The Feathers Inn is a quant little inn in Llanystumdwy, Wales. It was built in the mid nintenth century. It is made mostly of stone with smooth decrative pannelinf on the doors and windowns. It is a two story house with three bay windows, an attached west wing side, and a slate roof. Now being a pub that visitors can book a trip at, it used to house the minister. The INn also goes by Tafarn y Plu. It is decribed as a welcoming and homey enviroment.
The Feathers Inn is a quant little inn in Llanystumdwy, Wales. It was built in the mid nintenth century. It is made mostly of stone with smooth decrative pannelinf on the doors and windowns. It is a two story house with three bay windows, an attached west wing side, and a slate roof. Now being a pub that visitors can book a trip at, it used to house the minister. The INn also goes by Tafarn y Plu. It is decribed as a welcoming and homey enviroment.
The Swansea Bus Station is, you guessed it, a bus station located in Swansea, Wales. This station, however, does not resemble the little stops that we have here on campus. The Swansea bus station has 23 available spaces for busses as well as a lounge, coffee shop, bakery, small store, and restrooms. According to the website for the city of Swansea, thousands of passengers visit this stop on a daily basis.
Brynaman is a small town located in southeast Wales. There is not a ton of information on this town because of how small it is. This small town is known for its historical ruins because it is located by the Brecon Beacons National Park as well as its historical buildings. (Brynamman). This small town is mentioned in the excerpt "real Wales" when the speaker is talking about the places that are depicted accurately in poems. The speaker says, "Pete Davis' Chicken Shed at Brynamman"(Finch). The speaker thinks that the chicken from the shed is very good.
Human settlement in Ireland dates back to about 10,000 years ago, and new farmers from around 4000 BC brought in the Stone Age. In 300 BC the first arrival of the Iron Age warriors known as the Celts arrived from the mainland, forever influencing the culture of the area through myth and language. On January 1, 1801 legislative agreement united Ireland to Great Britain. For many years Ireland remained under the rule of the crown, in 1937 it gained the title of being a sovereign, independent, democratic state.
Dyfi Junction, or Dovey Junction, originally called Glandovey Junction, is a railway station with a junction in Ceredigion, Gwynedd, and Powys and is located in that third county. There is no settlement around the station but it is only 0.6 miles away from A487, a main road. The speaker seems to be familiar with the place and knows an area there “where there's no platform but the trains still stop.” It's a rather secluded area thick with nature and near the coast.
Spar is a Dutch food retail chain found in forty-six countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Spar is one of the United Kingdom's leading convenience store brands and has more franchises there than McDonald's. Spar was originally called DESPAR, an acronym for the Dutch phrase "Door Eendrachtig Samenwerken Profitereen Allen Regelmatig" which translates to "through united co-operation everyone regularly profits".
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Margate is a town located by the see along the southeat coast of England. In the past, it was once a small fishing village, however it has grown to become a seaside resort. It is mentioned in The History of Mary Prince, in which Mary Prince accompanied the woman she was of service to (Mrs. Forsyth) to visit Margate after being with her for six months. Nonetheless, soon after, she was no longer of service to Mrs. Forsyth and was out of work.
Spar is a Dutch food retail chain found in forty-six countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Spar is one of the United Kingdom's leading convenience store brands and has more franchises there than McDonald's. Spar was originally called DESPAR, an acronym for the Dutch phrase "Door Eendrachtig Samenwerken Profitereen Allen Regelmatig" which translates to "through united co-operation everyone regularly profits".
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Breton Cathedral is a cathedral under the Anglican Church of Wales, located in the market town of Brecon, Powys, mid-Wales. It is widely regarded as one of the country's finest buildings. It is thought to be built upon the site of an earlier Celtic church, converted into the Benedictine Priory of St John the Evangelist by the Normans and at the dissolution of the monasteries in 1538 it became Brecon’s Parish Church. It finally became a Cathedral in 1923.
