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Llangollen & District

Llangollen and the surrounding district
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  • Chain Bridge Hotel, Berwyn, Wales - October  08, 2022

    Chain Bridge Hotel, Berwyn, Wales - October 08, 2022

    Chain Bridge hotel viewed from Berwyn Station.

  • Llangollen, River Dee, Denbighshire - October 08, 2022

    Llangollen, River Dee, Denbighshire - October 08, 2022

    View up stream from the station.

  • Llangollen, River Dee, Denbighshire - October 08, 2022

    Llangollen, River Dee, Denbighshire - October 08, 2022

    View up stream from the bridge.

  • Britannia Inn, Llangollen & District, Clywd, Wales - September

    Britannia Inn, Llangollen & District, Clywd, Wales - September

    Evening view of the Britannia Inn

  • Pentredwr - July 02, 2022

    Pentredwr - July 02, 2022

    Village noticeboard at Pentredwr

  • Clipped Sheep at Pentredwr, July 02, 2022

    Clipped Sheep at Pentredwr, July 02, 2022

    A freshly clipped sheep at Pentredwr.

  • Lamb at Pentredwr - July02, 2022

    Lamb at Pentredwr - July02, 2022

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  • Eglwyseg Escarpment at Sunset - July 02, 2022

    Eglwyseg Escarpment at Sunset - July 02, 2022

    The setting sun is reflected off the Eglwyseg Escarpment.

  • Commonwealth War Grave, St John's Cemetery - April 09, 2022

    Commonwealth War Grave, St John's Cemetery - April 09, 2022

    Flight Lieutenant Ivor Alcuin Jones - 1922 - 1944 who died when his Mosquitio disintegrated in severe turbulence in Scotland. He was old boy of Bromsgrove School at the time of his death Ivor Jones was serving with 1655 Mosquito Training Unit. On the night of 30th August he was flying Mosquito KB207 cross country when he encountered severe turbulence near Galashiels, Scotland, causing his aircraft to disintegrate.

  • Riding Dee Rapids, Berwyn, - April 09, 2022

    Riding Dee Rapids, Berwyn, - April 09, 2022

    Riding the Dee Rapids at Berwyn viewed from Berwyn Station.

  • Riding Dee Rapids, Berwyn, - April 09, 2022

    Riding Dee Rapids, Berwyn, - April 09, 2022

    Riding the Dee Rapids at Berwyn viewed from Berwyn Station.

  • Riding Dee Rapids, Berwyn, - April 09, 2022

    Riding Dee Rapids, Berwyn, - April 09, 2022

    Riding the Dee Rapids at Berwyn viewed from Berwyn Station.

  • Riding Dee Rapids, Berwyn, - April 09, 2022

    Riding Dee Rapids, Berwyn, - April 09, 2022

    Riding the Dee Rapids at Berwyn viewed from Berwyn Station.

  • Riding Dee Rapids, Berwyn, - April 09, 2022

    Riding Dee Rapids, Berwyn, - April 09, 2022

    Riding the Dee Rapids at Berwyn viewed from Berwyn Station.

  • Chain Bridge Hotel, Berwyn - April 09, 2022

    Chain Bridge Hotel, Berwyn - April 09, 2022

    Chain Bridge Hotel - Berwyn

  • River Dee, Llangollen - April 09, 2022

    River Dee, Llangollen - April 09, 2022

    River Dee at Llangollen

  • Llangollen - Castle Street - June 23, 2020

    Llangollen - Castle Street - June 23, 2020

    Castle Street, Llangollen

  • Llangollen - Dee Bridge - June 23, 2020

    Llangollen - Dee Bridge - June 23, 2020

    River Dee and Bridge

  • Llangollen  - The Corn Mill - September 29, 2018

    Llangollen - The Corn Mill - September 29, 2018

    The Llangollen Corn Mill was founded around 700 years ago by the Cistercian Monks of Valle Crucis Abbey. The mill was rebuilt into its present form in 1786 and continued in operation until 1974. It was restored and reopened as a public house in 2000.

  • Llangollen - River Dee Bridge - September 29, 2018

    Llangollen - River Dee Bridge - September 29, 2018

    The present bridge was probably constructed in the 16th Century although records show that there was a crossing here in 1284; this may have been built soon after the foundation of Valle Crucis Abbey. Traditionally the present structure has been attributed to John Trefor (Bishop of St Asaph 1346-1357) and is described as one of the Seven Wonders of Wales. This reference may in fact mean to refer to Bishop John Trefor II (Bishop of St Asaph 1395-1411) who was a local man of the house of Pengwern. Leland's Itinerary (1536-39) mentions a great stone bridge but it is highly questionable as to whether this is the present bridge. Fragments of sepulchral slabs were embeded into the masonry which could suggest that the present structure was constructed after the Dissolution. Alternatively, there is a strong case for believing that the 'Rondle Reade 1656' stone (now in Hall Street) refers to the construction of the existing bridge especially in view of the £250 fee that he was paid for the work of that date. On 11 May 1863 provision was made for the construction of the new railway station which entailed extending the bridge at the N end to span the railway line. In order to achieve the necessary height, the roadway had to be ramped up towards N and so the parapets were rebuilt. A round castellated tower was also built at the NE corner - demolished in 1940. The width of the bridge was greatly widened on the upstream side 1873 and in 1968 it was again nearly doubled in width to the same side. (Notes: British Listed Buildings)

  • Old Roadside Cottage, Berwyn - November 05, 2016

    Old Roadside Cottage, Berwyn - November 05, 2016

    Ever since I first visited the Llangollen Railway in the late 1980s this old abandoned cottage just west of Berwyn Station has fascinated me. It has been abandoned for so long that the bank behind has fallen into it and trees and bushes have grown from the bank. I am fairly certain it is not one of the A5 toll cottages as there is a former toll cottage just a mile or so further west which now trades as a kiosk café. If anyone knows anything about the history of this cottage or has a picture of what it used to look like when inhabited please get in touch!

  • Old Roadside Cottage, Berwyn - November 05, 2016

    Old Roadside Cottage, Berwyn - November 05, 2016

    Ever since I first visited the Llangollen Railway in the late 1980s this old abandoned cottage just west of Berwyn Station has fascinated me. It has been abandoned for so long that the bank behind has fallen into it and trees and bushes have grown from the bank. I am fairly certain it is not one of the A5 toll cottages as there is a former toll cottage just a mile or so further west which now trades as a kiosk café. If anyone knows anything about the history of this cottage or has a picture of what it used to look like when inhabited please get in touch!

  • Old Roadside Cottage, Berwyn - November 05, 2016

    Old Roadside Cottage, Berwyn - November 05, 2016

    Ever since I first visited the Llangollen Railway in the late 1980s this old abandoned cottage just west of Berwyn Station has fascinated me. It has been abandoned for so long that the bank behind has fallen into it and trees and bushes have grown from the bank. I am fairly certain it is not one of the A5 toll cottages as there is a former toll cottage just a mile or so further west which now trades as a kiosk café. If anyone knows anything about the history of this cottage or has a picture of what it used to look like when inhabited please get in touch!

  • Llangollen & District, Clywd, Wales - 2015

    Llangollen & District, Clywd, Wales - 2015

    Autumn Evening - Horseshoe Pass - Bwlch yr Oernant - September 26, 2015. The setting sun illuminates the limestone Eglwyseg Mountain.

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    Eglwyseg Escarpment at Sunset - July 02, 2022
    Commonwealth War Grave, St John's Cemetery - April 09, 2022
    Riding Dee Rapids, Berwyn, - April 09, 2022