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0:00:19 > 0:00:23- We're celebrating a decade of 04Wal - in this series...
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- ..and we've now reached 2006.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30- Many people featured on 04Wal - fell for their homes at first sight.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33- In this programme, we meet people...
0:00:33 > 0:00:39- ..who decided on the first viewing - that they'd found their ideal home.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- Generations - of Seimon ap Iorwerth's family...
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- ..have farmed sheep on this land, - near Trawsfynydd.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- When Seimon - looked for farmland of his own...
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- ..he came across Tyddyn Sais.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- He married Esyllt, - and along came Elain.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- He had to make a home - for his new family.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- We bought it from a farmer in 1995.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- We didn't really consider the house - when we bought it...
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- ..but we thought - it would make a good home.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- I moved in - during the summer of 1996.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- I applied for a grant.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- A council inspector said it was - unfit for human habitation.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- I was a bit put out - since I was living here!
0:01:57 > 0:02:02- Was it ready to be transformed into - a home when you moved in, Esyllt?
0:02:02 > 0:02:08- I took a chance and got involved - not knowing we would get married!
0:02:09 > 0:02:13- Work on the shell - had been completed...
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- ..when we started to - make this place our own.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- It's a substantial house - considering it was built in 1550.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- Yes, it isn't a cottage. - It's a good-sized house.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31- Some very wealthy people - must have lived here back then.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- It's called Tyddyn Sais - - Englishman's Cottage.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- We don't know - who the Englishman was.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- You kept the original features.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- Yes. We wanted to - take it back down to the wood.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- It had either been painted - or wallpapered.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- The bedroom walls were all - wallpapered and painted.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- We stripped most of it - back to the wood...
0:02:57 > 0:03:02- ..but we had to give up on some bits - because it was too much work.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- We kept many - of the original features...
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- ..because we couldn't - afford to do anything else!
0:03:38 > 0:03:43- Can you imagine living anywhere else - now you've settled here as a family?
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- I've farmed this land - with my father since I was a child.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- This is my home.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- I've been quite nomadic. - I have no roots, really.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- I'm a person who likes change - and who likes moving around.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- I must accept that I'm unlikely - to leave this place!
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- I like being in the kitchen, and - I enjoy relaxing in the living room.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- The bedroom is nice too.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22- I actually like it!
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- I hadn't realized before.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- "Visit Switzerland, Italy - and Ireland, too.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- "Visit Scotland. - You'll see great view after view."
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- A poem about Cwm Alltcafan.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- This isn't Cwm Alltcafan though, but - few views in the world match this.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- That's what has attracted Dafydd and - Christine Lewis to this house...
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- ..over the past 20 years.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- We had a boat called Amadeus.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- We lived in Porthmadog at the time.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38- It was a sunny day...
0:05:38 > 0:05:43- ..and Chris, Guto and I - sailed to Portmeirion beach.
0:05:45 > 0:05:51- Chris and Guto wandered all the way - from the beach at the far end...
0:05:52 > 0:05:53- ..down to this point.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- Chris saw the house and said, - "I've got to have it!"
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- I made some enquiries...
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- ..Sir Vivian Naylor-Leyland - owned this house.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- He and Clough were old friends.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10- He bought this house - just prior to Clough's death.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- When Clough died, he lost interest - and never came here.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- The house was in an awful condition - when we bought it.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24- How old is the house?
0:06:25 > 0:06:26- It's 45 years old.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- It looks older than that.
0:06:31 > 0:06:37- That's because Clough's touches - look rather Baroque.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- It's an incredible location - for a house.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45- Yes, it's unparalleled, and I've - seen houses in many beautiful spots.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- Did the view sell the house to you?
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- Yes. It's very convenient, too.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- You can walk in a circle, - from the kitchen to the living room.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58- It's very convenient.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- How did you extend the house - to suit your own needs?
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- We built the terrace - overlooking the sea.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15- We also extended the dining room - and the kitchen.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Apart from that, - we've changed nothing.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20- It was perfect.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- Sir Clough Williams-Ellis was partly - responsible for designing the house.
0:07:29 > 0:07:35- He was close to the original owners, - Donald Hall and Isabelle, his wife.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- This is the lounge, Dafydd.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- What inspired this design?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Well, the shape was here, of course.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- The fireplace also dictates what - you do with the rest of the room.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- The television - is hidden in that cupboard.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- Clough Williams-Ellis - designed parts of this house.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- Which features of his work - are there in the house?
0:08:10 > 0:08:11- There are many of them.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- He collected things - and held them back...
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- ..until he'd come up with - a special way to use them.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- The marble in fireplace - dates back to the 18th century.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- He gave it to Donald Hall - to use in the fireplace.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- The top section - looks older than the rest.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- Yes, it's a century - older than the other two sections.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- Clough also collected tiles.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47- He used these black and white tiles - everywhere in the hotel.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- He must have had a load of them, - and he offered them to Donald Hall.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- What gives you most pleasure - about this house?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- For me, it's having house guests.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- It's important - to have our friends stay with us.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- For Christine, it's the garden.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- Not a day passes when she - isn't thinking about the garden...
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- ..or out there, working on it.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- Where can you go from here? - No view in the world can match this.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- No, you're right.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- We'll head to New Zealand - during the British winter...
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- ..to visit Ceri's son, - who farms out there.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41- We've bought a house out there, - so we'll be there for four months.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- It will be nice to have two summers, - on the trot.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- Actor Richard Lynch - and Louise, his partner...
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- ..created a new life for themselves - in the shadow of the Brecon Beacons.
0:10:28 > 0:10:34- This cottage is far removed from - the bustle of Cardiff and London.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- How long have you lived here, - Richard?
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- We moved here, from Cardiff, - just over a year ago.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- What alterations - have you carried out to the house?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- Most of the work - had already been done...
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- ..especially to the exterior.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- The former owners - were great gardeners.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- We redecorated the interior - and refurnished it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- All the hard work - had already been done.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Yes, thankfully!
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- What sold the house to you? - Was it the view?
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- It was a feeling - that the house suited us.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14- We felt safe here.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- The view is breathtaking, of course.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- It's constantly changing.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- We love the tranquillity - and it's only just outside Brecon.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- Many factors - created one perfect package.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- Which room - is your personal favourite?
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- Without a shadow of a doubt, - it's the kitchen.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12- Why?
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- I'm a keen cook, for one thing.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- The views from here are fabulous.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- Sitting around the table - with friends or family...
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- ..eating good food and drinking wine - is wonderful.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- What are the main benefits - of country life?
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- The bottom line is - it offers a lifestyle change.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18- It offers tranquillity.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- We must work harder in the garden - than we did previously.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- We must make time to do the jobs - that keep the house going.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- We were out in pubs and restaurants - much more in Cardiff.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- I spend my time walking the dog - and gardening out here.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- Your life has changed, then?
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Your life has changed, then?- - Yes, totally.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- I'm really surprised - just how much I'm enjoying it.
0:13:45 > 0:13:50- I knew in my heart of hearts - I wanted to change my life.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- I didn't want to hold onto - the lifestyle I had.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- It was an easy decision.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- No regrets?
0:14:00 > 0:14:01- No regrets?- - No, not a single regret.
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0:14:27 > 0:14:28- Welcome back to 2006.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- Next, we see the world - without travelling far.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- Kate Glanville and Duncan Ayscough - live in Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42- We taste the exotic in Andrew - and Jules Morris's flat in Bristol.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- This flat, in Bristol, - belongs to Andrew and Jules Morris.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- Their work - takes them all over the world...
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- ..and Andrew speaks 16 languages, - including Welsh.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- How did you come to live here - in Bristol?
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- We lived in different countries - for 15 years.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- We lived in Bangladesh - and in Africa.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Then, we came back to Swansea - for three years...
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- ..and we moved to Bristol - two years ago.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33- We came here because the house - is lovely, and it's in a good area.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- It's closer to the airport, - and we do a lot of travelling.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- I've always enjoyed moving around.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- I didn't used to give much thought - to the building in which I lived.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- That's now changing as I get older.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- You feel a need to put down roots?
0:15:48 > 0:15:49- You feel a need to put down roots?- - Yes.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- This is some sort of retreat - - a place where I can relax.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- I can sit here - and read or listen to music.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- I need that because I spend - a lot of time on aeroplanes.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- Most of your life, in fact!
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- Most of your life, in fact!- - Yes.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11- What ambience did you strive to - create when you decorated this flat?
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- We wanted a subdued ambience - using subdued colours.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- It had to reflect our lives.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- We want to come home and relax...
0:16:22 > 0:16:28- ..without forgetting the influence - of the countries which we've seen.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- We wanted - reminders of those countries.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- Things like furniture from India - and all the photos.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- That was our main priority.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- This is a spacious room.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- It has several functions, of course.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- Yes. We watch television and - chat to our friends in this area.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- This is a large kitchen.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- It's quite a modern kitchen, - and I'm not sure it suits the flat.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18- It's very functional.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- You designed this area - to fit into that corner very neatly.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- Yes, it fits really well.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- My mother first suggested we have - two separate areas in the same room.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- I think it works really well.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- What function does this area have?
0:17:51 > 0:17:52- It's a relaxation area.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- When only Jules and I are home, - we chat in this area...
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- ..and maybe share a glass of wine.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- I read in the big chair.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- I also fall asleep in that chair!
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- I play the guitar here too.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- That's my living space.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- Is there a boundary here?
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- Are there things you do there - you don't do here?
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- Not consciously, but yes, - there's an element of that.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- I never read over here.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- We never sit over there - when we have guests.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- Maybe a boundary exists.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Do you miss your home - when you're away?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- Yes, more so than when I was young.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- We now have a comfortable home.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- I'm about to go away - for nine months...
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- ..and I'll miss my home - much more than in the past.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01- This is a place where I can - be with Jules and enjoy her company.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- And I sit in this chair which is now - my favourite place in the world!
0:19:31 > 0:19:36- Few people find a house which is - the ideal place to raise a family...
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- ..to run a business and which is - a lovely place to live.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45- Kate Glanville and her husband, - Duncan Ayscough found just that...
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- ..in an old pub - in Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- We moved here ten years ago.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- We've done - a lot of work to the house.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04- It was very cold, very dark - and very wet.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- There was no central heating - and no hot water.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- We spent a very miserable - first winter in this house.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- We put in new walls, new floors, - a new bathroom and a new kitchen.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- Everything in this house is new.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- We fell in love with the area.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- It's so beautiful.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- We're surrounded by hills, streams - and trees.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- I also remember - loving the sound of the name...
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- ..of the village of Bethlehem.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- I loved the sound of - Bethlehem Pottery.
0:20:47 > 0:20:53- Follow the star to Bethlehem Pottery - to buy a Christmas present!
0:20:56 > 0:20:57- It's a romantic idea.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- This part of the house - was built in the 1960s...
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- ..as an extension to the old pub, - at the front.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- It feels like a 1950s beach hut...
0:21:16 > 0:21:21- ..with this tongue and groove and - lots of blue and white Cornishware.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- This room is steeped in nostalgia.
0:21:24 > 0:21:30- The old cupboards with modern knobs - give it a farmhouse kitchen feel.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- Kate made those knobs...
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- ..and she also made the plates - and cups displayed in here.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- There are two forces at work here.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45- First of all, this collection - of all the 1950s and 1960s items.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- Secondly, this is a gallery - to exhibit Kate's work.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55- I find this nostalgia - very comforting.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- We're stepping into - the old part of the house.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- It was a pub, here to serve - the nearby community...
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- ..which has now been demolished.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- The pub had a very simple design.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- A central hallway with one bar here - and another bar there.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- There were doors on either side.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52- The staircase was there as it is now - as was the cupboard.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- This is a clock from America.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59- It's a carriage clock which you - take with you wherever you go.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- Can you see yourselves moving away?
0:23:14 > 0:23:15- Can you see yourselves moving away?- - No - never.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- We're happy to live here.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- It's really wonderful - to be able to live here.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- It's perfect for our family.
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