A Day in the Life of Knighton - page two
These photographs and captions are by Roger Casstles, recording life in the Radnorshire town of Knighton on 24th September 2002.
Brookside Square is a meeting point in Knighton, especially for young people. The town still holds a great deal of respect for its war dead -- the wreaths laid the previous November are still intact and have been well looked after together with the planting of fresh flowers. |
11:00
Robert Parker-Morgan is the new headmaster of the town's primary school.
He's been in the job just three weeks, since the start of the Autumn term.Playtime, Knighton School. |
12:00
The infants sit down for their school dinners. |
12:30
'This is Mr Husbands, and I'm Mr Husbands wife!' -- 'Fluff' (Edith) has
been using that form of greeting for the last 42 years -- that's how long
she and George have been married. The Husbands were caught on camera on
their way home after a shopping trip. Note the Welsh flag mounted on the
back of the vehicle! |
13:00
At the Red Lion in West Street 100 year old Len Hargest sits down to his
lunch. He may not have many teeth, but he packs away a full two course lunch
and half a pint of tea, served in a mug marked 'Britain's Sexiest Man'!
Len is Knighton's oldest resident. |
15:00
Peter Christian knitwear factory, West Street, Knighton |
15:30
Tea break, Peter Christian knitwear factory |
16:00
Swimming lesson for children, Knighton Leisure Centre which is located on
the same site as the primary school. |
16:30
Knighton Library -- school children using the 'Tele-Centre' -- a free service
with the use of computers, printers and scanners -- and access to the Internet.
|
16:45
Jenny and Enid, two of the staff at the Offa's Dyke Centre, providing tourist
information, accommodation booking service, sales of books, maps and souvenirs
and conference facilities. |
17:20
'Mac' Beddoes, the town's only barber, looks in vain for more custom --
and shut up shop for the day soon afterwards! |
20:45
Knighton Rugby Club, right on the Welsh/English border -- floodlit practice
for the coming season. |