Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
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Nantwallter Cottage
In 1785 Morgan David Morgan agreed to rent this cottage from the Plas Taliaris estate for about £9 a year.
The family were self-sufficient, keeping a pig and growing vegetables, so they could have food available all year – even if money was scarce.
The walls of their cottage were mad of ‘clom’ – a mixture [...]
No Comments CherryPie on May 19th 2026
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The North wing of Hartlebury Castle houses the Worcestershire County Museum. The museum displays the the story of Worcestershire and what life was like for people who lived there throughout the ages.
Although I am not Victorian, the Victorian school room captured my imagination. There were many familiar things from my own early schooldays.
6 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2026
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Maestir School
This is a one-roomed rural school built in 1880. By this time, every child between five and twelve years old could expec an education.
In 1900, the Headmistress, Miss Rachel Ann Thomas, taught thirty six pupils aged between five and fourteen. The lessons were in English, although the children’s fist language was Welsh. The emphasisi [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 14th 2026
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Derwen Bakehouse
Evan Jenkins built this small commercial bakehouse in the garden of Derwen House. Thespian Street, Aberystwyth. His daughters, Catherine and Mary, ran the business. They worked from 6am to 10pm.
Home ovens were too small to bake enough bread for large families. People prepared their dough in tins and took it to be baked in [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 11th 2026
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Oakdale Workmen’s Institute
Workmen’s institutes, or ‘Stutes’ as they were fondly known, were once common sights in Welsh industrial towns and villages. Groups of coal miners and other workers built them to provide educations and leisure facilities for them and their families.
This one contains a library, reading room and a concert hall upstairs. The institute played [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 10th 2026
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Melin Bompren Corn Mill
The mill has three storeys. Grain is stored on the top floor, ground into flour on the middle floor and bagged on the lowest floor. Because of the wet climate, farmers would often harvest corn before it was thoroughly dry. The miller then had to dry the grain before grinding it. This [...]
No Comments CherryPie on Mar 6th 2026
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Bryn Eryr Iron Age Roundhouses
These roundhouses have been reconstructed based on archaeological remains excavated in Anglesey in the 1980s. The original dwellings would have been built aroundx 2,300 years ago.
During the Iron Age people lived in circular houses with thatched roofs. Most had walls of stone ore wattle and daub. We know from archaeological evidence [...]
No Comments CherryPie on Mar 5th 2026
