Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Newport Transporter Bridge and Industry Along the River
Newport Transporter Bridge and Industry Along the River
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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description
Cyfrol ddarluniadol hardd a swynol yn adrodd hanes yr ardal lle gwelir bellach bont gario eiconig Casnewydd, ardal lle roedd diwydiannau bychain llewyrchus cynt. Cynhwysir delweddau nas cyhoeddwyd o'r blaen.
Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description
A lavishly illustrated and fascinating look at the iconic Newport Transporter Bridge, and a look at the small industries that flourished in the area in years gone by. Comprising previously unpublished images.
Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details
- ISBN 13
- 9781445677859
- Gwales Code
- gwales.com.9781445677859
- Gwerthwr / Vendor
- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
- Long Title
- Newport Transporter Bridge and Industry Along the River
- Awdur / Author
- Preece, Jan
- Current Price ex VAT
- £14.99
- Current Price inc VAT
- £14.99
- Availability Status (EN)
- Non-Stock Item - Ordered on request
- Availability Status (CY)
- Archebir yn ôl y galw
- Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
- 2019-08-19
- Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Media Type (EN)
- Paperback / softback
- Media Type (CY)
- Clawr meddal
- Pages
- 96 pages
- Size
- 165 × 234 mm
- Language Code
- English
- Categori / Category
- CY: Hanes, Hanes Lleol, Arferion Gwlad, Llên Gwerin (yn Saesneg) | EN: History, Welsh Life and Customs, Local History, Folk Tales (in English)
- Is-gategori / Subcategory
- CY: Hanes Lleol (yn Saesneg) | EN: Local History (in English)
Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography
Jan Preece was born in Pillgwenlly, Newport, in the late 1940s. This backdrop of terraced streets and the sights and sounds of the dockland area led him to develop an unshakeable passion for heritage and the past. In the mid-1980s, he started the Pill Heritage Project, a community archive telling the story of Newport’s docklands. Following closure several years ago, Jan moved the archive online (www.quietwomansrow.com), with great success. Today, Jan Preece works as a photographer and architectural model maker.
Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review
The Newport Transporter Bridge was built to meet the needs of Industry which had grown to include the east bank of the Usk. Here, Jan Preece illustrates the history of this iconic local landmark from conception to the present day, looking at its unusual design, with only four five others like it in the world, and the impact it had on industry in the area. The stretch of the River Usk close to the bridge has its own rich industrial heritage, from cottage industries of tin makers to shipping and the railways. With a wealth of rare and previously unpublished images, Jan Preece tells these two interconnected stories that form crucial parts of Newport’s history.
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