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0:00:20 > 0:00:25- Tonight, we step back in time at - Penyclawdd Court, near Abergavenny.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30- We then visit a retro house - in Grangetown, Cardiff.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34- We'll begin in the home - of a talented family in Dolgellau.
0:00:35 > 0:00:36- Welcome to 04Wal.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45- Local people consider Penybryn - to be the HQ of Sesiwn Fawr...
0:00:45 > 0:00:49- ..a festival which takes place - in Dolgellau every August.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54- It's all organised from the home - of Doris Parry, Owain Myfyr...
0:00:54 > 0:00:56- ..and their four children.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01- We live close to town but it feels - as if we live in the countryside.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04- I was raised in this house.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06- It was my parents' home.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- They bought the building in 1950, - soon after they got married.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- My sister and I were raised here.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20- It was easy, in a way, because I - knew everything about the building.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- Having said that, we wanted to - make it our own, when we moved in.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43- Doris, how did you feel about moving - to a house that belonged to Myfyr?
0:01:43 > 0:01:45- We did a lot of work to it...
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- ..so it always felt as though - it belonged to both of us.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54- My mother couldn't understand - why we wanted to make changes.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- Having said that...
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- ..she was the first one to - bring people here to see the house.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06- I think she was quite proud - of the work we did to Penybryn.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- This is the original house...
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- ..and that's the extension - you added to it.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- Yes, the original house - was quite a square building.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- The size of these stones - is astonishing.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- Yes, they're enormous.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- It's a dark stone...
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- ..and that was a problem - when we came to clad the extension.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- I think - it's been done reasonably well.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45- We wanted a bigger kitchen, - to replace the one in the lean-to.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- We wanted this - to be the heart of our home.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- Myfyr's grandmother - had left us an old dresser...
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- ..and we decided - not to go for a fitted kitchen.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- We have an unfitted kitchen!
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- There are - some modern items here, too.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- The outhouses were derelict, - to all intents and purposes...
0:03:11 > 0:03:12- ..when we moved here.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- We started by making them safe, - in a bid to save them.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- We made them safe and that's - the way they stayed, for years.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- We converted that room - over the past couple of years.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- We painted all the walls magnolia - when we moved in.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- We introduced the colours gradually.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Who decides which colour goes where?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- Doris tends to choose the colours.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Yes, I choose the colours - and Myfyr paints the walls!
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- This is clearly one of - the old pieces in this house.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28- This clock was offered to Myfyr's - parents when they bought the house.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- They didn't want it...
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- ..so the clock - was taken to the auction house...
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- ..along with the rest - of the furniture from this house.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- Everything, apart from this clock, - was sold at auction.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- The story is the clock - was hidden behind a dresser...
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- ..and no-one noticed it.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- That's why it didn't sell.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55- The clock came back here and Myfyr's - mother says it belongs in Penybryn.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Why is one spindle upside-down?
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- You're not supposed to notice - things like that!
0:05:07 > 0:05:08- This is the lounge.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- It's blue, Doris!
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- It's blue, Doris!- - Yes, that's right.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14- It's very blue!
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- It's a lovely, warm shade of blue.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22- It was meant to be red but - we saw the wallpaper and liked it...
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- ..and we had a change of heart.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26- Do you spend much time in here?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- Do you spend much time in here?- - Yes, we're here every evening.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- These pictures are reminders - of your time in Bethesda.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39- Yes, they're by David Woodford, - one of my favourite artists.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- He captures light really well.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- Were some of these given to you, - as gifts?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- Yes. Myfyr bought that one - and this one for me.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- If we see something we like and - we can afford it, then we buy it.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- Yes, as long as - we can both live with it.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Let's head upstairs, - to the bedrooms.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- Myfyr - painted some of these pictures.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- There are drums down here...
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- ..and Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau posters - on the walls.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- Gruffydd, what inspired - the design of this room?
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- It's an African theme.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30- I bought a giraffe and I decided - to change the decor to match it!
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- I wanted a Japanese theme - but the giraffe changed all that!
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- Are they African, - or things which look African?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- Well, I think - this is an Aborigine piece.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- I'm not too sure about the masks.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- I bought most of the pieces in here - from markets.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- What sparked your interest - in interior design?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- I'm interested in art and design.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- I'm studying for an A-level in art.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- My work hasn't made it to the walls!
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- My work hasn't made it to the walls!- - It's only a matter of time.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- You're a very musical family.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- Yes. I've played the piano - and the flute for years.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- Do you play together, as a family?
0:07:13 > 0:07:14- Do you play together, as a family?- - No, not often.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16- Why not?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Why not?- - Um... no comment!
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- You have a room of your own, - for the first time.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- Did you choose the colours?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Did you choose the colours?- - Yes.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30- Why did you choose them?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- Why did you choose them?- - I like purple.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- What's so special about purple?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- It's bright - and it's a girl's colour.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- We leave Gwenno's room - and walk past a lovely sarong.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- There's a large and varied - collection of books over here.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- This is the master bedroom.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- Next door to the master bedroom, - you'll find the bathroom.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- Gruffydd and Gwenno know - what they want in their rooms...
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- ..but Dafydd and Ifan aren't sure!
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- We haven't stuck to one style.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28- If we like it, we buy it.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- We don't limit ourselves - in that respect.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- Once we finish one project, - we move on to the next one.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Yes, and we want it done yesterday.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- We have an idea and we act upon it.
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0:08:56 > 0:08:58- You rarely find a house...
0:08:58 > 0:09:03- ..that has a Norman Motte and Bailey - castle in the back garden!
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- One with a single moat is unusual...
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- ..but two moats is just showing off!
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- A home has stood on this land, - near Abergavenny, for 1,000 years.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- The majority of Penyclawdd Court - was built in the 16th century.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- It was home to local landowners...
0:09:25 > 0:09:30- ..and it was also a court of law for - the wealthy family that lived here.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56- Sioned Evans and Julia, her mother, - have lived here for 20 years.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- They ran a bed and breakfast - and medieval feasts business...
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- ..but they've decided to move on.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- I love living here - because I think it's unique.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13- My mother renovated it and changed - it back to its original state.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- Did your friends come and stay here?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- Did your friends come and stay here?- - Yes, and they really liked it.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- You don't see many houses like this.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- No, that's definitely true!
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- Is this your dining room?
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- Is this your dining room?- - My mother cooks feasts - for the visitors.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36- They dress up...
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- ..and they eat various meats - and puddings at the same time.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- You serve all the food on the table, - at the same time.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- Do you do any waitressing?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- Yes, occasionally.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- I help cook the food.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- They tell me this house is haunted.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- They tell me this house is haunted.- - Yes, and I've seen a ghost.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- I saw it in the lounge, - when I was about five years old.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- What sort of ghost was it?
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- What sort of ghost was it?- - It was a woman. She had long hair - and she was wearing long clothes.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14- There are stories about music - coming from the garden at night...
0:11:15 > 0:11:20- ..but we haven't had a problem - with music coming from the garden.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33- What's this room, Sioned?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- It was the visitors' lounge.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- We chose this shade of red...
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- ..because they used it - when the house was built.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44- I see.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- It's a really warm colour.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- You often see dents in the wood - in houses of this age.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- These dents aren't the work - of a shoddy craftsman.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22- They carved them intentionally to - help plaster adhere to the walls.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- This would have been plastered, - originally...
0:12:25 > 0:12:30- ..but owners nowadays get rid of - the plaster and expose the wood.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- We're all slaves to fashion!
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- There's a window - half way up the stairs...
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- ..and you can - see the Motte from here.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- A small, Norman castle stood there.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- Let's pass the collection of skulls - on the windowsill.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- What a cheery sight, - when you're on your way to bed!
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- There's a bed in here - but this was the courtroom.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- People spent far more time in - their bedrooms, in the olden days.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- They worked here and tenants - came here to pay their rent.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- As I said, this bedroom - was also a courtroom.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- They drew the curtains - around the bed...
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- ..and a table and a seat - would be placed in here.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- The accused were kept in the cellar - overnight...
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- ..before being brought up here - to be sentenced.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- They also brought food up here - and it was stored in there...
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- ..well away from mice and insects.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- The food would stay cool - in this box.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- Artex hadn't been invented...
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- ..so you couldn't create - wavy patterns on the ceilings.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- They used their fingers - to create patterns.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- It's called finger coving.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- The most striking thing - about this room is the floor.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- It creaks and squeaks underfoot.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- Sleep would be hard to come by - in here.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- The whole house is quite crooked.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- If you want to get a perspective - on the rest of the house...
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- ..I think you must get drunk!
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- The bed is the only level thing - in this room.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- How is this possible?
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- It's standing on some blocks...
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- ..which is why it seems level.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46- It's stood here for 500 years and - it will outlast me, that's for use.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- The walls are so crooked...
0:14:59 > 0:15:03- ..you don't open the doors, - you fall through them!
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- This is the bathroom.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06- Lovely!
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- A bath in the middle of the room - and a bench over here.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- Who'd want to sit here - and watch me take a bath?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- Whatever gets you through the night, - as they say!
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- Will you be sad to leave?
0:15:36 > 0:15:41- Will you be sad to leave?- - Yes, because my mother and I - thought we'd live here for ever.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- We must leave because the upkeep - is too expensive...
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- ..but I'll take - lots of good memories with me.
0:15:51 > 0:15:52- I'd miss this, too.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- And now, back to the future to the - kitsch, retro home of Beca Evans.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- Every house I saw was the same - - a small, terraced house.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- I can't live in a small house.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- I'm very sociable - and I enjoy having friends round.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- This was the only house - that was big enough for me.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- The shape suits my personality - - it's a bit odd!
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- I'm lucky enough to have a father - who's an architect...
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- ..so I said, - "Dad! I want this, this and this!"
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- He designed it for me.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- I knew I wanted one, long room.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- We took down the walls and - removed the Artex from the ceilings.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- It's an ideal party house.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00- There are no carpets downstairs and - the bathroom is on the ground floor.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02- That's very handy!
0:17:02 > 0:17:07- The kitchen is very small - and you feel as if you're on a boat.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- It's a galley kitchen.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- I often have dinner guests.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- This is the kitchen and, as Beca - said, it's like a ship's galley.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- It may be narrow - but it's fully-equipped.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31- She's used every inch of wall space - for cupboards.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- If we walk through the kitchen, - we'll find the cloakroom.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37- A sparkly seat!
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- This bathroom is extremely white!
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- This is a party house...
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- ..and you don't have to - traipse upstairs to visit the loo.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- You can walk through the kitchen - and throw up in here.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Lots of people do it, at parties!
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- Then you're free to go back - and drink some more. Lovely!
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- I think I should have lived - during the 1970s.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- My parents furnished their home - in a very 1970s way.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- The sofas - belonged to my parents, originally.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- They bought them - the year in which I was born...
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- ..and that influenced me.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- There's something - quite kitsch about it.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- That's part of its charm.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- That's part of its charm.- - Yes, that's what appeals to me.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- I don't like to take myself - seriously.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- You either love it or you hate it. - There's no middle ground!
0:18:38 > 0:18:43- I think you can appreciate something - without actually liking it!
0:18:44 > 0:18:45- Thank you, Aled.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- You don't have to hate it, - so there- is- a middle ground!
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- I like those coat hooks. - They're very 1960s.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- Are they original, too?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- Are they original, too?- - No, they're not original.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- The originals cost around 600 - and I paid 25 for those.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05- They're a copy.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- No-one would know the difference!
0:19:11 > 0:19:16- If I'm looking for a good investment - I think furniture is the way to go.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- I bought some original chairs, - in the hope their value rises.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32- You only realise how high the - ceilings are when you come upstairs.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- That's the only - surviving patch of Artex here!
0:19:36 > 0:19:37- That's a lovely space.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- I've no idea - what you could do with it, though!
0:19:41 > 0:19:46- John Travolta adorns the - light switch in the spare bedroom!
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- There are lots of pieces - of modern furniture in here.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- There's a retro television - in the corner...
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- ..and there are pictures - of the Beatles on the cushions.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Isn't it lovely?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- It's very simple, too.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26- I rarely invite strange men - into my bedroom...
0:20:26 > 0:20:27- ..but this is it.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Thank you very much - for the invitation!
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- It's simple and effective.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34- The room is quite small.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40- The way to make it feel spacious - is to keep furniture to a minimum.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- There's a bed in here and that's it.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- It's quite tidy.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- I like that poster.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- I like that poster.- - Between you and me, I haven't - seen that film in its entirety!
0:20:55 > 0:21:00- I like the poster and I like to - think I look like Brigitte Bardot.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- I know I don't look like her...
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- ..but I would, - if we were in a dark room!
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- It's neat and tidy, so where do you - keep all of life's necessities?
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- This is the image - I want people to have of me.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- I want people to think - I'm neat and clinical...
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- ..but, in reality, there- is- another - side to my personality.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- There's another side - to my bedroom, too!
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- My guilty secret - is behind that screen.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Here you are.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- It's like something - on Trinny and Susanna's show.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- This must be your inner sanctum.
0:21:41 > 0:21:42- Dear me!
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- Dear me!- - It's slightly different from - the rest of the house.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- Are there enough days left of - your life to wear all these clothes?
0:21:51 > 0:21:52- Yes, of course!
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- I'll change three times a day, - if I must.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- There must be some things - you haven't even seen for 15 years!
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Yes but fashion - goes around in circles.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- These are my most recent purchases.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- I work back from there, - according to how old they are.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- I have some originals.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- This comes from the 1970s.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19- You never know when you'll - need something like this.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- The answer is, "Never"!
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- If that comes back into fashion, - I'll eat it for breakfast!
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- I like the chandelier!
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- Every woman needs a chandelier.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35- If you can't afford one, - buy one of these for two pounds!
0:22:36 > 0:22:37- It's really lovely.
0:22:40 > 0:22:46- I've hit 30 and it may be time to - stop partying and start gardening.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- I may plant a tree - and start growing a few herbs.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- This is the biggest shock - of them all.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- I didn't expect to find this.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- It's a bit like an eisteddfod stage.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- Beca is ready, the judges are ready - but are- you- ready?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- I don't have to do a thing to it - apart from sit on it.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- There are a few blades of grass, - over there.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- I went to the shop and - asked for plants that won't die.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18- That's why I chose them.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- Does this bench serve a purpose, - other than as a seat?
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- No. I'll invite lots of friends over - this summer.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- We'll sit on some cushions - and pretend we're not in Grangetown.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33- Yeah... right!
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- S4C subtitles by- Eirlys A Jones
0:23:53 > 0:23:55