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St. Augustines Road, PENARTH, CF64 1BH

The bus is on an enthusiast tour following the route of the summer open-top service operated by Cardiff Buses at the time. The route included this steep climb to the top of the hill forming Penarth Head. Bus 424 is a Guy Arab V with Neepsend bodywork, new in 1964 and converted to open-top in 1976. This is one of a series of views featuring buses in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=137652761

Located at 31 John Street, the Clive Arms is the oldest pub in Penarth, dating from 1866 (perhaps earlier). It is unusual in being mid-terrace rather than on a street corner. The pub was named after local landowners the Clive family. Their coat of arms is featured on the pub sign. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3737286

Located in John Street on the wall here. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3737275

The original hotel stabling for the Penarth Hotel, now part of Headlands School

The old stable block from the Penarth Head Hotel.

The John Street junction is on the left. There is a newer style Paget Place name sign at street level near the car and an old-style enamel sign showing Paget Place alongside a first floor window in the middle of the view.

Memorial to Dr Joseph Parry and his widow, Jane, in St Augustine’s Church, Penarth. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6681057/joseph-parry Professor of Music at the University of Wales during the 1870s, perhaps Parry’s best known work is the poignant love song, Myfanwy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myfanwy I chanced upon this memorial while wandering through St Augustine’s churchyard just three weeks after hearing Myfanwy at the funeral of a very close friend. A moving moment! The following link takes you to Bryn Terfel’s rendition: https://open.spotify.com/track/4dqG5CsiZJ9zofmqeYucaq?si=slKyOiLrRP6Lwo733mNGVQ

The outbuildings are near this building http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3753099 which was built as the Penarth Hotel in the 1860s when horses were extensively used for transport, and for several decades thereafter.

Built in 1868 as 'Penarth Hotel' by the Taff Vale Railway Company. It was bought and presented to National Children's Home by the widow of Major J A Gibbs in memory of her husband who was killed during First World War, opening in July 1921. It was a nautical training school known as the J A Gibbs Home; subsequently renamed The Headlands School. It became an "approved" school, in 1936 and remained so until approved schools were abolished in 1969. In 1978 it became co-educational.