The Aberdyfi Guide — A short history of Aberdyfi, with detailed guides to 6 walks

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Llyfr wedi'i ddarlunio'n gyfoethog yn archwilio hanes hir ac arwyddocaol annisgwyl Aberdyfi, o borthladd pysgota i ganolfan ddiwydiannol i gyrchfan glan môr. Gan gyfuno tirwedd, hanes naturiol, archaeoleg a newid cymdeithasol, mae'n datgelu olion y gorffennol sy'n dal i fod yn weladwy yn y pentref a gerllaw heddiw.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Richly illustrated book exploring the long and surprisingly significant history of Aberdyfi, from fishing port to industrial hub to seaside resort. Blending landscape, natural history, archaeology and social change, it reveals traces of the past still visible in the village and nearby today.

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Background The changing estuary Natural History History Origins A Tudor and Jacobean Fishing and Trading Port Eighteenth Century: the village begins Nineteenth century heyday From industry to Tourism Early twentieth century Second World War Modern Times Building Styles Walking Aberdyfi Walk 1 The centre where it began Walk 2 Chapel Square and Copper Hill Street Walk 3 Extending east along Seaview Terrace towards Penhelyg Walk 4 Penhelyg and beyond Walk 5 Extending west: Glandyfi and Bodfor Terraces Walk 6 Up Church Street to Balkan Hill Walk 7 Penrhos and the western outskirts Longer walks Afterword Illustrations Further Reading

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Richard Mayou was Professor of Psychiatry and Fellow of Nuffield College at Oxford University and is now retired. He has visited the Dyfi area every year of his life since 1952.