Pencoed Castle, Llanmartin, Wales
Apr 4, 2015 07:06:31 #
My "local" Castle. Small Castles like this are spread throughout Wales, this particular Castle was the ancestral home to the Morgan Family. It was used on location for the TV series "The Adventures of Robin Hood" in 1950's, starring Richard Green. Unfortunately the Castle is now in disrepair and needs some serious renovation.
Pencoed Castle
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Snowy Castle
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View from Lane
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Dogs & Castle
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Winter Walk with kids and dogs
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Llanmartin and Castle Panorama
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Apr 4, 2015 07:10:02 #
Great . We hope to visit Wales in the future as I remember the beautiful patchwork quilt fields and now want to photograph them.
Apr 4, 2015 07:12:00 #
rjallen wrote:
My "local" Castle. Small Castles like this are spread throughout Wales, this particular Castle was the ancestral home to the Morgan Family. It was used on location for the TV series "The Adventures of Robin Hood" in 1950's, starring Richard Green. Unfortunately the Castle is now in disrepair and needs some serious renovation.
Really nice picture RJ; a very dramatic black and white of your local castle. :-D :-D :thumbup:
Apr 4, 2015 07:13:22 #
rjallen wrote:
My "local" Castle. Small Castles like this are spread throughout Wales, this particular Castle was the ancestral home to the Morgan Family. It was used on location for the TV series "The Adventures of Robin Hood" in 1950's, starring Richard Green. Unfortunately the Castle is now in disrepair and needs some serious renovation.
Nice shots. I remember that series. I wondered if he might be Robson Green's father - long shot - but no.
Apr 4, 2015 07:27:27 #
Thanks for the feedback, don't think Richard and Robson Green are related but ??
jerryc41 wrote:
Nice shots. I remember that series. I wondered if he might be Robson Green's father - long shot - but no.
Apr 4, 2015 07:54:57 #
Apr 4, 2015 07:58:11 #
Wales is a great place to visit but I am biased... Can't guarantee sunshine as we get our fair share of rain! but thats the reason the countryside is so green..I hope you get to visit.
Adicus wrote:
definitely not related
Apr 4, 2015 10:41:44 #
rjallen wrote:
Wales is a great place to visit but I am biased... Can't guarantee sunshine as we get our fair share of rain! but thats the reason the countryside is so green..I hope you get to visit.
We were there for a few weeks in the spring of 1974. From what I recall, we had no rain. We visited Aberystwyth and rode on a narrow gauge railway. The countryside was beautiful, and the people were very friendly. I always surprised me to come upon people speaking Welsh, and they would switch immediately to English to talk to us, but they had no accent. I expect people who speak a foreign language to speak English with an accent.
We brought home a painting done by someone named Jones-Owen - two of the most common names in the country. The telephone book had a section that gave tips for finding people because so many last names are the same, and there were very few first names listed. It was a memorable trip.
Apr 4, 2015 16:46:46 #
Sorry Jerry to contradict you but the Welsh English spoken accent is a very definite melodic one and a little like my own Geordie one .Quite lovely actually
Apr 4, 2015 17:11:59 #
rjallen wrote:
My "local" Castle. Small Castles like this are spread throughout Wales, this particular Castle was the ancestral home to the Morgan Family. It was used on location for the TV series "The Adventures of Robin Hood" in 1950's, starring Richard Green. Unfortunately the Castle is now in disrepair and needs some serious renovation.
Cymru?
Apr 4, 2015 17:29:23 #
rjallen wrote:
My "local" Castle. Small Castles like this are spread throughout Wales, this particular Castle was the ancestral home to the Morgan Family. It was used on location for the TV series "The Adventures of Robin Hood" in 1950's, starring Richard Green. Unfortunately the Castle is now in disrepair and needs some serious renovation.
I enjoyed studying the details in these scenes.
Apr 4, 2015 17:33:04 #
Adicus wrote:
Sorry Jerry to contradict you but the Welsh English spoken accent is a very definite melodic one and a little like my own Geordie one. Quite lovely actually
I'm certainly not going to disagree with you. :D
Apr 4, 2015 18:21:38 #
Apr 4, 2015 18:39:31 #
rjallen wrote:
My "local" Castle. Small Castles like this are spread throughout Wales, this particular Castle was the ancestral home to the Morgan Family. It was used on location for the TV series "The Adventures of Robin Hood" in 1950's, starring Richard Green. Unfortunately the Castle is now in disrepair and needs some serious renovation.
Enjoyed both your shots and your fascinating background info :thumbup:
Apr 4, 2015 18:45:36 #
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