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The Home Farm at Penrhos was bought by Captain Nigel Conant, the estate's land agent, who continued to farm some 500 acres (200 ha) until its sale in 1969—for the development of the Anglesey Aluminium smelting plant. Anglesey Aluminium granted public access in 1972 under the direction of Ken Williams, a local policeman and amateur naturalist.
Below is a list of the stately homes, historic houses, castles, abbeys, museums, estates, coastline and open country in the care of the National Trust in Wales, grouped into the unitary authority areas. Many areas of land owned by the trust, both open-access and closed to the public, are not listed here.
Thomas used a shed a little further along Cliff Road as his retreat, and did most of his writing there while he lived at the Boathouse. His poem, "Over Sir John's Hill", celebrated the view of the estuary it gave him, Sir John's Hill being located across the bay. [7] The Boathouse, viewed across the foreshore, from the south
Station closed between 1812–1826 and again 1828-1851. A boathouse built in 1884 still stands. [15] St Agnes, IOS: St Agnes, Isles of Scilly: 1890–1920 Boathouse now used as a store. [16] Hayle: Hayle, Cornwall: 1866–1920 After closure, boat house moved, used as a store, then demolished about 1980. [17] Now a builders yard, no evidence ...
The counties of Wales may refer to: Some principal areas of Wales; of the twenty-two, eleven are styled as "counties" Preserved counties of Wales, used for ceremonial purposes; Former administrative counties of Wales (those prior to 1996) — see History of local government in Wales; Historic counties of Wales; Maps:
At a meeting of the Mumbles lifeboat committee in 1905, it was agreed that a boathouse and slipway accessed via the new Mumbles Pier was the way forward. It would be 1916 before the slipway was constructed, and a further 6 years in 1922, before a boathouse on top was completed. The boathouse would remain in use until 2014. [6]
Plas Newydd, with the Menai Strait behind. The house site was first occupied in the 13th century and was known as Llwyn-y-Moel. By 1470 it belonged to the Griffith family, who also owned Penrhyn Castle near Bangor. [4]
Pembroke Dock (Welsh: Doc Penfro) is a town and a community in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Pembroke on the banks of the River Cleddau. ...