Fron Plantation

Taken from the Llangollen Railway.

A section of presumably rarely used double track and points. Taken from the steam train from Carrog to Llangollen.

The A5 twisting its way through the Welsh mountains near Berwyn. The Llangollen Railway passes through Berwyn Tunnel almost beneath this point on its way to Corwen.

Class 31 No. 31271 heads a train out of the loop at Deeside Halt, bound for Llangollen.

Llantysilio Hall is a large, rather gaunt stone house situated on the east side of the Dee valley about four kilometres west of Llangollen. To the south and west the ground drops quite steeply to the flood plain and river. The situation is a beautiful one, with fine views across the valley. The first house on the site dated to 1723,built for the Jones family, whose tomb lies in the nearby churchyard. The house was of brick, and was situated at the foot of the slope to the south of the house. In the mid 1860s the German engineer C.F. Beyer, a partner in the locomotive-building firm Beyer, Peacock & Co, bought the house, demolished it, and in 1872-74 had a new one built in neo-Elizabethan style. (Coflein)

At a road junction just north of the church.

The school was built in 1858 on half an acre of land given by Major Charles Tottenham of Berwyn Hall, for children or adults from the poorer classes of the area. Nowadays about 40 children attend this school.

Fencing is a fundamental part of grazing control and animal husbandry, it keeps groups of animals together, stops random mating taking place, and is a means of grassland management. It is important that fences are maintained and renewed if necessary. Lamb prices are high at present (2011/12) and it is good to see lots of fencing being undertaken locally.

Typical upland track, perfect for walking and looking livestock. If paths like this are abused they rapidly deteriorate.

Viewed from across the Afon Dyfrdwy this old farmhouse is now a country cottage.

In lamb ewes busy grazing. Other sheep from the same farm are in another field with their lambs.

This remote country lane has suffered from the effects of the winter frosts and has been swept so that the damage can be assessed.