Alan Taylor
This month’s “Memory” features the late Alan Taylor, who appeared regularly on TV screens across the West Country and Wales during the 1960s and 1970s.
Originally from Cardiff, Alan served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He became a professional actor and entertainer, working in music hall and pantomime in the West End and nationwide, and began his television career as a continuity announcer with Television Wales and the West (TWW) in 1959.
Alan hosted the regular children’s magazine programme “Tinker and Taylor”, and in the early 1970s presented a Saturday morning children’s programme called “Orbit” on Harlech Television (HTV). He went on to host several quiz and game shows on ITV, including “Three Little Words” and “Mr. & Mrs.”, on which he was noted for his distinctive monocle.
The two photographs feature Alan’s visits to the Oldland Common gymkhana and beauty contests in 1970 and 1971.
These photographs form a small part of Kingswood Heritage Museum’s extensive collection of images of the many celebrities who have grown up in and visited the area. These images are featured in one of the Museum’s new exhibitions for 2025.
If you were present at either event featured in these photographs please share your memories with Kingswood Heritage Museum by email at kingswoodmuseum@gmail.com, or by phone on 0117 9605664.