Written by MichaelJM on October 21, 2006
- Having gone, as a child, to a Primitive Methodist Chapel with my grandmother I was fascinated to look at the nonconformist Unitarian chapel. This building was moved from its original site in Dre-fach Felindre, Dyfed,...
Written by MichaelJM on October 21, 2006
- A large square with the Oakdale Workmen’s Institute marks out a typical welsh mining village terraced houses from Merthyr Tydfil portray life in a Welsh mining and includes terraced-houses from Merthyr Tydfil and the village...
Written by MichaelJM on October 21, 2006
- Although the tollhouse is a small construction it offers a fascinating insight into English history. This one was constructed in 1772 at Penparcau, Aberystwyth and only a year after the Turnpike Act of 1770 the...
Written by anna_christina on February 10, 2006
- Whether you have come to Snowdonia, the northern most region of Wales, to summit the peak of Mount Snowden, or explore the scenic trails of the valleys, Snowdonia is a land created for movement. There...
Written by thedrifter on June 18, 2004
- Hawarden is a tiny speck of a village in the northeast of Wales. It doesn’t show up on all road maps, but it’s located roughly halfway, as the bird flies, between Chester and Mold. While...
Written by thedrifter on June 18, 2004
- The village of Denbigh has been around since at least the 11th century and served as home to Welsh princes for 200 years. In the 13th century, Denbigh fell to the English. In medieval times,...
Written by Bear in Britain on November 8, 2002
- The Tudor Era was a good one for Wales. The "conquered people" feeling of the Middle Ages was fading, wool from Welsh sheep was bringing in healthy revenues, and a Welsh family sat on the...
Written by bledpub on May 3, 2008
- Lampeter does Christmas very well. Because I am American, for me the Christmas season starts right after Thanksgiving. In Lampeter, it started somewhere around the 1st of December. The entire town decorates, from store windows...
Written by bledpub on May 2, 2008
- The Rebecca RiotsHa ha, and you thought this was going to be something about me, didn’t you? Well, it's not. In the middle of the 19th Century, toll roads provided the transport infrastructure. They were...
Written by shaunandtrish on November 5, 2005
- The main reason I ended up here after dark was because I couldn't be bothered with the traffic, but in the end it worked to my advantage with some great photos. Now Chester is old....
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