National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales preserves and celebrates the sound and moving image heritage of Wales, making it accessible to a wide range of users for enjoyment and learning. Its film collection reflects every aspect of the nation’s social, cultural and working life across the 20th century, giving a fascinating insight into Welsh filmmaking, both amateur and professional.
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Family Album
When cars were not so common, roads could be used as playgrounds, particularly when snow fell, as seen here in Cardiff.
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When you are 3 it can be hard to keep up with the older children around, particularly when they are sledging down an icy Maindy Road in Roath, Cardiff, but good-natured Ken Jenkins of Rhigos Gardens (off Maindy Road) holds his own, toddling about happily in his welly boots and his pixie hat/scarf. This footage was shot during the winter of 1947 by Ken's father Chris, proprietor of ‘Vanda's' hair salon, Charles Street, and member of Cardiff Amateur Cine Society.
Ken retained his great zest for life into adulthood, being interested in engineering, car mechanics (particulary those of his MGB Roadster) and carpentry. He reluctantly followed his father into the family hairdressing business in 1958 (by which time the salon had moved to Dumphries Place) but grew to enjoy it, not least because he always enjoyed talking to people.
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