egodge
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Photos by both egodge and Tempests Avatar. Apologies for the annoying line in some of the photos - there is a crack somewhere in the camera.
Bryn Madog Bach House
Having passed the house on a number of occasions, I finally explored it with Tempests Avatar quite recently. I don't know anything about the history of the house, however leaflets and fliers found inside suggest that it was occupied either lawfully or unlawfully until 1999. I say this because the house had an outside toilet and we found no evidence of a bath - leading me to think that it has possibly been unoccupied longer as I would expect to find a bathroom in an occupied house in the '90's, however I may be wrong. This being said, the upstairs over the kitchen had collapsed, so perhaps there was a bathroom there.
The house doesn't look in too bad condition from the front, however on closer inspection nasty cracks are evident, particularly the top right hand window; and as already mentioned the back of the house has fallen in. So here are some photographs of our visit, hope you enjoy.
First we explored the outbuildings at the back of the house.
Then we entered the main building. The roof was quite badly damaged in places.
The old cooker
Boarded up windows suggest that the owner once intened to repair or resell the house. Now it has been left to the elements.
The layers of time
A lovely fireplace
Fliers dated to 1999
We became quite fascinated with the layers of wallpaper. Here there are at least 6 different patterns.
More layers
Beautiful design indicating that the room was once a childrens bedroom
Upstairs the roof is also damaged and home to creepers
Derry Ormond Station
Derry Ormond station was one of many along the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen line, which was first opened in 1867. The twentieth century saw various problems on the railway and this particular station was closed in 1970. The station itself was renamed to Derry Ormond station after the owners of the local estate, who also had the Derry Ormond Tower built. (Information adapted from wikipedia and local information boards.)
Thanks for viewing
Bryn Madog Bach House
Having passed the house on a number of occasions, I finally explored it with Tempests Avatar quite recently. I don't know anything about the history of the house, however leaflets and fliers found inside suggest that it was occupied either lawfully or unlawfully until 1999. I say this because the house had an outside toilet and we found no evidence of a bath - leading me to think that it has possibly been unoccupied longer as I would expect to find a bathroom in an occupied house in the '90's, however I may be wrong. This being said, the upstairs over the kitchen had collapsed, so perhaps there was a bathroom there.
The house doesn't look in too bad condition from the front, however on closer inspection nasty cracks are evident, particularly the top right hand window; and as already mentioned the back of the house has fallen in. So here are some photographs of our visit, hope you enjoy.
First we explored the outbuildings at the back of the house.
Then we entered the main building. The roof was quite badly damaged in places.
The old cooker
Boarded up windows suggest that the owner once intened to repair or resell the house. Now it has been left to the elements.
The layers of time
A lovely fireplace
Fliers dated to 1999
We became quite fascinated with the layers of wallpaper. Here there are at least 6 different patterns.
More layers
Beautiful design indicating that the room was once a childrens bedroom
Upstairs the roof is also damaged and home to creepers
Derry Ormond Station
Derry Ormond station was one of many along the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen line, which was first opened in 1867. The twentieth century saw various problems on the railway and this particular station was closed in 1970. The station itself was renamed to Derry Ormond station after the owners of the local estate, who also had the Derry Ormond Tower built. (Information adapted from wikipedia and local information boards.)
Thanks for viewing