The "Great Snow" of 1947

Kensington Street

Janet Thomas

Y Sgwâr yn yr eira. Fishguard Square in the snow.

Janet Thomas

Main Street/Hamilton Street

Janet Thomas

Smith Street

Janet Thomas

Outside the Abingdon Restaurant

Miranda Evans

These snapshots were all taken in Fishguard during the heavy snowfall of 1947. The snow fell in February and lasted for several months. Many of the outlying villages such as LLanychaer were cut off, the inhabitants having to walk to Fishguard, in treacherous conditions, for food.