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0:00:22 > 0:00:24- 04Wal is ten years old.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28- Yes, we first visited people - and their homes ten years ago.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33- In this series, we'll revisit - some of the homes we've featured.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- We begin in the beginning.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39- It's as true today - as it was then - location is key.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43- Later, we visit Aberdeunant - near Llandecwyn...
0:00:43 > 0:00:47- ..but first, a corner of Kent - that will be forever Welsh.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49- David and Mair Lloyd's home.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- As you can see, Edenbridge House - in Kent is an old house.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20- This part of the house was built - when Henry VIII was 29 years old.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26- There's a link between the king - and the house's original owner.
0:01:26 > 0:01:33- As we understand it, Hever Castle's - head forester lived in this house.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- The house was part of a small farm - back then.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- Anne Boleyn lived in Hever Castle...
0:01:43 > 0:01:48- ..and Henry VIII visited her there - on a regular basis.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- Who was his wife at the time?
0:01:52 > 0:01:53- His first wife.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54- His first wife.- - Catherine of Aragon.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- Who landscaped the garden?
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- We believe the garden - was designed in the 1940s.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- These bushes - were planted around that time...
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- ..and the garden - was divided into 'rooms'.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- That was the fashion in the 1940s.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23- The water garden they built - runs through the garden.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- Have you always been - a keen gardener?
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- Yes, I have.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- My father was a minister - in Liverpool when I was young.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- I used to go with him - to the allotment.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- I used to enjoy playing - with the soil and the flowers.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- When I got married, - I had my own home and garden.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- My interest in gardening grew.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- This is the hall.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Yes. It's quite a large room.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- It's part of the old house.
0:03:11 > 0:03:18- I'm sure it was originally - a kitchen and a living room.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- Are there - any original features here?
0:03:21 > 0:03:26- Has anything in here remained - untouched since the house was built?
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- These shutters may be original.
0:03:29 > 0:03:35- They were used to shut out - bad weather and keep the place warm.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41- We don't have reason to use them - very often, I must say...
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- ..but they're quite interesting.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- There's room to sit - either side of the old fireplace.
0:03:48 > 0:03:54- There's a small oven - in the back of the fireplace.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00- The floor would have been similar - to this, so it could be original.
0:04:05 > 0:04:11- The local music society - sometimes holds its meetings here.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- About 50 people - attend those meetings.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21- We use the piano over there - and have little concerts here.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30- Up here?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Up here?- - Yes, this is my study.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- Mind your head as you go in. - It's rather low.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- Here we are.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47- I can tell by looking at the floor - that it's part of the old house.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- Yes, that's right.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- This is part of the original house.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- It was a two-bedroom house, - so this used to be a bedroom.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- I think this is the cosiest room - in the house.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- Have you ever tripped on this floor?
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- Have you ever tripped on this floor?- - No, I haven't.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Look at the carpet. - It came from Nepal.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16- Friends who keep a shop in Oxted - got hold of it for us.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37- Aberdeunant farmhouse - lies above Talsarnau, Gwynedd.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- Once a ruin, it was renovated - by Mandy and Paul Hughes.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- It is now home - to them and their children...
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- ..Caradog, Annwyl, - Gorwel and Derwena.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- It's quite remote up here.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- Yes, it is remote, but it's great - for us and the children.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- I can shout whatever I like up here!
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- The house was rebuilt and repointed.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- We put the doors and the windows in.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- We also rebuilt the chimney.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13- This section is new.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- Yes, as the family expanded, - we had to review our plans.
0:06:18 > 0:06:24- The new part was a wood store, - but it's going to be a bedroom.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- When you've finished it?
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- Yes, when we've finished it!
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- There's a generator in there now.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Yes, our source of electricity.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- We use it to power the lights - at night.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- We're not connected - to the National Grid.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- Don't you miss the electrical - pleasures we're used to?
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- No, not really.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- I miss my washing machine, - but apart from that, it's fine.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- No electricity? No problem!
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- The house is warm and cosy.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- Mandy found this Rayburn - rusting away in someone's garden.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- She saved the marble - from an old butcher's shop...
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- ..and the table was thrown out - from a local Sunday School.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- Even the beams are recycled. - These came from a church in England.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44- The ceiling is low.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- The ceiling is low.- - Not compared to the original house!
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- You would have hit your head - on this beam.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- We dropped the level of the floor.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- Is this original?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Yes, it is.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- There's enough room for a family - in the chimney!
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Yes, it's an incredibly big chimney.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- It's the biggest chimney - I've ever seen.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- Did you do any work on the chimney - or was it like this?
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- There was a small Victorian range - in the wall.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- A wall had been built - to block up the large chimney.
0:08:21 > 0:08:27- We pulled the range out and found - this huge chimney behind it.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Is that an oven in the corner there?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Is that an oven in the corner there?- - Yes, that's where they baked bread.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- It's cosy. A nice place to sit.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- Yes, we relax in here - when the children are in bed.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47- You found most of the furniture - in various places.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- Does it give you pleasure - to know you rescued these items?
0:08:52 > 0:08:57- Yes, because we respect things - that other people didn't respect.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03- We'll pass them down to our children - and they'll value them.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- There are several ruins on the land.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- Mandy and Paul plan to renovate - Aberdeunant Uchaf...
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- ..for the generations to come.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- What's this place called?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- What's this place called?- - This is Aberdeunant Uchaf.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- You own this land and this house.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- You own this land and this house.- - Yes, that's right.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Was your house - in a similar condition to this?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Yes, absolutely.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- This is also around the same age - as Aberdeunant Isaf.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35- This is smaller than your house.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- This is smaller than your house.- - Yes, it's much smaller.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- This used to be a small farm.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41- Who lived here? Do you know?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Who lived here? Do you know?- - A family of fortune-tellers.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- They told people's fortunes - to make a bit of extra money.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- It looks smaller from the inside - than it does from the outside.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Aberdeunant Uchaf is wonderful.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- Yes, it's very simple, isn't it?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- Yes, it's very simple, isn't it?- - Yes, very simple.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- It has three blocked-up windows - and a fireplace.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- The mantel is still there.
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0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Welcome back to the year 2000.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- We're about to see - more great locations.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- We'll visit Harlech - and Menai Bridge.
0:10:48 > 0:10:54- First, to Dyfed and Julie Thomas's - home in Llandynnan, near Llangollen.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- I saw this house - in Jones & Co, Wrexham.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- The house is called Isfryn.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- It was two cottages - knocked into one.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15- I bought it for 6,000 - from a man from Birmingham.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- Brownhills Garage, - Cannock, Birmingham.
0:11:18 > 0:11:24- The cottage next door belonged - to Mr Maddox from the Wirral.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- I bought this from him - some time later...
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- ..and I knocked them into one.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33- A sort of Thomas Terrace!
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- A sort of Thomas Terrace!- - Yes, that's right!
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- In the meantime, - you bought this too!
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- Yes, I moved to London - for nearly 15 years.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48- Horeb chapel, which had been - empty for five years, went on sale.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- I put in an offer - and it was accepted.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57- I renovate it bit by bit - when I had money in my pocket.
0:11:57 > 0:12:03- It took years, and I did - quite a simple job at the time.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- I'm now keen to do it properly - and put a new floor in and so on.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- The chapel was adapted - into one space in the 1980s...
0:12:14 > 0:12:19- ..but it's no longer practical - with a young child in the family.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- We plan to build a new floor.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- It will go from this level, - right across here.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30- We're going to remove the ceiling - and have four bedrooms in the roof.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- We'll also - move the bathroom up there.
0:12:34 > 0:12:40- I've always thought something - Art Deco would suit the chapel.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45- The idea is to create bulkheads - to go over the windows.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- We'll have a wall here, - with two opening doors.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54- This will be the porch.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- This floor will be extended.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- We'll have a large lounge - and bulkheads right here.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02- On that level?
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- On that level?- - Yes, with steps going up here.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- There will be four pillars - across the room.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- They will support the new floor.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- They're ambitious plans, Dyfed.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- They're ambitious plans, Dyfed.- - Yes, but I'm sure it's possible.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- Morgan, Dyfed and Julie's son, - showed me around his bedroom.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- I've got lots of things up there!
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- Look at that big hedgehog! - It's wearing a tie and a waistcoat.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35- What's this?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- What's this?- - It's a clown.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- He's got long legs.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- His Mickey hat has come off!
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- Moving to a place like Llandynnan - was a huge change for me.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- It's quiet here.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- It was a culture shock too.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- I'm trying to learn Welsh.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- It's difficult to find young - local people who speak Welsh.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- That's a problem.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- When I say young, I mean people - about the same age as me!
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- Very few young local people - speak Welsh.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- When you wake up - and see these surroundings...
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- ..nature, the weather - and the seasons...
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- ..it gives you - a different perspective.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- It has certainly changed me.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- # Lord, the night is closing in
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- # Listen to our plea
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- # O, Heavenly pilgrim
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- # Stay with us
0:14:44 > 0:14:45- # Amen
0:14:46 > 0:14:47- # Amen
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- # Amen #
0:14:53 > 0:14:58- Nia Medi's cottage nestles - in the shadow of Harlech Castle.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- What's the story of this house?
0:15:03 > 0:15:08- People say it was once - a police station.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- It was built in 1850.
0:15:10 > 0:15:16- This was the actual police station - and those were the holding cells.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- The end cottage was a stable.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Is this yours, too?
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Yes, this was - the station's boiler house.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- The door on the other side - leads to the garden.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- Here we are!
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- This was a wall when I came here.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- It had collapsed into the garden.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- People had used it as a place - to dump rubbish, old furniture...
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- ..old pipes and old cement bags.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- It was full of rubbish - to the top of the wall.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- It's good just to have somewhere - to sit out during the summer.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- Yes, it's great.
0:16:05 > 0:16:11- The back garden is small, but Nia - has create a lovely retreat.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- The same is true inside the house.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- What kind of condition - was this room in when you moved in?
0:16:23 > 0:16:27- There was Artex everywhere, - so I got rid of it.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- There was a tiled fireplace here...
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- ..and the hearth came out - to the middle of the floor.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- I removed the plaster - and opened up the fireplace...
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- ..and I gained two feet instantly!
0:16:41 > 0:16:47- The woodwork was buried - under several layers of wallpaper.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- And then there was the gloss!
0:16:51 > 0:16:56- White gloss, cream gloss, - green gloss and blue gloss!
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- I still haven't managed - to remove it all!
0:17:00 > 0:17:04- I bought the house and came here - every day for a year...
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- ..to work on it with the builders - before I moved in.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- Nia is responsible - for the stencilling and decoupage.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- We know what decoupage is, don't we?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- We know what decoupage is, don't we?- - Decorating with paper, not stencils.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- I bought some wrapping paper - and really liked the design.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- I liked pigs and trees at the time!
0:17:31 > 0:17:36- Once you've found your design, you - cut it out with some thin scissors.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- It's more than just cutting it out.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- You must be very careful - with every hair and every petal.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- There's stencilling everywhere...
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- ..and some unique pictures too!
0:17:51 > 0:17:56- I've spotted an original - Kyffin Williams picture in the hall.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- An off-the-cuff Kyffin!
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- Yes, he drew it - on the back of a bistro bill!
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- I used to work in a bistro - every summer...
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- ..and he came in once - to have dinner with a friend.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- I asked him to sign the bill - but he did much more than that.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- He drew a caricature of himself - and it's great.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- I had it framed, - so I now have a Kyffin on my wall!
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Well, that's one bedroom.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- In here, we have the shoe cupboard.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Nia Medi - is the Imelda Marcos of Harlech!
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- Up here, we have the attic.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- As you can see, - there isn't much room in here...
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- ..but you don't need much room - to sleep.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- Hello, puss! Hello!
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- If you've come here to work, - you can do so over there.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11- There's a special technique - to getting down these steps.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- If I'm in a sling when - you next see me, you'll know why!
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Location is important - when you buy a house.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- Few houses offer privacy - and a convenient location...
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- ..but this is one of them.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- It was built between 1862 and 1873.
0:19:38 > 0:19:44- Anna, Huw and their three children - moved here about 18 years ago.
0:19:46 > 0:19:52- This cosy, colourful home - is full of art and family treasures.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Let's begin with this tapestry - on the wall.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- Where did that come from?
0:19:58 > 0:20:04- It was embroidered by the women - of Seion chapel, Esquel, Patagonia.
0:20:04 > 0:20:10- Reverend Morgan Daniel, - my paternal grandfather...
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- ..was minister there for six years.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- They presented him with it - when he left.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21- They wished him well - and thanked him for his services.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- This was the golden purse.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31- It was presented - to Reverend Daniel Jones, Y Ford.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- He was my great-grandfather.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- He was a minister in Y Ford - for 25 years...
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- ..and this was his farewell gift.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- This purse was full of money - when he received it!
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- It was a substantial sum then...
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- ..and would also be - a substantial sum today.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00- Anna owns a few Claudia Williams - and Gwilym Pritchard pictures.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- There are even portraits here - of Anna and the children.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- Alongside them is some - of Anna's work and some furniture.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- This was my sister-in-law's desk.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- It was dark brown plywood.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- A friend of mine - turned it into a French bureau.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- He's done a great job.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- This room was a garage.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33- The large doors were over there, - so we had some windows put in.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- That window was already there.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- It was a convenient extension - because this arch was here.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- It's taken its place very nicely.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- Yes, it's wonderful.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51- My friend swapped that fireplace - for a bottle of whisky!
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- I think you had the best bargain!
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- Huw is the grandson - of Tegla Davies, the author.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05- There are items associated - with his grandfather in his study.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- I have some pictures - by Illingworth, the cartoonist.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- He drew them - for a book called Nedw.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- Nedw was one of the first - Welsh language children's books.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- These pictures are in the study.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- I also have the old slate - Taid Tegla used...
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- ..to teach my father to write.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- That's one - of my most treasured possessions.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52- Anna has the imagination and I try - to earn enough money to pay for it!
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- He's very good.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58- I am supportive, aren't I?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- I am supportive, aren't I?- - Yes, you are.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- I'm lucky he doesn't notice - half the things I do!
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- I can change the colour of a room - and he doesn't even notice.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- That's given me lots of freedom - to do whatever I choose!
0:23:13 > 0:23:18- I enjoy throwing things together - and hoping that it works.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23- If it doesn't work, I change it - until I'm happy with it.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- If I can't improve it, - I leave it alone.
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