Inside the red house still. A view through to a back bedroom.
We coveted this beautiful comb back Welsh chair. It is stunning. We have a similar one, only heftier, which someone "modernized" by cutting the top (comb back) off. Keith is going to restore it this autumn/winter. . .
A lovely drystone constructed pigsty, very reminiscent of the tinner's Beehive Huts on Dartmoor.
Above and below: Inside the mill. I have always felt an affinity with water-powered flour mills and this one was no exception. Probably because I have millers and a journeyman baker in my Devon ancestry. A lovely building. Below: quern stones which were used in great antiquity until quite modern times to grind corn into flour. I should imagine the resultant grit included in the flour did a wonderful job of polishing teeth flat too!
Above and below: further construction happening and these beautiful early Medieval buildings are being reconstructed from the groundprint of buildings uncovered on Anglesey.
More photos now:
The fireplace in the cottage by the Gorse Mill. I could settle right in here! Below: it looks like Little Black Riding Hood lives here! Very Scottish Widows . . .
The row of old miners' cottages, where each cottage encapsulates a different period. The photos below are relevant to the first and earliest house (late 1700s I think):
As you can see, purely practical - no "boughten" stuff!
A lovely old Welsh dresser with Pewter plates and a few practical jugs and mugs.
Up the wooden stairs to Bedfordshire. If you tripped on your nightie here, you'd come down faster than you went up - these are STEEP!
Drool - another primitive combe back chair. A stunner.
Now: I have a date with a paintbrush, some Annie Sloane antique white paint and two needy pieces of furniture . . .
My husband and I made a trip to Wales a few years ago and spent a very long, very wonderful day at St. Fagans. It was absolutely amazing. I'm a Morgan, so we did some geneology research while we were there. There are LOTS of Morgans! It was a fabulous trip and I can't wait to come back.
ReplyDeleteHi Viola. It's a great place to visit. We only managed half of it as we had to get back, but will have another day out soon and do the rest. Well done with some successful genealogy research. It's always good to make progress.
DeleteCompletely lovely.
ReplyDeleteVery true. It was very crowded as it was the summer hols - we'll go out of season next time. Some of those houses had such an atmosphere from the contents.
DeleteIt looks wonderful there! I`m so pleased you had a good day out with your visiting friend.x
ReplyDeleteIt's well worth visiting DW. Perhaps a swift day out some time?
DeleteI was born a few miles from St Fagans and had many a happy visit there. We also bought our first home near and it was our weekly walk to the Castle gardens. When I was young I always wanted to try the beautiful black grapes grown in the greenhouses, my husband as a surprise bought me some and they were so sour we could not eat them! So pleased with this walk down memory lane. Thanks
ReplyDeleteHi Patricia. You will know it well then and have such happy memories. Shame that those black grapes were such a disappointment - perhaps they would have been better for wine!
DeleteI could probably quite happily live in the pigsty
ReplyDeleteIt did indeed look VERY cosy Simon!
DeleteLoved the tour of these old homes and way of life! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi Pat. Lots more to come - you'll be begging for mercy soon!
ReplyDeleteHello!! I'am glad to read the whole content of this blog and am very excited.Thank you.
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