Gwernhywel Bach Denbighshire

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B4407 near Ysbyty Ifan

Steven Brown

Upland fields and distant mountain views

View from the back lane between Ysbyty Ifan and Pentrefoelas. The farm in the valley on the right is Bryniau Defaid. The Glyders and Tryfan are at the centre of the distant skyline. The viewpoint is just within the Snowdonia National Park.

Andrew Hill

Ysbyty Ifan - 2013

Ysbyty Ifan, Conwy County Borough, B4407, Bryniau Defaid

Helmut Zozmann

Ysbyty Ifan

Steven Brown

Ysbyty Ifan: the post office

Ysbyty Ifan had a village shop and post office, but the shop closed on 30 July 1999. The present postmistress restored the service in her house, from where she already ran a sewing business, and the post office reopened in March 2000 as a Thursday morning service. That arrangement continues to this day, and as well as the usual post office services there is a very basic selection of items such as loaves and eggs available.

Chris Downer

Ysbyty Ifan: postbox № LL24 109

This postbox has doubtless been re-sited from the old shop when it closed in 2000, to this position outside the present-day post office - see SH8448 : Ysbyty Ifan: the post office for more information.

Chris Downer

Ysbyty Ifan: euro currency available here

Even in this tiniest of post offices, open for just four hours on a Thursday morning, foreign currency is available over the counter. I wonder how much call there is here for this service. See SH8448 : Ysbyty Ifan: the post office for more discussion on Ysbyty Ifan's post office.

Chris Downer

Ysbyty Ifan: direction to Pentrevoelas

An old stone direction sign on the bridge in the centre of the village, with a shapely finger pointing the traveller towards Pentrevoelas (note the English spelling; it would be shown as Pentrefoelas nowadays) with a stated distance of 3 miles.

Chris Downer

Ysbyty Ifan: the war memorial

A small war memorial at the roadside; the parish church is in the background.

Chris Downer

Ysbyty Ifan: parish church of St. John

Pictured in a horrid drizzle, St. John's church stands on the lane heading east from the village centre. A hostel had been set up here by the Knights of St. John in the late 12th century, the village being on the pilgrimage route to Holywell. The hostel was abolished in 1540 but the building remained as the parish church before being replaced by the current building in 1860. No doubt, this history is reflected in the name of the village, ysbyty being the Welsh word for hospital.

Chris Downer

Lane above Pont Caletwyr

The lane is an attractive back route between Ysbyty Ifan and Pentrefoelas.

Andrew Hill

View up the valley of Afon Caletwr

Mostly upland grazing, there is an area of trees a little further up.

Andrew Hill

Bridge and river

By leaning over the parapet it is just possible to get a shot of the bridge. The 1:25,000 has the bridge as Pont Caletwyr and the river as Afon Caletwr.

Andrew Hill