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UWA Old Photos
Click through a selection of old photos charting the history of the University Of Wales Aberystwyth. The research for the captions was carried out by Rachel Dean in March 2006 when she was a second year Drama and History student. Photographs courtesy of the UWA.
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The Old College building after the fire
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"The college building suffered extensive smoke damage from the fire, many of the local volunteers were injured and three local men sadly died in the blaze."
Rachel Dean
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your comments
Michael Belham from Frome
In 1887 my great grandfather's company - S. Belham & Co. was given the contract to rebuild the College after the fire.
Sun Jun 7 20:21:41 2009
sally payne
My great great grandfather was one of the three men who died in the fire. His name was Samuel Morgan Jones.
Sun Aug 31 13:50:47 2008
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