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Tag Archives: Pembrokeshire
The risky business of researching your family tree
Our local author, Patricia Watkins, comes from a literary family, but started writing in earnest when inspired by the characters she discovered in her family tree. Her research into the ‘Potter’s of Haverfordwest has lead to a new career and … Continue reading
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Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, family history, Haverfordwest, historical fiction, local author, Pembrokeshire
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Bobbin Lace
I recently visited the Wallace Collection in London’s Manchester Square and was struck by Caspar Netscher’s Lace Maker. The sitter for this portrait was making her lace 350 years ago in the Netherlands in the same way as Mary Worthington … Continue reading
Perished at sea
David Vaughan Clay fell overboard and was drowned at sea when his ship was off the River Plate in S America. His family’s gravestone in Ramah Churchyard, a few minutes’ walk from Tegfan, gives the bare facts. The wonderfully informative … Continue reading
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Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, mariners, master mariner, Pembrokeshire, Ramah, sea captain, Tegfan
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A very local author
Helen Carey is a very local author whose books have a double connection to our part of West Wales. Her Lavender Road series is set during the second world war and centres on a (fictional) South London street. My grandfather, … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, romantic fiction, Tegfan, WW2
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The work of J E Thomas and Son : craft in the community
If you love the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the offer of artistic treats surprising you in the landscape, I think you’ll enjoy the challenge of finding the work of Dinas’ local blacksmiths in the village. The tennis seat (look on … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Crafts
Tagged Blacksmith, Dinas, Dinas Cross, forge, J E Thomas and Son, Pembrokeshire, smithy, Tegfan
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The Shock of the Blue Glove
There is no litter in Dinas so I have to conclude that this is Art. ‘The Shock of the Blue Glove’ installation in cotton, plastic and plaster by Anon was displayed near the postbox in Bryn Henllan. Is it still … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryn Henllan, Dinas, Dinas Cross, litter, Pembrokeshire, sculpture
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When was the last invasion of Britain?
You’ll find the answer in Fishguard Town Hall, along with pictures that bring the remarkable events of February 1798 to life. The glorious Fishguard Tapestry, designed by Elizabeth Cramp for the bicentennial celebrations and stitched by 70 local people, splendidly … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Crafts, History, Sea
Tagged Carreg Wastad, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Fishguard, French invasion, Jemima Nicholas, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan
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Eirian Short : a Dinas artist
The first time I had a proper look at Eirian Short‘s work was in Len Rees’ Gallery in Bryn Henllan, Dinas. My previous viewings had been rather perfunctory. I liked the colours and the shapes but have always thought of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryn Henllan, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Eirian Short, embroidery, Hannah Hoch, Pembrokeshire
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The smallest village clock in the world?
Of all the village clocks in the country in 1899 Dinas village clock must have been one of the smallest. I found this picture on a bottle collectors’ website. A similar clock, on a bottle advertising Mother Seigel’s curative syrup, played an … Continue reading
Our very own tractor museum
Just round the corner from Tegfan lives an enthusiast. His collection of vintage tractors is displayed one at the time on the street corner. The tractors are in working order and beautifully restored.
Posted in Farming, History
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, McCormick, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan, tractor, vintage
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What books would you like to find in a holiday cottage?
I’ve decided that our bookshelves need attention. The smart old hardbacks on the top shelf came from the library of our aunt, who bought Tegfan fifty years ago. Many of the other books have been left by visitors; some of these … Continue reading
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Tagged bookshelves, children's books, Dinas, Dinas Cross, everyman editions, fiction, holiday reading, paperbacks, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan
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The hard life and death of a Master Mariner from Dinas
For such a small village, the number of sea captains buried in Dinas’ graveyards seems incredible. Just round the corner from Tegfan, in Ramah, is this headstone, inscribed in memory of Thomas Williams who died over a century ago on the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Sea
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, graveyard, master mariner, Pembrokeshire, sea captains, Tegfan
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