04-06-2020, 07:36 PM
Hi Again David
The garage in your picture is Pritchard’s garage, the Automobile Palace is a few hundred yards further on towards Builth.
Tom Norton set up the Palace at the turn of last century. It is an innovative building, the first steel framed building in Wales. He also had airplanes and a small airport, sadly long gone. At one time, I believe he held the sole franchise for Austin cars in Wales, so many many Sevens must have past through Llandod! It is now home to the a National cycle museum (and the local employment exchange but let’s not highlight that!)
Cheers
Howard
The garage in your picture is Pritchard’s garage, the Automobile Palace is a few hundred yards further on towards Builth.
Tom Norton set up the Palace at the turn of last century. It is an innovative building, the first steel framed building in Wales. He also had airplanes and a small airport, sadly long gone. At one time, I believe he held the sole franchise for Austin cars in Wales, so many many Sevens must have past through Llandod! It is now home to the a National cycle museum (and the local employment exchange but let’s not highlight that!)
Cheers
Howard