Caernarfon Through the Eye of Time

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

O gychod hanesyddol a theuluoedd morwrol, llosgi fflag a therfysg i ddifyrrwch amser hamdden pobol Caernarfon a'u gorffennol lliwgar. Mae'r gyfrol yn mynd a ni ar daith i Gaernarfon y 18fed i'r 20fed ganrif. Tasa'r waliau yma'n gallu siarad. Mae'r gyfrol w edi ei hysgrifennu gan yr hanesydd lleol a phoblogaidd, T. Meirion Hughes, yn ei ddull agos-atoch arbennig.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

From historic ships and shipping families, riots and flag burning to recreational and leisurely activities through Caernarfon's vivid past; Caernarfon through the Eye of Time takes us on an eye-opening journey through 18th-20th century Caernarfon. If these Castle walls could talk. Written by popular local historian, T. Meirion Hughes in his distinctive congenial and informative manner

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Foreword by Maldwyn Thomas Appreciation King of Captains A Hero at 19 The Hindoo An Old Caernarfon Family Sir Llewelyn Turner (1823-1903) Sir William Henry Preece (1834-1913) Air Cae and Distinguished Yatchtsman Lionel Wilmot Brabazon Rees, VC, OBE, MC, AFC A Musical Family The Show of the Century Some Feat over a Century and a Half Ago Entertainment in Day Gone By The Pavilion, Caernarfon The Red Dragon Saga Riot in 1752 The Golden Age of the Country Buses Villainy on Christmas Night

Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Foreword by Maldwyn Thomas Appreciation King of Captains A Hero at 19 The Hindoo An Old Caernarfon Family Sir Llewelyn Turner (1823-1903) Sir William Henry Preece (1834-1913) Air Cae and Distinguished Yatchtsman Lionel Wilmot Brabazon Rees, VC, OBE, MC, AFC A Musical Family The Show of the Century Some Feat over a Century and a Half Ago Entertainment in Day Gone By The Pavilion, Caernarfon The Red Dragon Saga Riot in 1752 The Golden Age of the Country Buses Villainy on Christmas Night

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

O gychod hanesyddol a theuluoedd morwrol, llosgi fflag a therfysg i ddifyrrwch amser hamdden pobol Caernarfon a'u gorffennol lliwgar. Mae Caernarfon through the Eye of Time yn mynd a ni ar daith i Gaernarfon y 18fed i'r 20fed ganrif. Tasa'r waliau yma'n gallu siarad... Mae'r gyfrol wedi ei hysgrifennu gan yr hanesydd lleol a phoblogaidd, T. Meirion Hughes, yn ei ddull agos-atoch arbennig.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Nobody knows Caernarfon better than Meirion Hughes. Born and bred in the town, he has spent a lifetime researching its history and talking to its people. In this book he deals with a broad sweep of the more off-beat aspects of the town’s history. Here we have the story of a cholera epidemic when the dead were buried even on Christmas Day; the exploits of a much decorated air ace of World War I; a visit from Buffalo Bill accompanied by cowboys and Young Sitting Bull; the crossing of the Menai Straits in a hot-air balloon in 1857; how a Prime Minister’s nephew and the Red Dragon took over the Eagle Tower; how a man killed in a riot in 1752 came back to haunt the Crown Inn; an account of the last hours of a murderer, and much more. Exciting stuff! Glenda Carr As a local historian, Meirion, has an unique and friendly manner of presenting history which makes this book highly interesting and very readable. Glyn Tomos