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Borth holiday snaps

Lyn,
I thought you may like to know that that enormous rock which can be seen right of centre in your very first posting has a name. If you look at your photograph very, very carefully, you'll notice several black, slightly swan-like, scrawny birds sitting on its top. It's called Cormorant Rock. I've taken the liberty of copying your excellent photo as a comparison with the second shot. It's a photo of a painting at my sister's house and depicts the same rock. It was painted by one Alfred Worthington (1835-1925), who was my maternal grandfather's grandfather. He is a well-respected artist in and around Aberystwyth and his works hang in Aber's Town Hall and in the National Library of Wales.
Very pleased that you and your family enjoyed your visit.
Best wishes, David

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thanks jean and thank you rowan for those wonderful pics. they must bring back some happy memories for you....what a coinsidence if it is the same site:)

hi david....i only took that pic by chance...how nice to put a place name to it...that painting is wonderful thanks for posting it and the info too..:)

just been looking though my pics again and it wouldnt be the same without a couple of pubs:rolleyes: the first one is of the victoria and the second is of the friendship inn both on the main st...the friendship has a beer garden round the back so me being me i decided to investigate:rolleyes: well i wished me handbag was bigger:Das i came accross a very old washing machine and a silver cross pram i would think was from the 50s..the washing machine had a round metal lid which lifted up to put the washing in..was square in shape and had a wringer attached on the top of it. and was on four metal legs...plus lots of other bits and pieces from days gone by..these little villages must be sitting on such a lot of history without realising it...

pics on next post...
 
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oops...forgot to resize them...:rolleyes:

the beer garden at the the victoria looks out onto the sea...:)....the friendship inn is on the other side..

lyn
 
hi ya maggs...yes it was a lovely peaceful little spot...i can recomend it for a chill out holiday...:):)

lyn:)
 
Well if that ain't just what I need Lyn. It looks as smashing place. Glad you enjoyed it.
 
Forgot to say Lyn, I've never seen a jelly fish out of water before. What was this one doing on the 'Pier'????
 
Lyn, as I have already mentioned I have spent many holidays at Borth, every year as a child/teenager and some as an adult- always in the same house which is visable on your photo - a few doors away from the Victoria pub. It has a bay window with window seats behind it where I have spent many happy hours playing cards with my family, reading etc. or just watching what was going on in the High St (usually if it was raining).
When we used to arrive there, one of the first things mum used to do was go outside and clean the bay window - I can still see her standing there, cleaning them and then rubbing them with scrunched up newspaper till they shone (strange but it works). Happy memories :):)
Polly
 
maggs it wasnt on the pier it it was on the slip way that the life boat goes down....i would guess that the tide washed them up...(there was 2 of em) little blighters lol
 
hello.me and my dad went every year to borth fishing.from 1969 untill he died in 1997.how the place changed.the camp site was brynowen.then haven took over.so we bought a caravan,for a few years,then it become cheaper to rent one from sea rivers site ynyslas.
once i took my boat and trailer on the beach at borth,it sank in the sand,right outside the coastguard staion.they would not help me get it out before the tide come in,they said it was not life threatening.just my fault for being daft as to take it on the sand.so i had a look around for a farmer to tow it off. in the mean time a squad of solders come running along the beach and said come on men,they lifted the escort off first then the boat,singing as they did showed how it should be done.last time i went to scatter my pops ashes,the place looked run down.and the river was dirty.
 
Pete, my sister went there last weekend - she said it doesn't look as nice as when we used to go. It's a shame really because it has a lovely big beach - perfect for children to play on. It could be so lovely with some money spent on it.
Polly :)
 
Pete, I used to love the submerged forest - did you ever see it? If you walked along the beach from Ynyslas towards Borth you could sometimes see the remains of a forest sticking out of the sand. It wasn't always visable because it depended on the tide conditions. It always fascinated me - it was a bit like a secret land from long ago.
Polly :)
 
hi pete..its still called brynowen but has now been taken over by park resorts....when we wer there last week there was a lot of restoration work going on at at least 6 properties on the high street so i think some effort is being made by those that can afford it to spruce it up a bit....as you prob know it was only ever a little fishing village and i guess as the fishing has dropped off over the years and jobs scarce folk just gave up and moved away as there was a few empty properties:(

polly...you are right about it being a lovely beach though...great for the kiddies..:)

lyn
 
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