Archive for the tag 'Hay-on-Wye'
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Rhydspence
Some photos from my stay in Rhydspence.
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2015
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Hay Castle
Hay Castle is currently in need of a little TLC…
Hay Castle is very much under threat. The castle and manor are in desperate need of conservation to prevent further deterioration. The Norman keep is unstable and unsafe for entry. The famed archway is impassible. The east wing of the Jacobean manor remains roofless and derelict, [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2015
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The Town of Books
Hay was a quiet run down market town in 1962, when Richard Booth opened his first bookshop. Ten years and 40 bookshops later, the town became a Mecca for book lovers the whole world over. On 1st April 1977 (All Fools’ Day) Richard declared Hay an Independent Kingdom and the town has been in the [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 2015
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The Market Hall – Hay-on-Wye
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Hay-on-Wye 2015, Holidays
Hay-on-Wye – Day Two
After breakfast, which was cooked to order, we headed off into town to visit one of the bookshops that we had missed the previous day. The bookshop was due to open at 10am but we arrived in town before this so we headed off to photograph the castle. This led to us finding another interesting [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 9th 2015
