Cefn Gwlad 6th feb

[Juggler]

Cracking program @willy very nice set up fair play, no shortage of help in the coming years by the looks of it

 

[Juggler]

Watching the episode featuring Johnny moch, it's hard to imagine his house as a ruin today, it looked quite solid with a good roof in the episode, scary how a place can fall apart in 20 years.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.2...4!1scBa_fhRlckQGCSKUoanbQA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

That's the back of the house from google maps, front looks worse. 2009 image

 

[RosieHarperAdams]

Hello!
Just joining into the end of this conversation i've noticed that a few of you are from Wales and involved in farming (why else would you be on here)!
I am a final year student in Harper Adams and I have chosen to focus my dissertation on the topic of trust and transparency within the Welsh lamb supply chain and understanding the farmers opinions on the topic. If you have 5 spare minutes and feel like voicing your opinions, I would really appreciate any responses. Thank you in advance!!

https://harper-adams.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/trust-and-transparency-within-the-welsh-lamb-supply-chain

 

[brynseiri]

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.2...4!1scBa_fhRlckQGCSKUoanbQA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

That's the back of the house from google maps, front looks worse. 2009 image

Roof of the main house looks salvageable ish? Makes you wonder what happened to the windows, the frames look to be totally gone.

 

[Juggler]

Roof of the main house looks salvageable ish? Makes you wonder what happened to the windows, the frames look to be totally gone.

The photo is 7 or 8 years old, I'm not sure what year the Cefn Gwlad episode was filmed but I've only a child's recollection of Johny Parry himself, think there's more like 25 or 30 years since the house has been empty. There was nothing in the way of creature comforts such as water, electric, insulation.... my eldest rides in the riding school / farm down the lane where the house is situated every now and then, next time I go past I'll take a photo of the front of the house as shown on the vid clip if I remember.

 

[brynseiri]

The photo is 7 or 8 years old, I'm not sure what year the Cefn Gwlad episode was filmed but I've only a child's recollection of Johny Parry himself, think there's more like 25 or 30 years since the house has been empty. There was nothing in the way of creature comforts such as water, electric, insulation.... my eldest rides in the riding school / farm down the lane where the house is situated every now and then, next time I go past I'll take a photo of the front of the house as shown on the vid clip if I remember.

August 23rd, 1990, it's the date he reads out on the daily post, so 27 years. Wonder why none of their children inherited the place, and looked after it?

 

[Selectamatic]

August 23rd, 1990, it's the date he reads out on the daily post, so 27 years. Wonder why none of their children inherited the place, and looked after it?

1990!! That's not that long ago, surely?!

 

[brynseiri]

1990!! That's not that long ago, surely?!

I'm the brains in our house lad!

 

[yellowbelly]

Nice one, @willy. Managed to watch it on i-player
I'm sure it was very interesting but all I managed to understand was "higher level stewardship" and "blackgrass"
Pictures more than made up for it though, and to be fair, if I read a book I only really look at the pictures.
Well done to you and your Mrs

 

[wr.]

Da iawn iti a'r wraig.
Very enyoyable and a great set up.

 

[Penmoel]

@willy Saw it on I player , very nice interesting programme, nice Welsh girl doing missionary work in England cant go wrong.

 

[Kevtherev]

Watching it now @willy very good

 

[Kevtherev]

What type of stone is it that the house and buildings are made of @willy

 

[willy]

What type of stone is it that the house and buildings are made of @willy

Limestone with collyweston slate roof, very similar to the Cotswolds. Basically very local to Stamford and the surrounding 10 miles.

 

[SilliamWhale]

@willy what relation are you if any to FH Gilman the quarry owners? they're from your way aren't they?

 

[Only]

Watching it now @willy very good

Agreed great viewing

 

[neilo]

Nice one, @willy. Managed to watch it on i-player
I'm sure it was very interesting but all I managed to understand was "higher level stewardship" and "blackgrass"
Pictures more than made up for it though, and to be fair, if I read a book I only really look at the pictures.
Well done to you and your Mrs

English subtitles are available for us uneducated folk.

I did notice that 'triple S i' is the same in Welsh too.

 

[yellowbelly]

English subtitles are available for us uneducated folk.

Ah, must have missed that option - to be fair I was just happy to have been able to find what I did, not being 100% au fait with this computer malarky

 

[willy]

@willy what relation are you if any to FH Gilman the quarry owners? they're from your way aren't they?

So frank was my grandfathers brother, and was born and raised at the grange. His son then took over and unfortunately things went wrong for them.

 

[Recoil]

Good programme. You've got a nice place there. Well done.