Accas Wood

Field path (right) & track by Gwaenynog Bach

Dr Johnson's Monument, valley of Afon Ystrad

Dr Johnson's monument was erected in 1775 by Colonel John Myddleton of Gwaenanog to commemorate a visit made to the house by Samuel Johnson in the company of Mrs Thrale in 1774. Johnson was unimpressed by his erstwhile host's sycophancy and is said to have remarked 'it looks like an intention to bury me alive!' The monument was restored in 1975.

Former North Wales Hospital at Denbigh (now development site)

The service road pictured here is too new to be shown on maps.

Denbigh - Burgess Gate

The Burgess gate in Denbigh was built as part of the outer defences of Denbigh castle between 1282 and 1294. The gate is a Grade I listed building. Located at the northern section of the medieval town walls of Denbigh. The gate was one of the two principal entrances into the walled town, the other being the exchequer gate to the south, which no longer survives. In 1646 the gate was the scene of a major conflict during the siege of Denbigh by Parliamentarian forces during the English civil war. The gate shows signs of considerable damage that was likely incurred the civil war.

Wall walk at Denbigh Castle

Denbigh

Viewed from the wall of Denbigh Castle.

Denbigh Castle wall

The wall is inaccessible beyond this point, with a view over the Vale of Clwyd.

Denbigh Castle

Stench Pipes of Denbigh: No. 1

Llewelyns Estate stink pipe with damaged top. Situated on the corner of the B4501 near its junction with Love Lane, with no visible manufacturer's name. SJ0565 : Stench Pipes of Denbigh: No. 1

Stench Pipes of Denbigh: No. 1

Base detail. Llewelyns Estate stink pipe with damaged top. On a corner of the B4501 near its junction with Love Lane, with no visible manufacturer's name. SJ0565 : Stench Pipes of Denbigh: No. 2

Stench Pipes of Denbigh: No. 8

At the Lon Llewelyn entrance to Mount Wood at the junction with Smithfield Road. Another cut down stink pipe, capped with concrete, but locally manufactured and bearing the legend 'Wynne Edwards Maker Denbigh'. SJ0465 : Stench Pipes of Denbigh: No. 8

Stench Pipes of Denbigh: No. 8

Base detail 1. At the Lon Llewelyn entrance to Mount Wood at the junction with Smithfield Road. Another cut down stink pipe, capped with concrete, but locally manufactured and bearing the legend 'Wynne Edwards Maker Denbigh'. SJ0465 : Stench Pipes of Denbigh: No. 8

Stench Pipes of Denbigh: No. 8

Base detail 2. At the Lon Llewelyn entrance to Mount Wood at the junction with Smithfield Road. Another cut down stink pipe, capped with concrete, but locally manufactured and bearing the legend 'Wynne Edwards Maker Denbigh'. Having found a total of eight examples of stench pipe in Denbigh, I believe there are no more, but please get in touch if you know of any others. START OF TOUR: SJ0565 : Stench Pipes of Denbigh: No. 1

Denbigh Fire Hydrant (1)

A late-Victorian fire hydrant on the north side of Henllan Street. It's associated with the adjacent "FP" sign (denoting 'Fire Point' or 'Fire Plug') on the gable of the adjacent building. The fire hydrant was introduced in the late 1800s as a means of making a permanent rather than a temporary connection to the water mains, with the flow of water controlled by a valve that could be turned on or off with a key. The fire hydrant was the successor to the previous system of fire crews tapping into a water main with a tapered stand pipe, that was hammered into a previously drilled hole. When the stand pipe was removed, a wooden plug would be hammered into the hole. SJ0466 : Denbigh Fire Hydrant (2)