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Tag Archives: Pembrokeshire
How do I love this county?
The coastal path is a pleasure and a delight; the sea in all seasons has an awe-inspiring beauty; the wildlife fascinates but the Preselis have a breathtaking grandeur that holds me in a spell and binds me to this part of Wales. … Continue reading
Sawdust but no spit (or acquired taste 3)
We’re going to a pub. We’re going to set off from Dinas and drive along roads that are so narrow that you should pay attention to the passing places because sooner or later you’ll have to reverse to allow an on-coming … Continue reading
Posted in Food, History, Walking
Tagged architect, Christopher Day, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Foel Cwm Cerwyn, folk museum, food, local beers, Pembrokeshire, Preseli top, pub, Rosebush, sedum roof, tafarn Sinc, turf roof
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Pwllgwaelod to Aberbach
Here are some of the wild flowers we saw on a walk to the beach at Aberbach this summer. I love Aberbach. The road that dips and climbs along the coast at this point is only single track and there … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Sea, Walking, Wildlife
Tagged Aberbach, Coastal path, Dinas, Dinas Circular Walks, Dinas Community Forum, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire coast path, Pwllgwaelod, Tegfan, Walks, wild flowers
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Nothing wins hearts like cheerfulness
For the story behind this piece of fused and painted glass, click here. While you are visiting the artist’s website, make sure you have a look at the other wonderful glass pieces as well her paintings of Pembrokeshire. Linda Norris’ … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Crafts, Nature, Welsh language
Tagged artist, Dinas, Dinas Cross, glass, Linda Norris, Maenclochog, painting, Pembrokeshire, prints
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Wild Wood
The meltwater channel that joins Cwm yr Egwlys to Pwllgwaelod is now a wild wood of willow and alder. In spite of the wide, wheelchair accessible path that follows the valley and offers coastal path walkers an easy shortcut across the … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
Tagged Celtic mythology, Cwm Dewi, Dinas, Dinas Circular Walks, Dinas Cross, glacial valley, Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire coast path, Tegfan
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The Sea Captain’s bookshelf
Anyone studying family history in the Dinas area or merely haunting the graveyards to read the tombstones will know that too many mariners died at sea. Board of Trade inquiries into maritime disasters in the 19th century showed that a ship … Continue reading
Posted in History, Sea
Tagged catechism of the Laws of Storms, Dinas, Dinas Cross, master mariner, Pembrokeshire, sea captain, ship wrecks
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Help needed. Can you tell us anything about this sailing ship?
One of this blog’s followers, to whom I am probably related, would love to know more about this ship. The picture hung in her grandparents’ house in Brynhenllan for as long as anyone can remember but nobody in the family … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Sea
Tagged Bryn Henllan, Dinas, Dinas Cross, family history, maritime history, Pembrokeshire, Sailing ship
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From Welsh to London Welsh
Some time towards the end of the 1860s, my distant cousin, Thomas George, moved from Llanwnda near Strumble Head in North Pembrokeshire to South West London, where he worked as a carpenter, married and brought up his large family. Had he … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, History, Sea
Tagged economic migration, Llanwnda, London Welsh, male clerks, Pembrokeshire
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Who messed up?
You may have admired the 1000 year old cross at Nevern and noticed that the top doesn’t fit on the bottom as it should. The stone masons who created the cross were clearly competent and the stone is weather resistant … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Crafts, History, Religion
Tagged Carew Cross, Celtic Cross, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Nevern Cross, Pembrokeshire
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Dressing up for Dinas Carnival c1930
This photo survives from the early 1930s (pity about the nasty mark) and was probably taken at the time of Dinas’ Carnival at the beginning of August. I’d say that the person with the camera was a friend or relation of the … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 1930s, carnival, Dinas, Dinas Cross, dressing up, fancy dress, Pembrokeshire
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Marie Elsie and the Man with the Golden Gun
Capt. Joe Francis (of Eryl, Dinas) was captain of SS Marie Elsie in 1915 – a dangerous time to be a sailor. Fortunately, by the time the Marie Elsie was torpedoed and sunk on its way to Arkhangelsk in June 1917 … Continue reading
Posted in History, Sea, Transport
Tagged 1st world war, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Ian Fleming, James Bond, master mariner, Pembrokeshire, scaramanga brothers, sea captain, tramp steamer
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John Brett’s holiday rental
When the artist, John Brett, decided to paint on the coast of West Wales in the 1880s he became a regular summer visitor to the Dinas area, renting Newport Castle to accommodate his large family. This was handy for visits to the bays … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Nature, Sea
Tagged artists, Dinas, Dinas Cross, John Brett, Newport, Pembrokeshire, photography, seascapes
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Tegfan, Dinas Cross 