aberaeron in the snow showing the harbor
Aberaeron was planned and built in 1805 by the Rev. Alban Thomas Jones. It is built around the estuary of the River Aeron, which has been enlarged to provide a small half-tide harbour for recreational craft. The estuary is also crossed by a wooden pedestrian bridge. Crafts were an important part of village life. Information recorded in Trade Directories show that in 1830, although it was not yet fully developed as a port, there were in Aberaeron:[2] One woollen manufacturer, one boot maker, one baker, one corn miller, one blacksmith, one blacksmith and shovel maker, two shipwrights, one carpenter and one hat maker. In the late 1890s, a hand-powered cable car 'The Aeron Express' was built to ferry workers across the harbour when the bridge was demolished by floods. The structure was recreated in the late 1980s as a tourist attraction that ran until the end of summer 1994. The architecture of Aberaeron is unusual in this part of rural Wales, being constructed around a principal square of elegant Regency style buildings grouped around the harbour. Some of the architecture was of sufficient interest to feature on British postage stamps.
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Location: aberaeron west wales
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Keywords: 1805, aberaeron, aeron, alban, architecture, harbour, regency, rev., snow, style, thomas, wales, west, winter
