| Nantmel in 1904 | ||
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The map below is a small section
of an Ordnance Survey map made in
1904. It gives us an idea of what
Nantmel was like at the
end of Queen Victoria's reign. |
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first thing that can be seen is that the village has not
grown much from the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign. There
is a new house Dol-farus at the side of the
turnpike road, and another called New House
high on the bank above the church. Apart from that, Nantmel is still the tiny hamlet it was in 1840. (Look at the Nantmel population graph to see how the population changed). |
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A school
can be seen on the map at the bottom of Church Lane. This really did make
a big difference to ordinary working people growing up in the area. Learning
to read and write and do basic arithmetic gave children a chance of better
job opportunities when they left school. Even so, a great many
children would still grow up to work on the land or go into service. |
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