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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Last post by Hugo on Today at 12:21:46 pm »
Well, so far I know where it is not................. :-\

I couldn't make it too easy Steve and it was in Caernarvonshire at one time      ;D
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Times Past / Re: Miriam and Isaac Jones ( Yr Ogof)
« Last post by Hugo on Today at 11:34:58 am »
Nant Y Felin  Maenan
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Times Past / Re: Miriam and Isaac Jones ( Yr Ogof)
« Last post by Hugo on Today at 11:30:51 am »
AJ,  I called at Nant Y Felin Maenan yesterday  and parked my car by the old Corn Mill.    I was lucky enough to meet a charming lady called Anthea who had lived in the area for 70 years and knew the history of the area.      The name Nant Y Felin is given to this area which is a delightful steep sided wooded valley with a stream running down the valley and it eventually flows in to the River Conwy.   She lived in a property nearby and had named it aptly Nant Y Felin.
Robert and his son John would have lived in the workmens cottages which were further up the hill but were sadly demolished many years ago and there is no trace of them now although Anthea did say that there may still be a gable end still visible.      I did go up the hill and across an old wooden bridge but couldn't see any sign of the ruin.
Now your relatives lived there at the same time and would have known the Miller who was called John Vaughan.          He was a monoglot Welshman from Llanefydd     The reason I mention it is because John Vaughan was the Great Grandfather of another forum member DVT.
Another thing Anthea mentioned was that the Corn Mill was just a working place and John Vaughan lived in the nearby Mill house, the one with the post box outside.    This cottage was also the last Post Office in Maenan
AJ,   I'm sorry that we could not find the link from John Jones to Isaac and Miriam Jones  Yr Ogof
but when things like that have been mentioned then there is usually truth in the stories but keep searching and I wish you the best of luck
I still have two copies of marriage certificates that you are welcome to have and if you want them please send me a PM and I can either post them or drop them off somewhere.
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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Last post by Hugo on Today at 11:08:30 am »
Well that didn't fool you DVT.          If you had of got it wrong I'd have been surprised.

It is in Nant Y Felin Maenan and was in Caernarfonshire because of Edward 1.            Your Great Grandfather John Vaughan was the Miller at the Corn Mill across the road but according to a local lady I spoke to he lived at the Mill House ( the one in the photo ) which later became the Post Office
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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Last post by DVT on Today at 10:44:09 am »
Are you trying to fool us by saying it was in Caernarvonshire?  I think it is Maenan, which is on the east side of the River Conwy but, at one time, was in Caernarvonshire!

My great-grandfather, John Vaughan, was the miller at the Mill just down the road!
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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Last post by SteveH on Today at 09:40:18 am »
Well, so far I know where it is not................. :-\
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Local News & Discussion / Re: Cafes, Restaurants, Pubs & Takeaways
« Last post by Hugo on Today at 09:18:18 am »
Meet the canine taste testers who turned North Wales pub into UK?s best during 'shocking' times
The Tal-y-Cafn was relaunched during Covid and is again facing adversity

A pub hotel in the Conwy Valley has been saluted for its family ethos and, specifically, for the VIP treatment it gives its canine customers. On arrival at The Tal-y-cafn, dogs are each provided with a bowl of water and a comfortable blanket to lie on.

Once settled down on teddy bear fleece, their owners might care to examine the dog menu. It?s really quite extensive: some human equivalents don?t offer this many dishes.

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/meet-canine-taste-testers-who-28896155
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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Last post by Hugo on Yesterday at 07:37:05 pm »
The village was in Caernarfonshire but with all the boundary changes is now in Conwy County.   Now that should help a lot?
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Politics & Current Affairs / Re: The Great British Weather Debate
« Last post by Hugo on Yesterday at 04:04:07 pm »
Met Office warns Storm Nelson to bring 70mph winds and heavy rain to UK
After a snowy start to the day in parts of Wales, wind speeds are expected to pick up

What can we expect, it is a Bank Holiday after all        :(



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/met-office-warns-storm-nelson-28902201
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Games, Jokes & Quizzes / Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Last post by Hugo on Yesterday at 02:23:11 pm »
This was the last Post Office in a North Wales village.    The question is in which village?
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