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Llanerfyl| Llanwddyn| Lake Vyrnwy| Llanymawddwy| Llanbrynmair
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Powys memories
Home,Family, And Early Education.
Born at Peniarth Isaf, attended primary school where the first headmaster was Mr. E.L.Jones, followed by Mr. Bamborough. Local life was centered around Bethania Chapel and events at the Village Hall. In those days, the 2 shops were owned by Mr. Llew Roberts and Mr. G.J. Owen. The Railway Inn was run by the Astley family.
Best memories would have been home life, heavily involved in farm work and music, which would have spilled over into local eisteddfodau and concerts.
Penybontfawr has probably changed an awful lot, due to numbers of the young original people moving out.
Dolcorsllwyn Hall
Dolcorsllwyn Hall is an imposing, Elizabethan-style , family mansion, situated on the banks of the River Dovey between the villages Cemmaes Road and Mallwyd. The Hall is situated in its own grounds with access via a short tree-lined drive from the main road. At its entrance is the privately owned Old Coach House. The Hall is now owned by the trustees of the Dolcorsllwyn Hall Association and used as a residential centre for Merseyside children. My memories of Dolly Hall go back to the 1960s and 1970s when I accompanied parties of children from Brookfield School, Kirkby. It was an ideal centre for studying Biology (my subject), Geography, and Local History. Visits included the seaside resorts of Aberystwyth and Aberdovey; the rural town of Machynlleth; the villages of Mallwyd and Cemmaes Road, and the Cader Idris mountain. Mallwyd was an interesting place - its parish church had a whale bone (found in the River Dovey) above its entrance. Nearby is... Read more
Wherabouts...
Does anyone know where Lower Street was in Llanfyllin?
Childhood Visits
I can remember as a small child visiting my Uncle Johnny who lived in a little road called Maes Morgan, on the main road into Llanrhaider ym Mochnant. Visits were also made to St Garmon's Church at Mynydd Mawr where my grandfather Allen Morris came from. Can someone please tell me where Groes Lwyd Llanarmon is and also Bedren Llanarmon, I would be very grateful. I have visited the area on a number of occasions and would like to know if any relatives still live in the area.
MAES-Y-LLAN WHERE I FIRST LIVED
These houses are in Maes-y-llan.My father Den and mother Hilda Wildblood with my sister Anne were the first to live in Number 6 when the houses were built in 1948 I believe.I was born in 1954 and it was my first home and initial imprinting.The houses were built on piece of land between Dyfrynn Hill (a wooded Celtic hill fort) and Church Field.My extended family lived in the village for 110 years and so just qualified as locals when the entire family all decided to leave. I would have stayed but I was only 5.
Meifod in The 50s
This photo brings back many happy memories of Meifod in the 1950's when I used to go on holidays there with my family. The white building in the centre was the bank and the photo was taken outside the Lion Inn where my grandfather used to go for his pint. Next to the bank is Liverpool House where we used to stay with Mrs Edwards and on the opposite side of the road, on the corner, was the Post Office. The only electricity in the village in those days was the street lighting which was provided by a diesel generator. Water was obtained from the stand-pipes located in the street which are still there but unused these days. My Great Aunt, Winifred Morris, used to live in Vyrnwy House up on the hill on the opposite side of the River below Broniarth Hill. She is now buried in the churchyard.
Vyrnwy House, Meifod
This photo was taken from a spot very close to Vyrnwy House where my great Aunt Winifred Morris used to live. Broniarth Hill is behind the photographer. I used to visit her quite often in the 50's, usually on a Sunday when my father and I used to catch a fishermans coach from Liverpool to the village. In those days she had no electricity and water was obtained from a pump in the yard. The garden had a beautiful view over the valley exactly like this one. In the distance is Duffryn Hill which I climbed many times. At the base of this hill was the hall where Clement Davies the then head of the Liberal Party and MP for Merioneth lived.
