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On Sunday 2nd July Dr Tim Haines and Dr Melanie Walters welcomed twenty-four members of the Field Section to their delightful home, Coed Trewernau Mill, situated between Crossgates and Abbeycwmhir. The cornmill, and its adjoining cottage, lies beside the bank of the Clywedog Brook, and is surrounded by a beautiful garden on different levels, with […]
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The Field Section\’s excursion in August was to the remarkable farmhouse of Old Impton, Norton near Presteigne. Built in the mid sixteenth century this architecturally important building is complex, in that it is a mixture of styles, consisting of an old medieval hall and later storeyed ranges, some in stone and some in timber. Apart from
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On Sunday 9 July members of the Field Section met at Nantmel car park opposite the the now deserted village school. After a short introduction by Richard Davies the group drove to Llanfihangel Helygen Church, on the road to Llanyre. There members were given an excellent, well researched talk by Norma Baird-Murray on the history
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The first Radnorshire Society visit of the 2017 season was to the Ciliau near Erwood followed by a walk up Twyn y garth. At the Ciliau we were welcomed by the owner Mr Roger Capps who has lived in the house for several years. The house was originally a C16 open hall house
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At the meeting of the Field Section on Sunday 19 March 2017 members heard from three speakers. Gwyneth Guy spoke about the free online resources available for researching the history and archaeology of Radnorshire. She emphasised the ease with which information can now be accessed and the detail that is readily available to researchers. This
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