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SilentHill
30-06-2010, 04:31 PM
The usual suspects and myself decided to spend a couple of days in beautiful Wales to look at some old ruins. Finding these places is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Most of the minor and very minor roads are signposted in Welsh and criss cross all over the place. Even the old sat nav was confused.

Day 1 was to seek out Neuadd Fawr Mansion and It's sprawling estate. After adding on extra miles we eventually drove up the correct track. The estate lies amongst a working farm, and after making pleasantries with the owners we were allowed to wander at will as long as we didn't venture inside the buildings! And upon closer inspection I had to agree. Upper floors had collapsed and parts were just hanging on the precipice.

History is sketchy but the farmer said that Prince Charles had once shown interest in purchasing the estate which is grade 2 listed. It's now just left enveloped by nature itself.

NEUADD FAWR MANSION

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Day 2 dawned, and nursing a hangover from the previous nights beer swilling marathon and the worst ever Chinese meal imaginable!! We decided to seek out Iscoed Mansion. Once the centre of an 800 acre estate, it was the chosen retirement home of Peninsular War hero General Sir Thomas Picton, who went to live there in 1814. His stay was unfortunately very brief, for when Napoleon escaped from his island prison on Elba, the Duke of Wellington recalled Picton to the colours. He was given command of the 5th Division and reserves, and left London on the 11th June 1815. A week later he was killed at Waterloo on the 18th June 1815.

Upon arrival we were met by a couple who were living in the south wing! We had mixed feelings on their residential status. Again the interior is in a ruinous state and not advisable to venture in. And the views were spectacular.

ISCOED MANSION.

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And the views looking out to the Carmarthenshire coastline.

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It made a nice change to do something different.

Thanks for looking.

evilnoodle
07-07-2010, 09:13 PM
A few of my pics from Neuadd Fawr.......

Gates to the main house

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Stables

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theoss closing the stable door.......no jokes about bolting 'osses please :lol:

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And some outhouses..........one full of empty wine bottles :thumb

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:)

evilnoodle
07-07-2010, 09:36 PM
And just a few from Iscoed

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:)

judderman62
29-07-2010, 10:32 PM
Well I did say there was a slim chance that my images may appear this year so here they come :ty

so following the lead I shall commence with Neuadd Fawr Mansion :

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Ferny, Mossy shot

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Beautiful window

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I hope this place is stable

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Yeah OK, OK :(

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Nice fireplace ... shame there's no floor anymore

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There's an oven under that lot somewhere :

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Next day saw us heading off for Iscoed:



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Makeshift bench

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So that was the two places we all visited. We did have other places shortlisted but a couple of them were a fair distance from the areas we had visited. I was pondering the night before I was heading home whether to stick with the other guys or head off and go search out the other two places.

I decided that as I'd driven all the way to this part of Wales that I'd head off and try and find the other two places.

So I'll post a separate reply for that day

judderman62
29-07-2010, 10:56 PM
So final day and I'm off to search out two more sites.

Target one evaded me as I could not find the darned thing :fail

In true Ronnie Corbett style a slight diversion now ... one that will have you wondering what the heck Judders is waffling about that for ??? But bear with me discerning readers as all will become clear.

Dogs !!! We all love 'em don't we ? Wellll no not really I don't like dogs ... at all .. and have , if I'm to be very open here, been quite welll fearful of them - jaws , teeth my flesh no , no, no. Me and dogs just don't gel

However I then met Dog Noodle and a mutual appreciation soon formed - who could fail to be won over by the lunatic, spoiled, overactive attention junkie that is Dog Noodle :lol: She's adorable and I plan to Dognap her when Noods and Ceejam aren't looking but don't tell them shhhh

So back to Wales. I headed off for target two and had no problem finding this one. so I parked up and got out the car. started wandering along and saw houses/farms either side right next to the ruins of the castle.

First gateway to the castle was closed ... drat. So i carried on walking and saw a grassy pathway to an open gate and just as I thought yes !! I heard the bark of dogs ... note DogS as I look up two dogs are bounding ever so enthusiastically and quickly toward me barking with some gusto.

GULP !!!

So I thought what do I do ? so I figured OK show no fear and as they got nearer , still bounding and barking quite enthusiastically, I decided to play friendly. So I bent down a little, talked to them in a soft, calm friendly voice annnnd ...... by the time they got up to me they'd stopped barking and sniffed me and then let me stroke and tickle them. One followed me into the castle ruins for a while before deciding I wasn't that interesting compnay and meandered off.

Oh yeah I should post some pics:

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I did also on the way to this part of wales pass an old abandoned Service station/motel. Now I know rules on here are that if you can't name a place and/or it's location it'll get binned - so could a mod advise am I OK to tag it on the end of here ? all I know is it's in south wales somewhere.

Thanks for looking folks