llythyr gan nant gwrtheyrn
Nant Gwrtheyrn or "the Nant" as it is often called, is a magical place located in a former quarrying village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales.
The quarry named Nant Gwrtheyrn opened in 1861, and was serviced by a village on the site of the current language centre called Porth y Nant. Nant Gwrtheyrn produced setts used for road surfacing. The community lived an isolated existence, with product shipped and goods shipped out mainly via the Irish Sea, resulting limited contact with the outside world.
The quarry closed early in World War 2, partly due to a drop in demand and also to transport difficulties. The hillsides of the Nant, through their landscape scars and the ruins of quarry structures, testify to this former existence.
After the quarry was closed, the community dispersed and the cottages fell into disrepair. Occupied by hippies for a time during the 1960s, the site was the subject of several plans for redevelopment, including as an approved school, when it was acquired by a local trust set up to establish a Welsh language centre there.
This secluded Victorian village has undergone a £5m renovation in recent years which included construction of a new access road and the addition of a new conference centre and function room as well as the provision of 4* accommodation for up to 80 guests. Nant Gwrtheyrn now attracts over 30,000 day visitors a year and a range of residential groups.
The Centre specialises in Welsh for Adults (as a second language) and offers intensive residential courses throughout the year.
I assume therefore, that one must deduce that the post box is a later addition - given that Elizabeth only came to the throne in 1952 and after the village had become abandoned?
llythyr gan nant gwrtheyrn
Nant Gwrtheyrn or "the Nant" as it is often called, is a magical place located in a former quarrying village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales.
The quarry named Nant Gwrtheyrn opened in 1861, and was serviced by a village on the site of the current language centre called Porth y Nant. Nant Gwrtheyrn produced setts used for road surfacing. The community lived an isolated existence, with product shipped and goods shipped out mainly via the Irish Sea, resulting limited contact with the outside world.
The quarry closed early in World War 2, partly due to a drop in demand and also to transport difficulties. The hillsides of the Nant, through their landscape scars and the ruins of quarry structures, testify to this former existence.
After the quarry was closed, the community dispersed and the cottages fell into disrepair. Occupied by hippies for a time during the 1960s, the site was the subject of several plans for redevelopment, including as an approved school, when it was acquired by a local trust set up to establish a Welsh language centre there.
This secluded Victorian village has undergone a £5m renovation in recent years which included construction of a new access road and the addition of a new conference centre and function room as well as the provision of 4* accommodation for up to 80 guests. Nant Gwrtheyrn now attracts over 30,000 day visitors a year and a range of residential groups.
The Centre specialises in Welsh for Adults (as a second language) and offers intensive residential courses throughout the year.
I assume therefore, that one must deduce that the post box is a later addition - given that Elizabeth only came to the throne in 1952 and after the village had become abandoned?