Clyro is such a peaceful place. The traffic rumbles along the A438 on the edge of the village but the untroubled churchyard is a tranquil haven and you can imagine Francis Kilvert sitting next to you on his favourite old tomb next to one of the splendid yew trees, and enjoying together the beauty…
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Thomas Phaer and The Boke of Chyldren
There is a sense of ancient history about St. Llawddog’s church in Cilgerran. Of forgotten stories, of secrets. To find Cilgerran you should leave Cardigan on the A478 towards Narberth and turn left into the town. It is a pretty place, with a dominant and picturesque Norman castle standing above the Teifi. It…
Here lies John Renie
John Renie’s gravestone is odd. There is no other way to describe it. Unless you call it a “curiosity.” But I am sure you won’t have seen anything like it before. It is unique. A square of stone upon which a puzzle has been etched, as if it was a large piece of paper on…
Robert Recorde
It All Adds Up Zenzizenzizenic You know about Robert Recorde’s invention. Of course you do. Everyone does. You have used it, perhaps even on a daily basis. It is just that no one has told you it was him. But it was. This story begins in St Mary’s Church in Tenby. It is a very…
Professor Walter Beaumont
Colwyn Bay Watch When we arrived in Llandudno we initially ignored the thrills of the excellent tramway; we did that in the afternoon. In the morning we went up the Great Orme by car because we were looking for a grave. It is what we do. We went to the graveyard of St Tudno’s Church…
Arthur Linton – World Cycling Champion
It is extraordinary to think that a small place like the mining village of Aberaman, between Aberdare and Mountain Ash, should produce four world class cyclists at the end of the nineteenth century. There were the three Linton brothers – Arthur, Tom and Samuel – and their great rival Jimmy Michael. For a short time…
Frances Power-Cobbe
Perhaps one of the most remarkable women of the nineteenth century was Francis Power Cobbe. When she died in April 1904, the terms of Frances Power Cobbe’s Will were very specific. She left instructions for a surgeon “to perform on my body the operation of completely and thoroughly severing the arteries of the neck and…
Jenny Jones
I will never leave you nor forsake thee She is buried in the untidy cemetery at the end of the lake, where the water flows out into the Afon Dysynni. Drive along the B4405 and you will find it quite easily. A squat and ancient church, and there, immediately on the right hand side as…
Allen Raine – Novelist
She is a sadly neglected figure today and yet towards the end of her life she was one of the best-selling authors in the world, selling over two million copies of her novels, all of which are set in Cardiganshire. And that is where Allen Raine is buried, in one of the most beautiful places…
Cranogwen – Navigator Lady
The grave of Sarah Jane Rees stands in a prominent position at the very back of St. Cranog’s churchyard in Llangrannog, right in the centre of the village. Between Aberystwyth and Cardigan, down a steep hill from the busy A487 the village looks out at the sea. Hers is an imposing tomb topped by a…