Swffrydd-fach Farm (continued)

Description

Image 1:

View north-westwards, across the valley of the River Ebbw, with the farmhouse in the foreground. This side of the farmhouse roof is covered with sheets of corrugated asbestos.

Image 2:

The rear of the farmhouse roof still possesses the original stone tiles.

Image 3:

Farm buildings at the rear of the farmhouse. Notice how steeply the lands slopes down from the farmyard. The end wall of the farmhouse has been weather-proofed with green-painted corrugated iron sheeting.

Image 4:

The back of the stone barn shown in an earlier photograph on page 1.

Image 5:

View south-westwards from the rear of the farmhouse.

Image 6:

Looking westwards towards Trinant, from a viewpoint midway between Swffrydd-fach Farm and the neighbouring Swffrydd-ganol Farm.

On receiving the photos, report, and accompanying maps, my client wrote back to me, saying:

Today I received your package, and to say I was impressed with the photos is a massive understatement - they are brilliant - thank you! Your pictures have truly captured the atmosphere and if I'm ever fortunate enough to publish the family history they will make perfect illustrations.

Post Script – September 2014

In September 2014 I received an email from Nigel Morgan, the present occupant of Swffrydd-fach. Your photos of Swffrydd-fach look fab. They brought so many memories back to me from when I bought it at auction in 2006. Unfortunately I had to demolish the farm house except for chimney breast, although I have rebuilt the house with a large single storey building attached at the rear. It is now a five bedroom all en suite modern house. Mr Morgan kindly gave me permission to show his photos of Swffrydd-fach after the rebuild (see below).

Image 7, 8:

The rebuilt Swffrydd-fach Farm [photography by Nigel Morgan, October 2013]

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