On the second day, we started with
Llawhaden Castle... |
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An information panel on Llawhaden (208kb) |
The entrance to Llawhaden (235kb) |
The vorpal bunny inside Llawhaden Castle. (226kb) |
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The inside of an outer wall in Llawhaden 722(kb) |
Looking along the wall. (263kb) |
Tarythe sitting in a window. (310kb) |
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The outer walls of Llawhaden (250kb) |
A side view of the gate tower. (269kb) |
Another angled view of the gate tower. (494kb) |
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Looking across the moat at the outer walls. (230kb) |
Looking across the inner ward. (223kb) |
A different view in the inner ward. (227kb) |
Next we went to a neat motte and
bailey castle, Wiston. |
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The vorpal bunny reading an information
panel, with Wiston Keep in the background. (242kb) |
An information panel on the keep. (207kb) |
Tarythe sitting in the keep. (257kb) |
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A view of the keep from the top of the
walls. (321kb) |
The view of the keep from the bottom of the
motte. (197kb) |
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From Wiston, we drove to St Davids in
Pembrokeshire. |
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A view of St David's Cathedral from across
the lawn. (145kb) |
Tarythe and the vorpal bunny inside the
Bishop's Palace. (199kb) |
A view across the lawn of the Bishop's
Palace. (207kb) |
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An information panel on the Bishop's Palace. (278kb) |
Debbie in the hall. (306kb) |
A view along the top of the wall in the
hall. (255kb) |
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Looking at the top of the wall. (193kb) |
Another shot of the nice arcading along the
wall top. (187kb) |
A neat painting showing medieval craftsmen
and their tools. (237kb) |
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Information on the fish served during fast
days (and Fridays in Lent). (201kb) |
Information on a feast. (173kb) |
The round window in the mail hall. (163kb) |
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Information on the arcading along the wall. (286kb) |
Information on the round window. (183kb) |
St Davids cathedral. (221kb) |
St David's Cathedral had lots
of cool medieval misericords. They are all shown below. |
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A dragon (237kb) |
A woman's-headed bird and a bird-headed
woman (243kb) |
Four pigs eating a dead one. (273kb) |
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Two entwined snakes. (269kb) |
Grapes and leaves. (282kb) |
A cool face. (236kb) |
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Two boat builders taking a break. (248kb) |
Two men (242kb) |
Two dogs. (173kb) |
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A cool face. (245kb) |
A two-faced head. (247kb) |
A man and woman with food on the table. (274kb) |
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Four men in a boat. (234kb) |
A man and woman with food on the table. (226kb) |
An angel with a shield. (239kb) |
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Oak leaves and acorns. (225kb) |
Leaves. (234kb) |
An owl. (225kb) |
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An eagle and lion locked in combat. (265kb) |
An angel with a heraldic shield. (219kb) |
Something killing something else. (185kb) |
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A fox wearing a hood. (201kb) |
A face with leaves in its mouth. (207kb) |
Oak leaves and acorns. (213kb) |
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A man being swallowed by a cockatrice. (228kb) |
A face with leaves. (213kb) |
A man laying on his side (although much
damaged.) (252kb) |
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A pig's head with a veil. (233kb) |
A crowned angel with a heraldic shield. (250kb) |
A neat carving on the arm of the stall. (112kb) |
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Another (damaged) man laying on his side(240kb) |
Another neat face on the stall arm. (106kb) |
A neat pew end carving. (214kb) |
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The other side of the pew end carving. (125kb) |
The fancy canopy over the bishop's cathedra. (286kb) |
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St David's Cathedral
had lots of other medieval features. |
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The mosaics over the high altar. (203kb) |
A ??? chair in the chancel. (190kb) |
The fancy canopies over the choir stall. (264kb) |
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A 14th century effigy. (147kb) |
Detail on the surcoat and plaque belt of the
effigy. (140kb) |
14th century effigy of Lord Rhys ap Gruffydd. (190kb) |
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Lord Rhys died in 1307. (141kb) |
Detail of Lord Rhys's plaque belt. (276kb) |
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Very plain Glastonbury chair. (276kb) |
The interesting part is the flat slope of
the front of the arms. (212kb) |
A plain Glastonbury chair. (239kb) |
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An interesting Glastonbury chair, very plain
but unique in construction. (147kb) |
The sides of the seat are in the same
'plane' as the sides of the back. (141kb) |
This is very clear in this picture. (185kb) |
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A ??? century chest. (338kb) |
The front of the chest. (207kb) |
The inside of the chest and lid.(251kb) |
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The inside of the chest, showing the hinges. (241kb) |
The right hinge, and some visible clinched
nails. (294kb) |
The inside of the front boards of the chest. (266kb) |
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The lid and front of the (left side of the)
chest, showing some damage and repairs. (217kb) |
The chest from one end. (502kb) |
The back of the chest, showing the right
rear and hinge. (364kb) |
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Another shot of the right rear, without
flash, which shows the existing nails (better). (215kb) |
The right rear leg, showing how the back
boards of the chest are sitting on the legs. (295kb) |
The underside of the left rear. (158kb) |
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The back of the chest, without flash. (200kb) |
The back of the chest with flash. (250kb) |
Reliquary with the bones of St ??? and St
??? (252kb) |
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A view (in a mirror) of the cathedral tower.
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The outer gate to the cathedral close. (204kb) |
Tarythe, Debbie, and the vorpal bunny
outside the cathedral. (205kb) |
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A broader view of the cathedral. (197kb) |
A close up of Tarythe, Deb, and the vorpal
bunny. (189kb) |
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From St. David's we
drove out to see St. Nons chapel. |
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Chapel of our Lady of St. Non (134kb) |
Details on the chapel. (184kb) |
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From St. Nons, we
stopped in Haverfordwest to see the priory and castle. |
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Information on Haverfordwest Priory. (358kb) |
The remains of the north transept (from the
north) . (169kb) |
The vorpal bunny checking out the remains of
Haverfordwest Priory. (252kb) |
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Deb and Tarythe among the remains. (225kb) |
The central crossing of the church. (239kb) |
Another view. (201kb) |
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The remains of the north transept (from
the south) (235kb) |
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The vorpal bunny with information on
Haverfordwest castle. (324kb) |
Haverfordwest Castle from down below. (132kb) |
The inside of the remains of Haverfordwest
castle. (142kb) |
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Another angle of the inside of Haverfordwest
castle. (176kb) |
Another shot of the information panel. (298kb) |
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