{"id":329,"date":"2011-03-04T16:30:48","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T16:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.wordpress.com\/?page_id=329"},"modified":"2011-03-04T16:30:48","modified_gmt":"2011-03-04T16:30:48","slug":"cilcain-then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?page_id=329","title":{"rendered":"Cilcain Then and Now \/ Cilcain \u2013 hanes a heddiw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[slideshow]<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-329 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=384'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/10-penallt-the-smithy-and-the-square4-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=388'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-18-16-08-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=389'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-18-17-37-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=439'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/village-and-church-from-crossroads-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=535'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/parc-y-llan-june-1980-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=642'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/albert-williams-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=643'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/mr_-mrs-dickenson-glan-aber_-pentre-bridge-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=350'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/1-view-towards-church-from-the-crossroads-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=349'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/2-view-towards-church-from-the-crossroads-now-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=348'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/3-looking-from-the-chapel-to-the-cross-with-phone-box-outside-dolwar-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=347'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/4-looking-from-the-chapel-towards-the-square-now-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=346'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5-penallt-and-the-smithy-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=345'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/6-penallt-and-the-smithy-now-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/?attachment_id=351'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7b-smithy-steps-now1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/parc-y-llan-june-1980.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-535\" title=\"Parc-y-Llan JUNE 1980\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/parc-y-llan-june-1980.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The field which was to be the site of Parc-y-Llan, seen from Bwlch Lane, photographed by Huw Parry in June 1980<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/1-view-towards-church-from-the-crossroads.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-350\" title=\"1. View towards Church from the crossroads\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/1-view-towards-church-from-the-crossroads.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/1-view-towards-church-from-the-crossroads.png 799w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/1-view-towards-church-from-the-crossroads-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/1-view-towards-church-from-the-crossroads-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-349\" title=\"2. View towards Church from the crossroads now\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/2-view-towards-church-from-the-crossroads-now.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/2-view-towards-church-from-the-crossroads-now.png 493w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/2-view-towards-church-from-the-crossroads-now-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/>Two views from the Square, looking towards the Church.<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/3-looking-from-the-chapel-to-the-cross-with-phone-box-outside-dolwar1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-357\" title=\"3. Looking from the Chapel to the Cross, with phone box outside Dolwar\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/3-looking-from-the-chapel-to-the-cross-with-phone-box-outside-dolwar1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-347\" title=\"4. Looking from the Chapel towards the Square now\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/4-looking-from-the-chapel-towards-the-square-now.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/4-looking-from-the-chapel-towards-the-square-now.png 858w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/4-looking-from-the-chapel-towards-the-square-now-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/4-looking-from-the-chapel-towards-the-square-now-768x556.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\">Looking towards the crossroads from the chapel. The telephone\u00a0box was outside Dolwar, which at that time was the Post Office<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/7a-smithy-steps-with-village-children1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-358\" title=\"7a. Smithy Steps with village children\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/7a-smithy-steps-with-village-children1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-351\" title=\"7b. Smithy Steps now\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/7b-smithy-steps-now1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7b-smithy-steps-now1.png 509w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7b-smithy-steps-now1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\">The children in the top picture must have constituted most of the child population of the village.\u00a0They are on the steps of the hayloft of the smithy stable.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-342\" title=\"8.The Smithy and the White Horse\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/8-the-smithy-and-the-white-horse.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/8-the-smithy-and-the-white-horse.png 801w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/8-the-smithy-and-the-white-horse-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/8-the-smithy-and-the-white-horse-768x479.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-341\" title=\"9. Smithy Cottage and the White Horse now\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/9-smithy-cottage-and-the-white-horse-now.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/9-smithy-cottage-and-the-white-horse-now.png 665w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/9-smithy-cottage-and-the-white-horse-now-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>The Smithy, and the White Horse: Transport may be faster now: but much less interesting&#8230;&#8230;<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/10-penallt-the-smithy-and-the-square4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"10. Penallt, the Smithy and the Square\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/10-penallt-the-smithy-and-the-square4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-339\" title=\"11. Penallt, Smithy and Square now\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/11-penallt-smithy-and-square-now.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/11-penallt-smithy-and-square-now.png 950w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/11-penallt-smithy-and-square-now-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/11-penallt-smithy-and-square-now-768x677.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Looking from beside Penallt to &#8216;the Dell&#8221;<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-338\" title=\"12. Preswylfa, Dolwar &amp; Foel Awel with trap\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/12-preswylfa-dolwar-foel-awel-with-trap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/12-preswylfa-dolwar-foel-awel-with-trap.png 800w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/12-preswylfa-dolwar-foel-awel-with-trap-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/12-preswylfa-dolwar-foel-awel-with-trap-768x481.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-337\" title=\"13. Preswylfa, Dolwar and Foel Awel\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/13-preswylfa-dolwar-and-foel-awel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/13-preswylfa-dolwar-and-foel-awel.png 801w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/13-preswylfa-dolwar-and-foel-awel-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/13-preswylfa-dolwar-and-foel-awel-768x466.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-336\" title=\"14. Preswylfa, Dolwar and Foel Awel 1955\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/14-preswylfa-dolwar-and-foel-awel-1955.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/14-preswylfa-dolwar-and-foel-awel-1955.png 450w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/14-preswylfa-dolwar-and-foel-awel-1955-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-335\" title=\"15. Preswylfa, Dolwar and Foel Awel now\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/15-preswylfa-dolwar-and-foel-awel-now.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/15-preswylfa-dolwar-and-foel-awel-now.png 859w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/15-preswylfa-dolwar-and-foel-awel-now-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/15-preswylfa-dolwar-and-foel-awel-now-768x532.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\">Built as a piece, the three cottages before the crossroads originally all had pitch pine pillars and overhanging brick upper floors: each has an identical cellar under half the house. Two of the three have been shops for much of their history. Only Dolwar is relatively unchanged. The large triangular stone protecting the wall of Foel Awel also remains the same.<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-334\" title=\"16. The Square\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/16-the-square.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/16-the-square.png 800w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/16-the-square-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/16-the-square-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-333\" title=\"17. The Square, 1960's\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/17-the-square-1960s.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/17-the-square-1960s.png 382w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/17-the-square-1960s-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-332\" title=\"18. The Square now\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/18-the-square-now.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/18-the-square-now.png 428w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/18-the-square-now-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\">Three views of the square, with its two substantial three-storied houses on the right. The square is less of a square now, having been reduced in width by the pavement on the right and the garden wall of Smithy Cottage.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-330\" title=\"20. 'The Dell' looking towards Cross Foxes\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/20-the-dell-looking-towards-cross-foxes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/20-the-dell-looking-towards-cross-foxes.png 800w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/20-the-dell-looking-towards-cross-foxes-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/20-the-dell-looking-towards-cross-foxes-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/19-the-dell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-331\" title=\"19. 'The Dell'\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/19-the-dell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/19-the-dell.png 800w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/19-the-dell-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/19-the-dell-768x485.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\">The valley between the Square and the Cross Foxes &#8211; with Glanaber, a former Chapel, at the bottom &#8211; was much reproduced on postcards, and known as &#8216;the Dell&#8217;. It is too heavily wooded today for comparative photographs to be shown.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Some \u00a0postcards from Sarah Booth&#8217;s collection:<a href=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-18-16-08.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-388\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-03-07 at 18.16.08\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-18-16-08.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-18-16-08.png 532w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-18-16-08-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:13px;line-height:19px;\">A picture taken from the field above the Waen, before 1906: the old School (Village Hall) is on the left<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-18-17-37.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-389\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-03-07 at 18.17.37\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-18-17-37.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-18-17-37.png 721w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-18-17-37-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/village-and-church-from-crossroads.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-439\" title=\"Village and church from crossroads\" src=\"http:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/village-and-church-from-crossroads.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/village-and-church-from-crossroads.jpg 553w, https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/village-and-church-from-crossroads-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align:center;\">To see pictures of Old Cilcain School in the 1960\u2032s, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.me.com\/huwparry\/THE_OLD_SCHOOL\/1960_Photos.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/web.me.com\/huwparry\/THE_OLD_SCHOOL\/1960_Photos.html<\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">To see the 1912 punishment book,<\/p>\n<p>visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.me.com\/huwparry\/THE_OLD_SCHOOL\/1912_Punishment_Book.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/web.me.com\/huwparry\/THE_OLD_SCHOOL\/1912_Punishment_Book.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">thanks to Huw Parry for these links!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Pictures by David Allen of the Church Roof may be seen on<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/66014479@N02\/6072733255\/in\/set-72157627361815406\/lightbox\/\">http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/66014479@N02\/6072733255\/in\/set-72157627361815406\/lightbox\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[slideshow] The field which was to be the site of Parc-y-Llan, seen from Bwlch Lane, photographed by Huw Parry in June 1980 Two views from the Square, looking towards the Church. Looking towards the crossroads from the chapel. The telephone\u00a0box was outside Dolwar, which at that time was the Post Office The children in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-329","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/329\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cilcainvillagehall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}