and milliners, two straw hat makers, two weavers, three curriers, three saddlers, two whitesmiths (tinsmiths), four glaziers, five maltsters, two printers, two tanners and one stonemason.

type=real photographic (rp)

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=wales

county/ country=cardiganshire

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

postage condition=posted