Archive for September, 2003

Uncover the Jewels of Wales

Monday, September 15th, 2003

copper ladyWhere can you find photographs of Swansea in the Blitz, or the diaries of Welsh soldiers from the First World War? Where can you read the letters of a nine-year old girl who lived in Lampeter in Victorian times, or pages from an 1891 Welsh Football Annual? Where can you examine a 17th century tapestry work from Breconshire or a 19th century miners’ lamp from Aberdare? The answer for all these and more is the Gathering the Jewels website at www.gtj.org.uk.
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Discovering Art through the Internet

Sunday, September 14th, 2003

Buildings in Naples, 1782 by Thomas JonesExamine the work of Thomas Jones, Pencerrig in the latest virtual exhibition from the National Library of Wales.
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