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First Light, Oxwich Point, Gower, Glamorgan. First Light, Oxwich Point, Gower, Glamorgan.

Lichen I, Culver Hole, Gower, Glamorgan. Lichen I, Culver Hole, Gower, Glamorgan.

First glimpse of Culver Hole, Gower, Glamorgan. First glimpse of Culver Hole, Gower, Glamorgan.

Lichen II, Culver Hole, Gower, Glamorgan. Lichen II, Culver Hole, Gower, Glamorgan.

Culver Hole, a dovecote dating from the middle ages. The word "culver" derives from the Old English word "culfre", meaning pigeon or dove. Gower, Glamorgan. Culver Hole, a dovecote dating from the middle ages. The word “culver” derives from the Old English word “culfre”, meaning pigeon or dove. Gower, Glamorgan.

Approach to Culver Hole, Gower, Glamorgan. Approach to Culver Hole, Gower, Glamorgan.

Overton Mere, Gower, Glamorgan. Overton Mere, Gower, Glamorgan.

Worm’s Head from Red Chamber, Gower, Glamorgan. Worm’s Head from Red Chamber, Gower, Glamorgan.

Red Chamber cliffs, Gower, Glamorgan. Red Chamber cliffs, Gower, Glamorgan.

Gower Cliffs from Fall bay, Glamorgan. Gower Cliffs from Fall bay, Glamorgan.

Mussels on Worm’s Head causeway, Gower, Glamorgan. Mussels on Worm’s Head causeway, Gower, Glamorgan.

Selfie approaching Devil’s Bridge, Worm's Head, Gower, Glamorgan. Selfie approaching Devil’s Bridge, Worm’s Head, Gower, Glamorgan.

Outer Head, Worm’s Head, Gower, Glamorgan. Outer Head, Worm’s Head, Gower, Glamorgan.

Worm’s head. Outer Head, Devil’s bridge and low neck from Inner Head. Gower, Glamorgan. Worm’s head. Outer Head, Devil’s bridge and low neck from Inner Head. Gower, Glamorgan.

Rhossili Bay & Rhossili Down, Gower, Glamorgan. Rhossili Bay & Rhossili Down, Gower, Glamorgan.

Burry Holms & Rhossili Bay, Gower, Glamorgan. Burry Holms & Rhossili Bay, Gower, Glamorgan.

Last Light, Worm’s head on a rising tide. Named ‘Wurm’ meaning 'dragon' by Viking invaders. Gower, Glamorgan. Last Light, Worm’s head on a rising tide. Named ‘Wurm’ meaning ‘dragon’ by Viking invaders. Gower, Glamorgan.

Old Rectory, Rhossili Down, Gower, Glamorgan. Old Rectory, Rhossili Down, Gower, Glamorgan.

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Mumbles Lighthouse, near Swansea, Glamorgan. Mumbles Lighthouse, near Swansea, Glamorgan.

Coast path, Rams Tor, Gower, Glamorgan. Coast path, Rams Tor, Gower, Glamorgan.

Drying sand, Langland Bay, Gower, Glamorgan. Drying sand, Langland Bay, Gower, Glamorgan.

Deep Slade & Pwlldu Head, Gower, Glamorgan. Deep Slade & Pwlldu Head, Gower, Glamorgan.

Great Tor, Threecliff Bay, Gower, Glamorgan. Great Tor, Threecliff Bay, Gower, Glamorgan.

Climbing Cow, Pwlldu Head, Gower, Glamorgan. Climbing Cow, Pwlldu Head, Gower, Glamorgan.

Threecliff Bay, Gower, Glamorgan. Threecliff Bay, Gower, Glamorgan.

Great Tor & Gower headlands towards Swansea, Glamorgan. Great Tor & Gower headlands towards Swansea, Glamorgan.

Oxwich Bay, Gower, Glamorgan. Oxwich Bay, Gower, Glamorgan.

Abandoned chair, Oxwich Bay, Gower, Glamorgan. Abandoned chair, Oxwich Bay, Gower, Glamorgan.

Camp, Oxwich Point, Gower, Glamorgan. Camp, Oxwich Point, Gower, Glamorgan.

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Coke ovens quenching, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Coke ovens quenching, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

Margam Moors, Glamorgan. Margam Moors, Glamorgan.

Cal Yard, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Coal Yard, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

Reeds, Margam Moors, Glamorgan. Reeds, Margam Moors, Glamorgan.

Gas Silo, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Gas Silo, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

Coal conveyer house, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Coal conveyer house, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

Beach Party, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Beach Party, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

Neighbours, Margam. No.5 Blast furnace, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Neighbours, Margam. No.5 Blast furnace, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

Neighbours II, Margam. Chimneys, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Neighbours II, Margam. Chimneys, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

No.5 Blast furnace, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. No.5 Blast furnace, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

Coal Silos, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Coal Silos, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

No.4 & 5 Blast furnaces, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. No.4 & 5 Blast furnaces, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

Silo, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Silo, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

No.5 Blast furnace & hot air stoves, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. No.5 Blast furnace & hot air stoves, Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

BOC (British Oxygen Gases) site, Margam, Glamorgan. BOC (British Oxygen Gases) site, Margam, Glamorgan.

Pipe, BOC (British Oxygen Gases) site, Margam, Glamorgan. Pipe, BOC (British Oxygen Gases) site, Margam, Glamorgan.

Coal unloading, Tata Steelworks docks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Loading, Tata Steelworks docks, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

Aberavon Sands, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Aberavon Sands, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

“C” Aberavon Sands, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. “C” Aberavon Sands, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

Personal Water Craft, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Personal Water Craft, Port Talbot, Glamorgan.

Lifting a dog out of blown sand, Aberavon Sands, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Lifting a dog out of…

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Traeth Bach II, Glamorgan. Traeth Bach II, Glamorgan.

Traeth Bach II, Glamorgan. Traeth Bach II, Glamorgan.

Traeth Bach III, Glamorgan. Traeth Bach III, Glamorgan.

Autumn Bracken, Ogmore-by-Sea, Glamorgan. Autumn Bracken, Ogmore-by-Sea, Glamorgan.

Ogmore River, tidal banks, Glamorgan. Ogmore River, tidal banks, Glamorgan.

Ogmore River, Glamorgan. Ogmore River, Glamorgan.

Stepping Stones, Ogmore River, Glamorgan. Stepping Stones, Ogmore River, Glamorgan.

Merthyr Mawr Dunes I, Glamorgan. Merthyr Mawr Dunes I, Glamorgan.

Merthyr Mawr Dunes II, Glamorgan. Merthyr Mawr Dunes II, Glamorgan.

Merthyr Mawr Dunes III, Glamorgan. Merthyr Mawr Dunes III, Glamorgan.

Porthcawl Lighthouse, Glamorgan. Porthcawl Lighthouse, Glamorgan.

Bathing Dangerous, Porthcawl, Glamorgan. Bathing Dangerous, Porthcawl, Glamorgan.

Rest Bay, Porthcawl, Glamorgan. Rest Bay, Porthcawl, Glamorgan.

Kenfig Sands, Glamorgan. Kenfig Sands, Glamorgan.

Sker House, Glamorgan. Sker House, Glamorgan.

Steam plume, Tata Steelworks and Kenfig burrows, Glamorgan. Steam plume, Tata Steelworks and Kenfig burrows, Glamorgan.

Kenfig burrows, Glamorgan. Kenfig burrows, Glamorgan.

Steam plume, Tata Steelworks from Kenfig Sands, Glamorgan. Steam plume, Tata Steelworks from Kenfig Sands, Glamorgan.

Tata Steelworks at dusk from Kenfig burows, Glamorgan. Tata Steelworks at dusk from Kenfig burows, Glamorgan.

Camp, Kenfig Burows by Tata Steelworks, Glamorgan. Camp, Kenfig Burows by Tata Steelworks, Glamorgan.

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Barry Island climbing wall by artist Gordon Young, Glamorgan. Barry Island climbing wall by artist Gordon Young, Glamorgan.

Barry Isand seafront, Glamorgan. Barry Isand seafront, Glamorgan.

Barry Island Pleasure Park's log flume, Glamorgan. Barry Island Pleasure Park’s log flume, Glamorgan.

Porthkerry Viaduct and Aberthaw Coal Train, Glamorgan. Porthkerry Viaduct and Aberthaw Coal Train, Glamorgan.

Rhoose Point, the most southerly point of mainland Wales, Glamorgan. Rhoose Point, the most southerly point of mainland Wales, Glamorgan.

Rhoose Point, shore platform, Glamorgan. Rhoose Point, shore platform, Glamorgan.

Aberthaw B coal-fired Power Station I, Glamorgan. Aberthaw B coal-fired Power Station I, Glamorgan.

Coal stockpile, Aberthaw Power Station, Glamorgan. Coal stockpile, Aberthaw Power Station, Glamorgan.

Aberthaw B coal-fired Power Station II, Glamorgan. Aberthaw B coal-fired Power Station II, Glamorgan.

Coal Bowl Scraper on coal stockpile, Aberthaw Power Station, Glamorgan. Coal Bowl Scraper on coal stockpile, Aberthaw Power Station, Glamorgan.

Cliffs towards Rhoose Point, Glamorgan. Cliffs towards Rhoose Point, Glamorgan.

Ffontygari Bay, Glamorgan. Ffontygari Bay, Glamorgan.

WW2 Anti-Tank Cubes I, Limpert Bay, Glamorgan. WW2 Anti-Tank Cubes I, Limpert Bay, Glamorgan.

WW2 Anti-Tank Cubes II, Limpert Bay, Glamorgan. WW2 Anti-Tank Cubes II, Limpert Bay, Glamorgan.

Stout Bay I, Glamorgan. Stout Bay I, Glamorgan.

Stout Bay II, Glamorgan. Stout Bay II, Glamorgan.

Stout Bay III, Glamorgan. Stout Bay III, Glamorgan.

Cliffs at Col-huw point, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan. Cliffs at Col-huw point, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan.

Container ship in the Bristol Channel from Nash Point, Glamorgan. Container ship in the Bristol Channel from Nash Point, Glamorgan.

Camp at Cwm Bach Iron Age Promontory Fort, Glamorgan. Camp at Cwm Bach Iron Age Promontory Fort, Glamorgan.

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Cedar wood ceiling inside the National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay. Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership. Cedar wood ceiling inside the National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay. Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership.

The Wave Car park, Cardiff Bay. Architect: Scott Brownrigg. The Wave Car park, Cardiff Bay. Architect: Scott Brownrigg.

Principality Stadium (formerly Millennium Stadium) structural mast, Cardiff. Architect: Bligh Lobb Sports Architecture. Engineer: WS Atkins. Principality Stadium (formerly Millennium Stadium) structural mast, Cardiff. Architect: Bligh Lobb Sports Architecture. Engineer: WS Atkins.

Victorian era Morgan Arcade, Cardiff. Victorian era Morgan Arcade, Cardiff.

Terracotta facade of the Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay. Architect: William Frame. Terracotta facade of the Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay. Architect: William Frame.

Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Architect: Percy Thomas Architects. Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Architect: Percy Thomas Architects.

Cardiff Castle. Norman wall built on top of the original Roman fort. Cardiff Castle. Norman wall built on top of the original Roman fort.

Bioscience Centre, Cardiff University. Architect: Rio Architects. Bioscience Centre, Cardiff University. Architect: Rio Architects.

BBC Studios, Cardiff. Architect: FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste) BBC Studios, Cardiff. Architect: FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste)

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff. Architect: BFLS. Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff. Architect: BFLS.

Crucifixion of the cormorants. Wing-drying after rain, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff. Crucifixion of the cormorants. Wing-drying after rain, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff.

The Pink Hut, Cardiff Bay Barrage with Flat Holm & Steep Holm islands. The Pink Hut, Cardiff Bay Barrage with Flat Holm & Steep Holm islands.

Penarth Pier, Glamorgan. Penarth Pier, Glamorgan.

Taking the air, Penarth slipway, Glamorgan. Taking the air, Penarth slipway, Glamorgan.

Lavernock Point WW2 anti-aircraft battery to protect the ports of the Severn Estuary, Glamorgan. Lavernock Point WW2 anti-aircraft battery to protect the ports of the Severn Estuary, Glamorgan.

Lavernock Point WW2 anti-aircraft battery bunker, Glamorgan. Lavernock Point…

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Newport Transporter Bridge, River Usk, Gwent. Newport Transporter Bridge, River Usk, Gwent.

Cantilevered section of the main girder truss 50m above the road, Newport Transporter Bridge, Gwent. Cantilevered section of the main girder truss 50m above the road, Newport Transporter Bridge, Gwent.

Gondola crossing the River Usk, Newport Transporter Bridge, Gwent. Gondola crossing the River Usk, Newport Transporter Bridge, Gwent.

Upper deck walkway, Newport Transporter Bridge, Gwent. Upper deck walkway, Newport Transporter Bridge, Gwent.

Gondola from upper deck, Newport Transporter Bridge, River Usk, Gwent. Gondola from upper deck, Newport Transporter Bridge, River Usk, Gwent.

Newport Transporter Bridge, designed by engineer Ferdinand Arnodin built in 1906, Gwent. Newport Transporter Bridge, designed by engineer Ferdinand Arnodin and built in 1906, Gwent.

Gondola, Newport Transporter Bridge, River Usk, Gwent. Gondola, Newport Transporter Bridge, River Usk, Gwent.

Yard, AIC (Arabian International Company) Steel, a structural steel fabricator, Newport, Gwent, Yard, AIC (Arabian International Company) Steel, a structural steel fabricator, Newport, Gwent,

Smiths Toys Superstores, Newport, Gwent, Smiths Toys Superstores, Newport, Gwent,

Maes-glas Fields, grounds of the Newport Saracens a Welsh rugby union club, Gwent. Maes-glas Fields, grounds of the Newport Saracens a Welsh rugby union club, Gwent.

Pastel bike, Ebbw River, Newport, Gwent. Pastel bike, Ebbw River, Newport, Gwent.

Pylon crossing the River Usk, Newport, Gwent. Pylon crossing the River Usk, Newport, Gwent.

Pylon foot, Newport, Gwent. Pylon foot, Newport, Gwent.

Height reducing pylon, Newport, Gwent. Height reducing pylon, Newport, Gwent.

Wiggly Seawall, Peterstone Gout, Gwent. Wiggly Seawall, Peterstone Gout, Gwent.

Derelict jetty, Peterstone Great Wharf, Gwent. Derelict jetty, Peterstone Great Wharf, Gwent.

Heavy Sky over Cardiff Flats, Gwent. Heavy Sky over Cardiff Flats, Gwent.

Rain above the Severn & Cardiff Flats, Gwent. Rain above the Severn & Cardiff Flats, Gwent.

Melt-shop I, Celsa Steel, Tremorfa, Cardiff, Gwent. Melt-shop I, Celsa Steel, Tremorfa, Cardiff…

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