tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22605169197279092812024-03-12T19:59:41.721-07:00Caru fy Nghymru/Love My Wales Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-45308554170268298692015-04-09T04:23:00.002-07:002015-04-09T04:23:53.013-07:00Please move to our website from now onHello, thank you all for taking the time to read our blog. Love My Wales has been growing up a lot over the past two years and we are so proud to say that we are now a registered charity, and are working between two important projects at Plas Teg, near Mold, and Plas Brynkir, Dolbenmaen.<br />
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I would like to direct everyone to our first ever website, which will supersede this blog page, all news will continue there. This blog is now defunct.<br />
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<a href="http://www.lovemywales.org/">www.lovemywales.org</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-29212298561140661442014-12-03T05:25:00.000-08:002014-12-03T05:25:00.085-08:00Love My Wales Invites you to the Launch of 'Plas Brynkir, Dolbenmaen'!<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 16.2909088134766px;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 16.2909088134766px;">The highly anticipated Plas Brynkir, Dolbenmaen, a collection of essays, discussing the Welsh landmark, Plas Brynkir, will launch on the 6th of December at Y Ganolfan Gymdeithasol, Golan, Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd, LL51 9YY between 11.00am – 4:00pm. Brynkir, Llewelyn the Great’s lost deer park, with its forgotten mansions, has been brought back to life in this exciting new publication. Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM has kindly provided a foreword for the book and will be at the even from 11:00 - 1:00pm to give a talk and sign books. Authors of the book will also be attending to sign books and give talks on their articles alongside an exhibition of reconstruction and local artworks by Ceri Leeder and Liz Bolloten.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 16.2909088134766px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 16.2909088134766px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 16.2909088134766px;">For </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 16.2909088134766px;">the first time, this important site of national importance has been researched in depth - specialists from different backgrounds have come forward following three archaeological investigations led by Love My Wales, a local charity to create a book of beauty and originality. Published in bilingual format and featuring original reconstructive artworks of the site, Plas Brynkir, Dolbenmaen, is sure to aesthetically please the eye as well as inform people of this vastly important site.<br /><br />The book includes chapters by Spencer Smith, records the discovery of Llewelyn’s deer park; Dr. Shaun Evans analyses bardic poetry concerning the Brynkir family; Dilwyn Williams traces the development of the Wern and Brynkir estates; Mark Baker describes the development of the two forgotten mansions, and, with Dr. Mary Chadwick, gives voice to Elinor Huddart, a nineteenth century novelist at Brynkir; architect Adam Voelcker tells the story of Brynkir Tower’s rescue in 1994; archaeologist Sarah Doherty and William Jones recount Love My Wales’ archaeological investigations on site; and geologist Andrew Haycock, from the National Museum Wales shares his knowledge of the geology of Cwm Pennant.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-2514981297482362892014-08-22T04:39:00.004-07:002014-08-22T04:39:44.571-07:00Plas Brynkir Archaeological dig- Day 6<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">I went back to where I was to expose more
of the slate floor I had exposed yesterday. To do so, I had to remove several
more bottles, some whole and some unfortunately broken. When I cleaned the
floor up to a certain point, rows of stacked bottles could be seen there, their
bases exposed. We aren’t sure why this has been done here. The bottles, again,
had slates on top of them, some roof tiles (moss slates) and then another layer
of soil before the stones of the upper floor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Bill and I removed some more large stones
with the winch and large branches were cut in preparation for the open day
tomorrow. The upper floor was also cleaned in order for photographs to be taken
with a scale to show its size for future record.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mary discovered another piece of the ornate
iron object which she suggested possible held candles whilst being suspended
from the roof as the object is heavily decorated and each piece found (3 in
total) are rounded and have a hook on them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I found several pieces of a large tea cup
that was white with a blue pattern on it, depicting Chinese or Japanese
buildings. Lumps of pitch, fragments of corroded iron and fragments of lead
were also found today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Bill has been saying for days that there is
probably a spiral staircase at the edge of the fire place similar to Pant Glas
Uchaf to and today he found three steps belonging to it! Roots are a bit
problematic in the area but he’s hoping to find some more of it tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mary and I joined up our sections at the
corner of the wall to expose the slate floor right through. It probably runs
the entire length of the hall, not just our trench.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mi es yn ol bore ma i ddadorchuddio mwy o’r
llawr lechan ym mhen draw’r ffos. I wneud hynny, roedd yn rhaid i mi dynnu
nifer o boteli, rhai yn gyfan a rhai yn anffodus wedi torri. O dan yr ail lawr,
mae posib gweld y poteli ar ben ei gilydd mewn rhesi twt. Nid ydym yn siwr pam
mae hyn wedi cael ei wneud. Ar ben y poteli, roedd llechi, rhai yn lechi
mwsogl, ac ar ben rheini, mwy o bridd ac wedyn yr ail lawr.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mi symudodd Bill a fi dipyn o gerrig mawr
gyda’r winsh a chafodd nifer o ganghenion eu torri er mwyn y diwrnod agored
yfory. Cafodd y llawr uchaf efyd eu llnau er mwyn tynnu lluniau ohono fel bod
gennym ni record yn y dyfodol.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Cafodd Mary hyd i fwy o’r gwrthrych haearn
a gafodd hi hyd iddo diwrnod o’r blaen. Mae’r haearn wedi ei addurno yn drwm ac
mae’r tri darn hyd yn hyn gyda bachyn arnynt ac yn edrych fel eu bod nhw’n
ffurfio cylch pan roddwyd nhw at ei gilydd. Mae Mary’n meddwl mai efallai
rhywbeth i ddal canhwyllau yn hongian o’r to yw’r gwrthrych.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Cefais hyd i sawl darn o gwpan de fawr wen
gyda phatrwn glas arni heddiw. Mae’r lluniau arni yn edrych fel adeiladau
Chinese neu Japanese ac mae blodau o’u hamgylch. Cafodd talpiau o pitch, darnau
o haearn a darnau o blwm eu darganfod heddiw hefyd.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mae Bill wedi bod yn dweud ers dyddiau bod
yna grisiau tro yn debygol o fod wrth y lle tan, yn debyg i hwnnw sydd yn Pant
Glas Uchaf a heddiw mi ddadorchuddiodd dri stepan yn perthyn iddo! Mae
gwreiddiau coed yn broblem yn yr ardal lle mae’r grisiau ond mae’n gobeithio
darganfod mwy o stepiau fory!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mi gliriodd Mary a fi y darn oedd rhwng y ddwy
ohonom heddiw er mwyn gweld y llawr llechan
yn cario yn ei flaen i ddau ran gwahanol o’r safle. Mae’r llawr lechan yn debygol
o redeg o dan y neuadd i gyd ac nid yn unig ein ffos ni.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-57395352248039808352014-08-22T04:27:00.001-07:002014-08-22T04:27:09.144-07:00Plas Brynkir Archaeology Day 5<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">I returned to the location of yesterdays
bottles by the fire place and continued to clean back and expose more of the
slate floor. More bottles came to the surface and it is interesting to note
several moss slates lie directly on top of the bottles. The bottles can be seen
stacked on top of each other, most whole but some unfortunately broken and so
great care is needed to remove them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Four Hamilton bottles or torpedo bottles
were found amongst the 3 types noted yesterday. 3 of the Hamilton bottles were
embossed with the company name J Schweppe & Co, who we know today as
Schweppes, produced between 1831 and 1895 and the location of Oxford Street and
Berners Street along with “aerated waters” and “genuine superior”. The fourth
Hamilton bottle was different, embossed with the company name Humphreys and the
location as Port Madoc, making it the local town of Porthmadog.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The section believed to be a doorway that
Mary is working on produced large pieces of iron and lead today. The exposed
slate floor at the edge of the trench closest to the window alcove was recorded
in photographs by Bill. The upper floor made up of larger stones was cleared of
loose boulders by Bill and myself using a winch so that it can be photographed
tomorrow. Unfortunately the rain stopped us working in the late afternoon as
the site was too wet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mi wnes i ddychwelyd at y lle oeddwn i ddoe gyda’r poteli wrth y lle tan a dal ati i llnau a
dadorchuddio mwy o’r llawr llechen. Daeth mwy o boteli i’r amlwg ac mae’n
ddiddorol dweud bod amryw o lechi a mwsog arnynt yn gorwedd ar ben y poteli. Mae
llawer o’r poteli yn gorwedd ar ben ei gilydd rhai ‘n hollol gyfan ond yn
anffodus mae rhai eraill wedi torri ac mae angen gofal mawr wrth eu
dadorchuddio. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Daethpwyd o hyd i bedair potel “ Hamilton”
neu “ torpedo” ymysg y 3 math a nodwyd ddoe. Nodwyd yr enw J Schweppe & Co
ar 3 o’r poteli -y cwmni a adnabyddir heddiw i ni fel “ Schweppes” wedi eu
gwneud rhwng 1831 a 1895 a’r lleoliad “Oxford street a Berners street” arnynt ynghyd a “aerated waters a genuine superior.”
Roedd y bedawredd botel Hamilton yn wahanol gyda enwi cwmni Humphreys arni a
lleoliad Port Madoc hynny yw potel o dref leol Porthmadog.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mae Mary wedi bod yn gweithio ar ran yr
ydym yn feddwl sydd yn fynedfa ac wedi
darganfod talpiau o haearn a phlwm. Tynnodd Bill luniau o’r llawr llechen sydd
wrth ymyl y ffenestr. Dadorchuddiwyd y llawr uchaf o gerrig anferth gan Bill a
minnau drwy ddefnyddio winsh er mwyn
tynnu lluniau fory. Yn anffodus, bu rhaid rhoi’r gorau i’r gwaith yn hwyr yn y
p’nawn oherwydd y glaw.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br />Written by our fabulous blogger and volunteer, Lowri Roberts!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-42282810774342081982014-08-22T04:18:00.004-07:002014-08-22T04:18:37.008-07:00Plas Brynkir Archaeological dig 2014- Day 4<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">Continued removal of the upper layer of
stones and slates commenced towards the fire place around the boulder in order
to remove them. Once Llyr and Bill had removed them, we cleaned to the larger
stone level known as the upper floor but found it did not continue up to the
hearth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Roots needed to be removed in order to gain
access to some of the larger stones and while that was being done, I started
cleaning backwards from the corner formed by one edge of the trench which
happens to be a wall and the wall of the fire place. Whilst doing so, I found a
glass bottle. More cleaning revealed several more bottles of the same style and
by the end of the day we had 50! More can be seen under the large boulder that
still remains but measures need to be taken to remove it first so that we can
safely remove the bottles. All of the bottles seem to be lying on the slate
floor and I have managed to expose it in some areas. Fragments of iron are
intermixed with the bottles; one in particular has a key hole in it,
representing some sort of lock!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A faint label can be seen on some of the
bottles with one in particular showing over half a worn label that depicts some
sort of battle. The word MOUSSIRENDER is visible at the base of the label which
relates to a Dutch sparkling wine. 3 different types of bottle have been found;
the first the ones with parts of labels, the second a similar shape with
grooves running up the bottle neck and the third is a longer and thinner
bottle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In another area of the trench, Mary is in a
gap in the wall, possibly representing an entrance or doorway. There, she found
a long, thin ornate metal object and a piece of lead depicting a symbol known
in history as protection to ward off witches, possibly a piece from a doorway
or window.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Problem gyntaf y dydd oedd y cerrig anferth
wrth y lle tan, a’r ffaith eu bod nhw angen ei symyd. Yn lwcus, mae gennym ni
ddau ddyn cryf sef Bill a Llyr ar y safle i symud y fath bethau! Unwaith roedd
y cerrig mawr o’r ffordd roedd bosib tynnu yr haen dop o bridd a llechi i weld
os oedd y llawr uchaf yn cario ymlaen tuag at y lle tan. Fe ddarganfyddwyd nad
oedd o.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Dechreuais llnau yr haen dop o bridd a llechi yn
gweithio’n ol o’r lle tan tuag at y ffenestr. Mae wal yn rhedeg lawr un ochr y
ffoes ac felly dechreuais yn y gornel a oedd yn cael ei chreu gan y wal a’r lle
tan. Yn y gornel, roedd na boptal wydr wyrdd. Wrth llnau mwy, daeth mwy o
boteli gwydr gwyrdd i’r golwg ac erbyn diwedd y dydd, roedd gennym 50! Mae na
fwy i’w gweld o dan y garreg fwyaf yn y gornel arall ond buasai angen symyd
honnooddi yno cyn dechrau meddwl am eu nhol nhw! Roedd yr haen waelod o boteli
yn gorwedd ar y llawr llechan waelod ac felly rwyf wedi dad orchuddio dipyn o’r
llawr hwnnw yn y pen pella rwan hefyd. Roedd tameidiau bach o haearn ymysg y
poteli hefyd, gyda un yn dangos hoel siap clo!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mae lebal i’w weld ar rhai o’r poteli ond
mae nhw wedi gwisgo. Ar un botal benodol, mae’r lebal i’w weld yn fwy clir ac
mae’r gair MOUSSIRENDER i’w weld ar ei waelod sydd yn air Iseldireg am win
ffisiog. Mae 3 math o botal wedi cael eu darganfod hyd yn hyn; y rhai cyntaf ydy’r rhai
sydd yn dangos y labeli, mae’r ail rai yn debyg ond mae ganddyn nhw linellau yn
rhedeg i fyny’r g wddf ac mae’r trydydd yn botal hir a main.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mewn rhan arall o’r ffoes, mae Mary yn
gweithio ar flwch yn y wal sydd efallai yn cynrychioli drws. Yno, cafodd hyd i
damaid hir, tennau o fetal wedi ei addurno a hefyd cafodd hyd i damaid o blwm
gyda llun blodyn mewn cylch arno. Mae’r symbol yma i’w weld drwy hanes fel
rhywbeth i gadw gwrachod allan o’r adeilad a gallai’r tamaid yma fod wedi dod o
ddrws neu ffenestr. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-60240360290246586972014-08-22T04:07:00.002-07:002014-08-22T04:07:53.636-07:00Plas Brynkir Archaeology day 3<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">We continued to clean back the layer of
slate and soil, following the level of the larger stones believed to be an
upper floor towards the fire place so that the trench is all the same level.
The wall built to block the hearth is seen at the far side of the trench and
removing all the soil will give us a better insight in to its structure and
condition. The uneven floor seems to stop about a meter away from the fireplace
where it is replaced by boulders blocking the way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The boulders will need to be cleaned so
that they can be removed so that excavating the soil and slate layer may
continue before we can determine whether or not the upper floor continues right
up to the fire place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There weren’t many finds today except for a
few fragments of corroded iron, however, pieces of plaster are commonly found,
often showing white in the soil and including shells that were added to it to
increase its calcium content.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Daliom ati i glirio yr haen uchaf o bridd a
llechi gan ddilyn yr haen o gerrig mawr tuag at y lle tan. Mae’r cerrig sydd
wedi cael eu defnyddio i flocio y lle tan drwy adeiladu wal i’w gweld ym mhen pella’r
ffoes ac felly mae angen cadw at yr haen yr ydym arni nes cyrraedd y pen pella.
Wrth wneud hyn, bydd y cerrig yn y lle tan yn dod yn fwy amlwg a cawn olwg ar
sut mae nhw wedi cael eu gosod ac eu cyflwr. Mae’r llawr uchaf sef y cerrig
anwastad yn gorffen tua medr i ffwrdd o’r lle tan am ryw reswm, ac yn ei le mae
cerrig enfawr yn rhwystro’r ffordd.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Bydd angen llnau y cerrig sydd yn y ffordd
er mwyn eu symyd i ni gael cario ymlaen i ddadorchuddio’r pridd
a’r llechi o danynt cyn i ni gael bod yn siwr bod y llawr uchaf ddim yn cario
mlaen i ben pellaf y ffos.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ni chawsom llawer o ddarganfyddiadau heddiw
ond am dameidiau o haearn, er, mae talpiau o blaster wal yn cael eu gweld ar y
safle yn aml. Mae o i weld yn cynnwys cregyn sydd yn amlwg wedi eu rhoi ynddo i
ychwanegu fwy o galsiwm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">-Written kindly by Lowri Roberts, one of Love My Wales' amazing volunteers.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-26350349534638208102014-08-17T16:02:00.001-07:002014-08-17T16:02:20.193-07:00Day 2 of the Brynkir dig 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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Mary and I continued to remove the mass of
soil and slate in an attempt to expose the slate floor that we know is below
it. A lot of iron fragments are also present in the rubble but as it’s
corroded, it’s difficult to tell exactly what it is or was used for, although
nails are still easily identifiable. Several moss slates, some whole, some
broken are also being found as we excavate the soil, made clear by the small
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<span lang="EN-US">Under the highest level of soil and slate
there is a layer of larger stones, then another layer of slates and stones and
then the clean slate floor. Even though the layer of larger stones is fairly
uneven, it looks like a floor and so for now we have decided to follow that
level. Bill thinks it may be a floor used for animals once the hall was no
longer in use.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">At the other end of the trench, Bill and
Llyr were working on the fire place and think it is an inglenook fire place
that has been blocked. Removing the stones that have been used to block it may
reveal a collapsed beam characteristically seen in medieval hearths and will
allow us to see the internal structure better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mary found two wine bottles today in the
lower layer of soil and slate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Aeth Mary a finna yn ol i glirio y baw oddi
ar y llawr lechan bore ma. Mae nifer fawr o ddarnau bach o haearn yn y pridd
ond oherwydd ei fod wedi rhydu, mae’n annodd deud beh ydy’r darnau, er mae
hoelion yn hawdd i’w adnabod. Mae nifer o lechi mwsogl gyda’r twll bach yn eu
top yn cael eu darganfod hefyd, rhai cyfan a rhai wedi torri.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">O dan yr haen uchaf o bridd a llechi, mae
haen o gerrig mawr cyn haen arall o faw a llechi a wedyn y llawr lechan lan. Er
bod yr haen o gerrig mawr yn edrych yn anwastad, mae o’n edrach fel llawr ac am
rwan, rydym am ddilyn y lefel yna yn dad-orchuddio yr haen o gerrig mawr yn lle
cael gwared ohonynt i gael at y llawr llechan. Mae llawr anwastad fel hyn yn
debygol o fod yn perthyn i ryw gwt anifeiliad medda Bill am nad oes gan wartheg
angen llawr gwastad!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ym mhen arall y ffoes, mae Bill a Llyr yn
trio dad-orchuddio y lle tan am ei fod wedi cael ei flocio gan gerrig mwy. Mae
tynnu rhai o’r cerrig wedi argyhoeddo iBill
mai lle tan inglenook sydd gennym yma ond mae angen tynnu mwy i weld sut yn
union y cafodd ei adeiladu. Daeth Mary o
hyd i ddau botal win gyfan heddiw ma!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Kindly written by Lowri Roberts, one of our awesome volunteers!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-51358400527142677462014-08-14T15:25:00.001-07:002014-08-14T15:26:41.996-07:00Day 1 of Brynkir 2014!<div class="MsoNormal">
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Diwrnod 1 – 04/08/14</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mae’r rhan gyntaf o’r diwrnod cyntaf yn
cael ei wario yn trafod y safle, beth sydd wedi ei wneud o’r blaen a beth sydd
yn ddisgwyliedig ohonom y flwyddyn yma. Mae mapiau a llunia o’r safle yn
ddefnyddiol er mwyn i ni gael gweld yn union lle bydd y cloddio yn digwydd.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rydym yn gweithio ar dy canol oesol, mewn
neuadd lle ma seti y ffenestri i’w gweld
o hyd. Ar y llunia sydd genym ni, mae posib gweld lle tan ochr arall i’r neuadd
o’r ffenestr, ond dydy hyn ddim yn golygu y bod nhw o’r un cyfnod na ‘r dyddiad
oherwydd roedd y tai yn cael eu newid ac eu ail-ddylunio ar gyfer pwy bynnag
oedd yn byw yno ar y pryd.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mae ffoes 8 medr wedi cael ei osod o’r
ffenestr at ben draw y lle tan gyda lled o tua 1.5 medr. Mae yna lawr lechan
wedi ei dad-orchuddio wth y ffenestr ers flwyddyn diwethaf sydd yn bosib o’r 17<sup>th</sup>
ganrif. Dyma lle y dechreuodd fi a Mary heddiw, yn clirio tua 2 droedfedd o faw
oddi ar y llawr lechan. Mae yna nifer fawr o lechi yn y baw sydd yn debygol o
gynrychioli y to a fu dros yr adeilad ar un pryd. Rydym yn cadw golwg am lechi
mwsgl sef llechan do efo twll ynddi lle buasai peg sgwar wedi cael ei roi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mae darganfyddiadau heddiw yn cynnwys
tamaid o wydr gyda E arno, rhai darnau o grochenwaith gwyn, tameidiau o haearn
a marblan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Day 1 – 04/08/14</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The first part of the first day is always spent being brought up to date on the site, what has been done before and what we are hoping to achieve this season. Brynkir has been dug for a few seasons and so there is a rough expectation of what will be found. Maps and diagrams are useful to show the site from a birds eye view where certain areas can be highlighted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We are working on a medieval manor house, specifically in a hall where window seats and alcoves can still be seen. On the plans it is possible to see a fire place directly on the opposite side of the particular window we are working from, although it doesn't necessarily mean they are from the same date as buildings are constantly modified and re-designed to suit those living there at the time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A trench has been set up from the window alcove, extending around 8 meters to the furthest end of the fire place and reaching a width of around 1.5 meters. The slate floor, possibly dating to the 17<sup>th</sup> century has been exposed at the base of the window seat and therefore, Mary and I started there, and began on removing some 2 feet of rubble and soil from the floor. The rubble includes a lot of slate that probably indicates the roof that once covered the hall. We have been instructed to keep a look out for moss slates which are a type of roof slate that have a visible hole at their top where a square peg was once located to hold them in place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Finds from today included a piece of glass with an E on it, some pieces of white pottery, some fragments of iron and a marble.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-58940041530986406662014-07-28T03:24:00.001-07:002014-07-28T03:24:08.826-07:00The Amazing Edwinsford Hall!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Throughout Wales there are countless derelict buildings that
require a determined owner to come to
their rescue. I have visited many of
these buildings over the years, but none
so magical and evocative as the ruined mansion of Edwinsford in
Carmarthenshire. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I had made my first to Edwinsford when I was just 14. It was
summer and the mansion had just been put on the market. To my astonishment I
had persuaded my parents to take me to have a look at it. The mansion sits in a
valley, with the river Cothi running alongside the main gardens. Crossing over
the river is a single arched bridge that once linked the
main house with the stables, home farm and kitchen garden that were on the
other side of the river. I can vividly remember
climbing over the piles of fallen masonry by the house; at this point the front
doors were still in situ and the main hall way resembled a forest full of young
trees and brambles, what an exciting
place to explore for a 14 year old. I left Edwinsford that day with a massive grin across my face as I was
so sure that I would be able to convince my parents to buy it for me! Alas for
all my efforts at persuasion, it did not happen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It would be over ten years before I next returned there, this time, in the depth of winter, by now the
new owner had made an effort to clear the saplings that had ten years
previously surrounded the mansion and he had removed the fallen piles of stones
to uncover a cellar and the boiler room,
but all the clearance work could not hide the fact that the structure of the building looked in a
perilous state. This was confirmed when I discovered a freshly collapsed wall, which looked as if it could have fallen moments
before my arrival. Other walls also looked
so weak, that the next gale would see them tumbling down. Although the state of
the house was a sad sight it still
retained the magical feeling that I could so vividly remember from when I was
14. Edwinsford began as a square
building built into the side of a hill. Over time the house was
continually enlarged resulting in a somewhat rambling building that we have
today. The house included three very fine plaster ceilings, a large oak
staircase and many panelled rooms.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Edwinsford was not to
escape the effect that WW2 had on our country houses. It was taken over and
used to house Polish refugees, who grew mushrooms under the floor boards. Later it was used as a school. Long gone were
the days when Edwinsford was used as a rather lavish summer residence by Sir
William Drummond and his ancestors.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One story I recall hearing
when standing in front of the mansion on a bitterly cold early January morning speaking to a farmer who had grown up living on the estate, was that of
when Sir William Drummond drove down from the
family seat of Hawthornden Castle
in Midlothian In the 1960’s to inspect
the house. When he arrived he was so horrified by the state that
Edwinsford had been reduce to that
he turned the car around and left
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the family saw the mansion being willed to the former butler, who subsequently left
it empty and so Edwinsfords future began to look bleak.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Poor old Edwinsford,
I wonder what will become of this
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Blog written kindly by Stephen Donelly from the Save the Palace TheatreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-13421159538909729262014-04-15T10:40:00.000-07:002014-04-15T10:40:22.383-07:00Tim James Visits the beautiful Gatehouse of Dunraven Castle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Throughout my trips spent tracking down abandoned buildings
around Wales, I seem to have been drawn to the larger, grander buildings, but I
must not forget the beauty of smaller buildings that lie in a similar state of
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I have chosen two buildings at the opposite end of
Wales. They are built in different
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Standing in the
grounds of the now demolished Dunraven Castle in Glamorgan is a beautiful crenellated
gate house. It is situated a stone's throw from the coast up a rough farm
track. The castle-like design bears no
resemblance to the actual castle that once stood at the centre of the Dunraven
estate. Despite this building having
been out of use for many years the fabric of the building looks to be in surprisingly
good shape. It still retains all its
crenellations, and, surprisingly, the roof is largely in situ. Unlike so many building that have been out of
use for a while this structure is free of saplings growing in gaps in its masonry,
and this is a pleasure to see. Sadly the inside is in a rather more dilapidated
state with rotten beams and stones lying scattered about the floor. The absence of doors means that this building,
intended for human habitation is now open and housing any wildlife that wanders in.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In contrast to this is the gate house at Baron hill on
Anglesey. A fine neo-Palladian building built in the same style of the mansion
it once served. The gate house now is covered with ivy. The roof is long gone and
so too are the ornate iron gates that once stood beside it. There is evidence
that at some point an attempt has been made to keep the elements out of the
building by placing corrugated sheeting over the roof. Alas this seems to have
been in vain. The inside walls are in a desperate state as saplings push their
way through the gaps in the stone work. The building is surrounded by a jungle
of vegetation and fallen trees. What a
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Here we have two small buildings crying out for attention,
both of which would make a great place for someone to live in, or as very
popular holiday rentals. If only their owners would place them on the open
market I'm sure they would be snapped up at once! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A French Renaissance landmark located in Penarth overlooking Cardiff Bay is
continuing to rot as plans to convert it
back into a hotel continue to be put on hold. The building, known as Marine Buildings,
has stood empty for the past 30 years. It has been the victim of fire and
continuous water damage as the roof has largely collapsed leaving the building
under ever more strain from the elements. The building has now been declared
structurally unsound after many of the internal
walls have collapsed. The impressive
front facade is constructed of yellow brick topped off at either end with
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2012 the estimated cost of the redevelopment of the
building stood at 6 million pounds. This would include the building of a modern
extension to the side and rear as well restoring the existing buildings facade
to its former grandeur, reinstating the French Renaissance elements that give this building its distinctive
look. The four star boutique hotel would
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2000 it was finally granted planning permission to transform it into a hotel. In
2012 all seemed to go quiet and just a few weeks ago the Penarth Times reported that the
renovations would be on hold until 2015 at the earliest. It was
also reported that there would be a rise in the estimated cost of restoring the building of an extra million pounds. Marine
Buildings is a Grade II listed building and deserves to be restored. </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">I only hope that the owner finds the necessary funds to restore or at least make safe the current structure before another decade passes and yet more of this building falls into the basement. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"> </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-86601103935579490702014-02-20T02:12:00.005-08:002014-02-24T02:30:20.246-08:00Local Artist Ceri Leeder Reconfigures BrynkirMark and I have worked in the past on previous sites, reconstructing remains from photos, finds and maps. Brynkir had a number of old photos which I began by amassing and staring at. Staring, I have found, is an excellent way of getting to ‘see’ what you’re looking at; It may feel like nothing is happening, but the brain likes it, and will continue on with the work even when you have put it out of your mind. After staring I produced the following sketches in pen and ink:<br />
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All of which were inaccurate, but gave me a starting point. It was also interesting to see what mistakes my brain was making...which pieces were privileged and which were diminished. Then I began a series of more measured drawings and ended, with a fairly accurate representation, and finally began to paint and put in colours. At this point I was very dependent on the archaeological finds and needed to see what plaster fragments were being dug up. I also looked at a number of buildings of the same date nearby.</div>
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The other side of Brynkir was easier to reconfigure, as there were one or two photos that I could work directly from. Getting the pattern and number of the large stones was the problem in this case. There was also some dispute as to what comprised the outer range of buildings and the line of the wall, and again There was a certain degree of speculation on exactly what was what.</div>
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Finally the most challenging drawings were to reconfigure the medieval hall. There are no photos of this, only a few standing remains and I worked from analogies with other medieval halls and gatehouses, There were some test pits put in in the summer of 2013, and these helped with some of the directions and dimensions.<br />
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Llandudno is going through one of its periodic bouts of
Alice-mania. There is a body called
Project Alice setting up trails and plaques.
Huge wooden statues of the characters from the Alice books are dotted
around the town. The rationale is that
it is just possible that this was the site of origin of Alice in Wonderland.</div>
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It wasn't, of course.
My book <i>Did Lewis Carroll Visit Llandudno?</i>
shows the unlikelihood of the author's ever having been there. The origins of the book are well-attested,
and located elsewhere. Undoubtedly
however Alice Liddell, the little eponym, did come to this embryo seaside town
with her family as a child. The only trouble,
from Llandudno's point of view, is that there is nothing to show for this -
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When the family first came they stayed in a
boarding-house near the north shore of the town which was as a whole, in 1861,
under construction. It was while they
were there on their Easter holiday that Alice's father conceived the idea of
adding to the construction of the new town by building himself a holiday home
there. He was Dean of Christ Church,
Oxford, and so well-off and blessed with long vacations.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Surprisingly he chose the wild west shore, where no
development had then taken place, and equally surprisingly he chose an
off-the-peg design which he saw in an architect's window in Church Walks. He commissioned a contractor and went back to
Oxford. Liddell had evidently scant
knowledge of how things are done in north Wales. When he came back that summer he found that
nothing had happened, and by the end of another year he grew impatient, sacked
the contractor and employed another firm.
The message got through, and by the summer of 1862 the house got
finished. It was, in its original form,
a strange anomaly, on the West Shore.
Urban and Gothic in nature, it stood up sharply against the Great Orme
as if it had got displaced from a major city.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Over the years Penmorfa was modified by random additions
which, though architecturally irreverent, relieved its former mid-Victorian
austerity. It fitted better, as a
slightly rambling amalgam, into the largely natural context. As the Gogarth Abbey Hotel then it had a long
and happy life, interrupted by the Second World War, during which it was
commandeered as officers' accommodation for the local gunnery school, and the
site of the Officers' Mess. It was a
family hotel, the beach being a few yards below it, the Orme above, and it had
a wonderful view of the famous West Shore sunsets. Then in due course it became less financially
valid and came up for sale.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was still the time when developers made easy money out
of building flats, or, as they called them, apartments. The site fell into the hands of one of those,
and they sought to pull down the old and inconvenient building. When the planning authority demurred they
tried to incorporate the Liddell's house into a modern scheme, but this was
made impracticable by its falling into disrepair. Its new owners had taken the side off and the
roof off so that it was totally exposed to the weather, and what had been only
recently a substantial hotel was a sad, and, it was claimed, dangerous shell.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The local authority decided (too late) to get it
listed. It is remarkable that it had
never been so. Cadw claimed that it was
not of architectural merit, and discounted the historic and cultural connections.
The Council's weakness was a paranoia about being sued for compensation, after
being obliged to put up public money to fight a long appeal case. All the applicant has to do is imply that
they can afford the best legal representation and will go for compensation if
they win, and the planning authority goes weak. They could not safely spot-list
the structure without the suport of Cadw, and Cadw declined to give it. The result was that the holiday home of
Alice's family came down, bringing down with it any valid connection to be seen
now between Alice in Wonderland and Llandudno.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-52500532558046666492014-01-27T04:52:00.002-08:002014-02-05T04:09:25.506-08:00Remote, Derelict and on the Market- By Regular Love My Wales blogger, Tim James<div class="MsoNormal">
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The derelict farmhouse known as Pemprys, twenty minutes from Aberystwyth is currently
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If seclusion is what you're after
then this house is the one for you! This Grade II listed building is sited on a small plot of land and
it sits in a secluded valley up a long and
bumpy track.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After negotiating the fallen
trees and the pot holes I reached the farmhouse. It was dusk and the light was
fading fast. The ground was wet and there was
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The walls of the house were thick
and seemed to be in a good state, but the roof had many slipped slates and
there were no signs of any activity to patch the holes up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Walking into the house I saw a
layer of mud covering the ground floor. Some
attempt to make the house semi- water tight had been made, but this was purely
by blocking the windows up with whatever
stones or pieces of wood had been
lying nearby. In the main room a large
inglenook fire place took up the majority of
one of the walls, but the large wooden beam that held up the chimney had a great crack in it and had consequently shifted allowing the
wall above it to drop. A rickety
staircase led to the first floor, and I had to avoid the holes and rotten floor
boards to take a look. There was evidence of wildlife, of various kinds, making
the cottage their home. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There are six rooms in total, as well as a barn which is built onto the end
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Sadly, planning permission has already been refused
twice, with the local authority suggesting that a better use would be to use the building
to house animals! Surely this is not the right answer! Further worries from the council include access and the presence of bats at the
property. The lack of facilities at the property and its remote location are factors that could
put off many perspective buyers, but for someone wanting to live off-grid this
could be perfect!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will watch and hope that someone
who can take on the many challenges of this property will appear and bring it
back to life.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-36516028320036887022014-01-13T07:28:00.001-08:002014-01-13T07:31:31.593-08:00The Archaeological View: A few of my Favourite Finds<div align="left" class="MsoNormal">
I thought in this guest
blog post I would share with you some of (in my view) my most interesting
finds. It is a question often posed to the archaeologist, aside from the
shudder inducing “Do you dig dinosaurs?” immediately replied with a resounding “NO!” I have had the good fortune to work in various
sites as an archaeologist and ceramicist, both in commercial and research
projects, in a variety of locations including the UK, Romania, Egypt and Sudan.
I have been lucky enough to dig in some of the most incredible sites of the
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However, it is often the
most every day, mundane item that can inspire you. On my first job as a
commercial archaeologist, fresh out of university in 2008, I worked on a site
in Shoreditch. The area was about to be developed into a hotel extension and so
needed to be checked for archaeology. London is well known to contain a variety
of building activities, particularly during the Roman, Medieval, and Victorian
periods. We hoped that the site that I was worked at would be Roman date.
However, I came across a sole of a leather shoe belonging to a young child in
the middle of a soggy London grey clay ditch. It proved to be medieval and so
the feature was dated accordingly. The shoe had been beautifully made, formed
in a delicate point. (I have rather unevenly drawn it for you within the water
it was stored in to conserve it in case you can’t see it). <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">An exciting puzzle came during excavations at the site of Heit el Gurob,
el Fayoum, Egypt in 2011. I was helping the team to document and record some of
the looted tombs in the area. Many had been sadly trashed and human remains lay
scattered all around. We sought to record as much as possible of what was left.
We came across a gloriously decorated ceramic coffin that had been smashed to
smithereens. We found 72 bits in all, and managed to fit most together. See <a href="http://www.gurob.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.gurob.org.uk </a></span></div>
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More recently in February 2013 I was
lucky enough to join the British Museum team at their site of Amara West,
Sudan. The site dates to the Late Bronze Age and was an Egyptian town within
Northern Sudan. At that time, Northern Sudan was part of the Egyptian empire
and Amara West was a key administrative hub for the area. I was assigned to
excavate one of the houses, which was remarkably well preserved including mud
floors, benches, plastered walls, ovens and hearths all surviving. As an
Egyptologist, I'm often asked if like Howard Carter when he discovered
Tutankhamen, I’ve seen “the glint of gold.” Well I have to admit in Sudan, I
did, albeit a very small piece within a necklace. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Courtesy of British Museum. <a href="http://blog.amarawest.britishmuseum.org/2013/01/21/amara-west-2013-interesting-discoveries-as-new-house-is-explored/?relatedposts_exclude=843" target="_blank">Click here</a> </span></td></tr>
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pottery sherd within a layer of debris of ash, animal bones and pottery. It
comprised of around 100 very small beads made of Egyptian faience, 2 of
carnelian and one beaten gold bead in the centre. Within this same room an
incredible stone schist bowl, a metal chisel and a large sheep/goat skull was
also uncovered in a room with three large bread ovens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The partially excavated gold,
carnelian and faience necklace. Courtesy of the British Museum.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Selim with the beautiful stone
schist bowl he found on top of the oven in E13.16.2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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large storage pot, the most exciting find for a ceramicist! It is exceedingly
rare to find a complete vessel within an ancient house, whereas they are
comparatively common within graves and tombs. It proved tricky to excavate, as
it had been completely cemented into the base of the oven, perhaps even heated,
and then crushed slightly as sand blew in after the house was abandoned. In the
end, I was forced to (carefully!) hack away underneath it with my hand mattock
for days before it finally could be released. Before it could be lifted, I had
to empty it of windblown sand. Sand can be surprisingly heavy believe me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Adly, Micki, Camel train, Large Pot
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So far, I have been remarkably
fortunate in my fieldwork opportunities. I hope you enjoyed this short blog
post on some the highlights of my short career in Archaeology and Egyptology.
I’ve only recently graduated in my PhD in Archaeology, and have plenty of new opportunities
for fieldwork in 2014. Funding and job opportunities allowing, who knows what
the future might bring for an Early Career Archaeologist? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Many thanks for reading!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sarah<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">A cobbled path winds its way up a hill from the village of
Tintern. It is covered in leaves and mud and the path seems to have been seldom
used. As I walked up it a high stone wall appeared on my left, vegetation
sprouting from the gaps between the stones.
At the end of the wall two old gates, rusted and left open led into an
over grown graveyard. I entered and
spent a while looking up at the ruins of the Grade II listed Church of St Mary.
The church is of medieval origin but was virtually re-built in 1886. The life of the church as we see today would
span less than a hundred years before it was made redundant and then set on fire in 1977. History is sketchy
to how the church’s fate was sealed, was
it accident or arson? Indeed the history
of this building is hard to discover at all! It is a romantic site, the
graveyard, largely left to nature has a few paths cutting through it, which
made finding the best view-points
easier, however, the morning dew that
lay on the ground soon soaked through
my shoes and penetrated to my socks. The location is beautiful ; perched
on a hill, the views look out down the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Walking up to the church door I took a closer look at the
tower, which somehow had survived the fire of 1977. The roof remains although
holes are visible. The walls of the tower have been resilient against the last
35 years of weather, Inside a different picture is painted. The walls are now
largely covered in ivy and stones have fallen and now lie scattered on the
ground. There are some signs of an attempt being made to cap off the walls many
years previously. The delicate stone
window to the east of the building is chipped and looks weak. Saplings grow
from between the tiles and nature is trying to reclaim the site. An old cellar lies beneath part of the
church, the floor long gone I trod carefully around the edge, not wanting to
end up falling in. The church still boasts some
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made my visit at a good time of year as winter had stripped the lush green
vegetation from the walls making it
easier to inspect its condition. St
Marys is a romantic ruin, one that I think should remain a ruin. But for it to
remain at all, work must be done to stop it from being enveloped by nature.</span></span></span><br />
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The Cwmamman Church Hall was in operation during the 19th century and fell out of operation, into a dire state of disrepair. Luckily it was remembered by Nicola Hemsley, the Director of Organised Kaos, a local circus company. Nicola has fond memories of the Church Hall as it was the first stage that she performed on, it was because of this that she decided to take on this building as her company's permanent venue. Bringing the circus to an area which has a lack of resources and saving the building for the community, good for her!<br />
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She found the place lacking foundations and discovered that the heat had caused the floor to collapse! Following their agreement on a long lease of 25 years in August 2011, work began to secure the funding needed and plan a hectic restoration project. It has been a labour of love and at present, phases 1-3 are complete; this is including the porch, the kitchen and toilets and she is ideally looking at a Summer completion, lets hope it all goes to plan!<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MyKWHTRfAK8/UqmOz4kZNhI/AAAAAAAAASc/wpo-gqbIA3o/s1600/76126_10152313892675176_313337544_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MyKWHTRfAK8/UqmOz4kZNhI/AAAAAAAAASc/wpo-gqbIA3o/s320/76126_10152313892675176_313337544_n.jpg" width="320" /></a>Click here to see more information on Organised Kaos and the project: <a href="http://www.organisedkaos.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.organisedkaos.org.uk</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-7576095822190852422013-11-28T04:58:00.001-08:002013-11-28T05:03:34.071-08:00Neuadd Fawr: A classical beauty<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">North of the small
Carmarthenshire village of Cilycwm and surrounded by beautiful countryside
stands Neuadd Fawr, a classically fronted grade II listed mansion set within
its own parkland. The house was originally built in 1784 and was subsequently
enlarged and remodeled in the 1820s to the neo-classical house we see today.
The house remained with the original family until it was transformed into a
school in 1940. It then had a brief stint as a youth hostel before being passed
back to a distant member of the family. However the upkeep of the house was
ignored and the rot set in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">The house now stands in a field, fenced off
and open to the elements. The roof, although still in situ, now heavily
undulates and holes are appearing where the slates have slipped allowing the
wind and rain to penetrate deep into the fabric of the building. Trees have
sunk their roots into the masonry, pushing the cast iron ionic columns of the
porch out of line. Inside, the staircase with its Egyptian lotus leaf banisters
has long gone and so too have the fireplaces and panelling. The first floor has
largely collapsed, leaving the upper walls and doors seemingly floating in
space. My initial impression, that this building seemed to be in fairly good
order, were now gone! The precarious state of the inside shocked me; I would
not be venturing in! It left me with a feeling that time is running out for
this fine building. It will just take a single part of the roof to collapse and
the process of decay will dramatically speed up. The out buildings surrounding
the mansion are in a similar state, apart from the main stable block. They are
now roofless and have cracks appearing in the walls and look in a desperate
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">In 1996 the owner applied for permission to
demolish the house, but this was turned down. The building was then transferred
into the ownership of a limited company to reduce any impact to the surrounding
farmland should the house be the subject of a compulsory purchase order. The
house is landlocked with no direct access. What will the future hold? Surely
the best option for this building is to revert back to its original use as a
large family house. I have no doubt at all that if Neuadd Fawr was to be placed
on the open market it would be snapped up in no time at all. Few houses evoke
emotions like this one. Let's hope that someone steps in to save this glorious
building.....before it's too late.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-59343293177524207052013-11-21T04:14:00.000-08:002013-11-21T05:05:02.147-08:00Liz Bolloten, a Conwy artist<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eILRscIo1us/Uo4ChEJksdI/AAAAAAAAAQY/zqQ6b8pfBb0/s1600/Plas+Brynkir+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eILRscIo1us/Uo4ChEJksdI/AAAAAAAAAQY/zqQ6b8pfBb0/s320/Plas+Brynkir+1.jpeg" width="215" /></a><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.38;">I had the very real pleasure of visiting Plas Brynkir earlier this year. I had already put together some watercolours of the site, and when there was opportunity to visit, I jumped at it. Just experiencing it in all its faded grandeur inspired me further. Two important books are out this year. Mark Baker's book: Y plas (on the Welsh Country House) and Timothy James book: Crumbling Historic Houses. These books are very relevant in drawing attention to what is our heritage, and history, and if these sites are lost forever, we ourselves are diminished.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>As for me I am always looking for excuses to paint old buildings and would welcome opportunities to do so. I feel a great need to record their beauty as a historic reference: that they were indeed here and have absorbing stories to tell.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Akzidenz Grotesk"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">An interesting project
has recently come to a close at Four Elms, a Grade II listed school building in
Adamstown, Cardiff. The redevelopment of this beautiful building was undertaken
by NoFit State, a 27 year old circus company. The redevelopment of this
beautiful building was to facilitate NoFit State’s venue on a permanent basis.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Akzidenz Grotesk"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Four Elms was
originally built by the United Methodist Church and was opened on 5<sup>th </sup>September
1896 and was owned by the church until 1978 when it was sold to the Cardiff
County Borough Council, it later became nearly derelict and at risk. Then
wonderful news came for Four Elms when No Fit State stumbled upon it in 2007,
who started to look into the possibilities of acquiring it from the Cardiff
County Council. It was then awarded by a long lease, then with the help of
funders such as the Big Lottery Fund, Garfield Weston Foundation and Admiral
Insurance, have restored it to a fully functional, entertaining and a
fulfilling community venue. This is exactly the sort of thing that Love My
Wales encourages and to them we say “well done!”</span></div>
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to belong to people and not just a private firm. Making something really
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-66042883457873262292013-09-09T07:19:00.000-07:002013-09-09T07:31:36.253-07:00Day 20At last the 30th is here, the day of the big open day! We didn't know what to expect today, but it was a great success! We started off by having the BBC here who did a live broadcast for Radio 1 to advertise the Open Day. It was a great help as we had over 60 people come from the local area! A lot came with their own memories of the site and varying age groups, which is always nice to see. We had lots of interest in our pull up displays which I am very pleased with as I put a lot of effort into them. The students couldn't be split into groups like before so it was all very casual with tours, luckily we had the help of Megan, a local girl who offered to do the welsh tours for us. This was very handy as we had a lot of Welsh speakers come to the open day. I feel it went very well and everyone got a tour. We were also visited by a local woman who had photographs of the Lower House from 1990, it serves as a good document of how the site has degraded over the last 20 years, so we were glad to have them.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-49486948441149753242013-09-09T06:58:00.001-07:002013-09-09T07:39:38.513-07:00Day 19<div class="MsoNormal">
The students really felt the burn today. Lots of things to do on what is technically their last day. Some again were cleaning finds and others were recording their trenches and filling in the completed ones for next year. There's lots to do though and I think it might have to run into tomorrow's open day. This would be unideal but on the other hand, it is nice for the visitors to see what work goes on at an archaeological dig. Antonia Dewhurst also came today to give a talk about her photography and art projects that she has going on. I really liked the talk as I myself am really into the technical aspects of photography.<br />
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We all then went to Aberdunant to enjoy an end of dig meal, Antonia also came along! Aberdunant was actually where the last Brynker, Jane Brynker died in 1760. So its a very relevant place to eat!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483507078336817131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260516919727909281.post-84657263735219241952013-09-09T06:49:00.000-07:002013-09-09T06:49:25.690-07:00Day 18<div class="MsoNormal">
There are lots of finds to wash and sort! Some students got on with cleaning their finds. While others got on with digging and recording their trenches. Trench C was photographed as more of the wall was uncovered. We are unsure what is is as it also looks like a quarry! S the students started scraping it clean.</div>
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