If we cannot sing of faith and triumph, we will sing our despair. We will be that kind of bird. There are day owls, and there are night owls, and each is beautiful and even musical while about its business.
Henry David Thoreau
Archive for the tag 'Cardiff Castle'
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
No Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2026
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.
Ernest Holmes
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 8th 2025
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Cardiff Castle – The Roman Walls
The Roman origins of Cardiff Castle were discovered in 1888 when the 3rd Marquess of Bute decided to build a new tower and extend the grounds. The Roman remains were discovered in what was considered to be a solid earth bank. Rather than continue with his original plans Lord Bute decided to investigate and and [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Dec 2nd 2025
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Some days, it’s just a matter of finding the right marmalade!
Paddington Bear
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 30th 2025
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Cardiff Castle – The Clock Tower
The clock tower, continental in inspiration is decorated with over life-sized statues of the planets. When it was completed in 1874 its unusual appearance caused a sensation*
*Source – The Essential Cardiff Castle guidebook
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 30th 2025
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Cardiff Castle – The Mansion
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2025
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Cardiff Castle – The Keep
The most recognisable feature at Cardiff Castle is surely the impressive twelve-sided Keep, the finest example in Wales. This type is known as a ‘shell’ keep because its outer walls provided a protective shell for smaller buildings within.
The stone Keep was built in the early 12th Century by Robert Consul, Earl of Gloucester, replacing the [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 2nd 2025
