A truly
wonderful old house in the Conwy valley from 1626; if we can trust the date
above the mantel of the parlour. Tree ring dating will confirm one way or
other. I could describe the house but Richard Suggett (Royal Commission on Ancientand Historic Monuments of Wales) does that far better than me. Here he is
giving a guided tour.
Tony, father
of Ned from the Natural Building Centre and who’s doing the restoration work,
has been researching the house history. Here is his explanation of the shield
above the upstairs fireplace.
Not far from
the house is an old barn that may have been a house, lots of smoke stained
timbers, and uniquely is the only building in Wales in which the cruck beams
have been formed out of whole as opposed to split tree trunks. Will tree ring
dating provide more information? Here’s Richard again sounding like someone
from Time Team!
If you'd like to see Ned and Sophie's blog about the ongoing restoration project, click here.
My pleasure to visit your blog. This is one of a kind. Thank you for sharing.
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