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141,746 items found

Point of Ayr Lighthouse and the 'Mormons&...

Point of Ayr Lighthouse and the 'Mormons&...
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  • JillM

Early Bumblebee 3

Early Bumblebee 3
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  • Stitching Botanical

Early Bumblebee 2

Early Bumblebee 2
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  • Stitching Botanical

Early Bumblebee 1

Early Bumblebee 1
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  • Stitching Botanical

Tiger Longwing

Tiger Longwing
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  • Stitching Botanical

Microdon analis

Microdon analis
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  • Stitching Botanical

Brimstone

Brimstone
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  • Stitching Botanical

Merthyr Tydfil Remembrance Day

Merthyr Tydfil Remembrance Day
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  • Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Merthyr T...

Merthyr Soldiers Pt 2

Merthyr Soldiers Pt 2
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  • Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Merthyr T...

Merthyr Soldiers Part 1

Merthyr Soldiers Part 1
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  • Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Merthyr T...

Merthyr Remembrance Day (part 2)

Merthyr Remembrance Day (part 2)
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  • Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Merthyr T...

Remembrance Day - Parades from Merthyr's Past

Remembrance Day - Parades from Merthyr's Past
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  • Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Merthyr T...

Finding my grandfather, John Frederick Thomas,...

Finding my grandfather, John Frederick Thomas,...
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  • DWoods

Digging trench for water main c.1954

Digging trench for water main c.1954
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  • Julie Hughes

Water Standpipe Enclosure

Water Standpipe Enclosure
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  • 11
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  • Julie Hughes

Illustration of The Last Dragon of Wales....

Illustration of The Last Dragon of Wales....
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  • World-of-Water

Plan of Pinged Marsh, Kidwelly

Plan of Pinged Marsh, Kidwelly
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  • Gillian Barton

Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal & tramroads...

Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal & tramroads...
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  • Gillian Barton

Sketch of the Mineral Property under Kidwell...

Sketch of the Mineral Property under Kidwell...
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  • Gillian Barton

Llanelly Pottery vase - Fern pattern

Llanelly Pottery vase - Fern pattern
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  • Gillian Barton

Wedding of Rev. V. W. T. Rees, Carmarthenshire,...

Wedding of Rev. V. W. T. Rees, Carmarthenshire,...
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  • Gillian Barton

Pope John Paul II, Cardiff 1982

Pope John Paul II, Cardiff 1982
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  • People's Collection Wales Social Media / Cyfryn...

Carmarthenshire Constabulary

Carmarthenshire Constabulary
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  • Ross Mather Police Memorabilia of Wales Collection

Ceiau Afon Dwyryd [Welsh]

Ceiau Afon Dwyryd [Welsh]
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  • 15
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  • Celt Roberts

Kidwelly British School Scholar's...

Kidwelly British School Scholar's...
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  • Gillian Barton

Letter from the War Office about land part of...

Letter from the War Office about land part of...
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  • Gillian Barton

Needlework sampler (photograph), 1865

Needlework sampler (photograph), 1865
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  • Gillian Barton

Dissertation Research 2021

Dissertation Research 2021
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  • Emma

Local place-names in the Mawddwy & Cemaes...

Local place-names in the Mawddwy & Cemaes...
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  • Steve Culverhouse

Discovery of Mantis Shrimp in Cardigan Bay, 1999

Discovery of Mantis Shrimp in Cardigan Bay, 1999
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  • Living Seas Wales

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