Ours dates back more than 100 years! In fact the Monkey Puzzle (Araucaria Araucana) is supposed to be protected and there is current controversy in Aberaeron over developers wanting to remove one. Cheers Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gareth" <gareth@tytwp.demon.co.uk> To: <WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [WLS-CGN] The Village of Bow Street, near Aberystwyth,Cardiganshire > <And then there was the house with the monkey puzzle tree (bizarre and > fascinating to a lad, never mind a monkey) --- which, I discovered on my > first visit in 30 years this last January, has now sadly gone.> > > Don't despair David, I have a prize specimen in my garden, as old as me at > least, about 80 ft high. > And there's plenty of hump back bridges and Army debris around Dartmoor too. > :-) > > Gareth > List administrator for DYFED, CGN & PEM > Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ > Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html > Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html > . > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Rowlands" <drowlan1@bigpond.net.au> > To: <WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 8:39 AM > Subject: Re: [WLS-CGN] The Village of Bow Street, near > Aberystwyth,Cardiganshire > > > > Diolch, John. > > > > I enjoyed the Bow Street photos, too. > > > > I am reminded of my earliest memory of the place (circa 1960?) when I > recall > > activity around the railway station there which I have long concluded to > be > > connected with bringing in the concrete used to construct Nant-y-moch dam. > > > > And then there was the house with the monkey puzzle tree (bizarre and > > fascinating to a lad, never mind a monkey) --- which, I discovered on my > > first visit in 30 years this last January, has now sadly gone. > > > > And the old hump-back bridge at the north end, at Rhydypennau (now also > gone > > -- and I used to enjoy that -- but there is still a nice one at Clarach!) > > > > I note that Bow Street had extensive encampments for the Territorial Army > > circa 1912, of which I have a number of old photos in a compilation of 250 > > photos of Aberystwyth and the surrounding district of about that date. > > > > OT a bit, sorry! > > > > Thanks again > > > > David > > Canberra > > > > > > > Dear Listers, > > > > > > I've just uploaded a new set of twenty-three 'Images of Wales' pictures > > > onto my website. > > > > > > The feature illustrates a visit I made last June to the village of Bow > > > Street, near Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Seventy-five years ago, my > > > parents organised a scout camp near Bow Street, so as well as my own > > > photographs of modern-day Bow Street, I've included a selection of their > > > old black and white photos of the scout camp. > > > > > > 'Images of Wales' is at http://home.clara.net/wfha/walespic/ > > > > > > > > > Enjoy!! :o) > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > > > > John > > > ---------------------------------- > > > John Ball, Ystalyfera, South Wales, UK > > > E-mail: wfha@clara.co.uk > > > Homepage: http://home.clara.net/wfha/ > > > Welsh Family History Archive (WFHA): http://home.clara.net/wfha/wales/ > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.538 / Virus Database: 333 - Release Date: 10/11/2003 > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.538 / Virus Database: 333 - Release Date: 10/11/2003 > > > > > > > > > ==== WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE Mailing List ==== > > > Ceredigion Archives > > > email archives@ceredigion.gov.uk > > > > > > > > > ==== WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE Mailing List ==== > > Rootsweb list archives[ threaded] > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/WLS-Cardiganshire-L/ > > > > > > > ==== WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Cardiganshire FHS > http://www.cgnfhs.org.uk > >