Tabernacl, 1866

Tabernacl, 1866 ~ Tabernacle, 1866

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Rydw i'n hoffi hen, hen ffotograffau.  Maen nhw'n cario ymdeimlad o hanes, o amser maith heibio, byd arall. Mae hen ffotograffau yn brin ac yn eithaf gwerthfawr. Hyd yn oed pan maen nhw'n dangos rhywbeth cyffredin, tŷ, stryd, person anhysbys, maen nhw'n arbennig oherwydd maen nhw'n yn rhoi golwg ar amser a fu. Dros amser, efallai bydd ein ffotograffau'n dod yn arbennig oherwydd eu bod wedi dod yn hen.

Roeddwn i'n pasio'r hen gapel yn Yr Eglwys Newydd heddiw.  Cafodd e ei adeiladu ym 1866, ac rydw i'n meddwl mai e wedi aros yn ddigyfnewid tra bod yr Eglwys Newydd wedi newid o'i gwmpas. Byddai hen ffotograff o'r capel yn edrych yr un peth - ac eithrio am y beic modur, efallai.




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I like old, old photographs. They carry a sense of history, of a time long past, of another world. Old photographs are rare and quite precious. Even when they show something common, a house, a street, an unknown person, they are special because they provide an insight into a bygone time. Over time, our photographs may become special because they have become old.

I was passing the old chapel in Whitchurch today. It was built in 1866, and I think it has remained unchanged while Whitchurch has changed around it. An old photograph of the chapel would look the same - except maybe for the motorcycle.

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