Goodwick - before the arrival of the railway

The first image, taken from what what would now be Pen yr Aber, shows how Goodwick looked before the development of the harbour and the inevitable expansion in housing that then took place.

The photo is quite a distant view but by using the yellow magnifier you can zoom in quite close as the quality of the old image is very good – possibly taken by local photographer Charles Edwards who was busy taking photographs around this period.

The railway line is well underway making up the ground where the loco shed and the original Goodwick station would be built. This dates the image to around 1895-1898. The bridge on Wern Road that you now turn under to go to Main Street, is already in place.

Just above the bridge you can see the cottage that still stands today, although much extended now. To the right of the cottage, the long low black building was built to house workmen – the bungalows of Y Gorlan, occupy the same spot today. Further along to the right can be seen Goedwig Chapel – another local landmark.

The second image is a close up of the long low black building taken some years later – the turning to St Davids Place and the cottage referred to above can be clearly seen.