Non Fiction
Category: History, Non Fiction, Places
Number of pages: 180
ISBN: 9781781727867
Publication date: August 1, 2025
Price: £19.99
“Beautifully crafted, Vanished Wales is a fresh take on social history that entertains and informs us about places that we thought we knew.” – Jonathan Hill
Vanished Wales: Places Lost in Living Memory is the book to accompany one of ITV Cymru Wales’ most popular shows. It explores the fascinating stories of lost landmarks: places in Wales that have disappeared from towns, cities and villages within living memory. As in the series, the book shines a spotlight on this missing heritage, featuring stories from local people who still have a deep personal connection with the remarkable sights that were once on their doorstep.
Lost communities, hives of industry, popular public buildings, cultural and sporting venues, wartime placements, Victorian superstructures and even entire villages: these are once prominent places that have been wiped off the map. Including before and after images from the show, Vanished Wales sings their epitaph.
With foreword by Jonathan Hill and afterword by Adeola Dewis.
Carwyn Jones
Carwyn Jones is a Series Producer, Director and Journalist at ITV Wales with 25 years of broadcast experience across television, radio and online at ITV and BBC. His ‘Wonders of the Border’ and ‘Dock of the Bay’ series were both Bafta nominated, and ‘Vanished Wales’ was RTS nominated. Now based in Cardiff, he studied at University of South Wales and gained a Masters at Aberystwyth University.
