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-Tonight, we step back in time at

-Penyclawdd Court, near Abergavenny.

-We then visit a retro house

-in Grangetown, Cardiff.

-We'll begin in the home

-of a talented family in Dolgellau.

-Welcome to 04Wal.

-Local people consider Penybryn

-to be the HQ of Sesiwn Fawr...

-..a festival which takes place

-in Dolgellau every August.

-It's all organised from the home

-of Doris Parry, Owain Myfyr...

-..and their four children.

-We live close to town but it feels

-as if we live in the countryside.

-I was raised in this house.

-It was my parents' home.

-They bought the building in 1950,

-soon after they got married.

-My sister and I were raised here.

-It was easy, in a way, because I

-knew everything about the building.

-Having said that, we wanted to

-make it our own, when we moved in.

-Doris, how did you feel about moving

-to a house that belonged to Myfyr?

-We did a lot of work to it...

-..so it always felt as though

-it belonged to both of us.

-My mother couldn't understand

-why we wanted to make changes.

-Having said that...

-..she was the first one to

-bring people here to see the house.

-I think she was quite proud

-of the work we did to Penybryn.

-This is the original house...

-..and that's the extension

-you added to it.

-Yes, the original house

-was quite a square building.

-The size of these stones

-is astonishing.

-Yes, they're enormous.

-It's a dark stone...

-..and that was a problem

-when we came to clad the extension.

-I think

-it's been done reasonably well.

-We wanted a bigger kitchen,

-to replace the one in the lean-to.

-We wanted this

-to be the heart of our home.

-Myfyr's grandmother

-had left us an old dresser...

-..and we decided

-not to go for a fitted kitchen.

-We have an unfitted kitchen!

-There are

-some modern items here, too.

-The outhouses were derelict,

-to all intents and purposes...

-..when we moved here.

-We started by making them safe,

-in a bid to save them.

-We made them safe and that's

-the way they stayed, for years.

-We converted that room

-over the past couple of years.

-We painted all the walls magnolia

-when we moved in.

-We introduced the colours gradually.

-Who decides which colour goes where?

-Doris tends to choose the colours.

-Yes, I choose the colours

-and Myfyr paints the walls!

-This is clearly one of

-the old pieces in this house.

-This clock was offered to Myfyr's

-parents when they bought the house.

-They didn't want it...

-..so the clock

-was taken to the auction house...

-..along with the rest

-of the furniture from this house.

-Everything, apart from this clock,

-was sold at auction.

-The story is the clock

-was hidden behind a dresser...

-..and no-one noticed it.

-That's why it didn't sell.

-The clock came back here and Myfyr's

-mother says it belongs in Penybryn.

-Why is one spindle upside-down?

-You're not supposed to notice

-things like that!

-This is the lounge.

-It's blue, Doris!

-It's blue, Doris!

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-Yes, that's right.

-It's very blue!

-It's a lovely, warm shade of blue.

-It was meant to be red but

-we saw the wallpaper and liked it...

-..and we had a change of heart.

-Do you spend much time in here?

-Do you spend much time in here?

-

-Yes, we're here every evening.

-These pictures are reminders

-of your time in Bethesda.

-Yes, they're by David Woodford,

-one of my favourite artists.

-He captures light really well.

-Were some of these given to you,

-as gifts?

-Yes. Myfyr bought that one

-and this one for me.

-If we see something we like and

-we can afford it, then we buy it.

-Yes, as long as

-we can both live with it.

-Let's head upstairs,

-to the bedrooms.

-Myfyr

-painted some of these pictures.

-There are drums down here...

-..and Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau posters

-on the walls.

-Gruffydd, what inspired

-the design of this room?

-It's an African theme.

-I bought a giraffe and I decided

-to change the decor to match it!

-I wanted a Japanese theme

-but the giraffe changed all that!

-Are they African,

-or things which look African?

-Well, I think

-this is an Aborigine piece.

-I'm not too sure about the masks.

-I bought most of the pieces in here

-from markets.

-What sparked your interest

-in interior design?

-I'm interested in art and design.

-I'm studying for an A-level in art.

-My work hasn't made it to the walls!

-My work hasn't made it to the walls!

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-It's only a matter of time.

-You're a very musical family.

-Yes. I've played the piano

-and the flute for years.

-Do you play together, as a family?

-Do you play together, as a family?

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-No, not often.

-Why not?

-Why not?

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-Um... no comment!

-You have a room of your own,

-for the first time.

-Did you choose the colours?

-Did you choose the colours?

-

-Yes.

-Why did you choose them?

-Why did you choose them?

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-I like purple.

-What's so special about purple?

-It's bright

-and it's a girl's colour.

-We leave Gwenno's room

-and walk past a lovely sarong.

-There's a large and varied

-collection of books over here.

-This is the master bedroom.

-Next door to the master bedroom,

-you'll find the bathroom.

-Gruffydd and Gwenno know

-what they want in their rooms...

-..but Dafydd and Ifan aren't sure!

-We haven't stuck to one style.

-If we like it, we buy it.

-We don't limit ourselves

-in that respect.

-Once we finish one project,

-we move on to the next one.

-Yes, and we want it done yesterday.

-We have an idea and we act upon it.

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-You rarely find a house...

-..that has a Norman Motte and Bailey

-castle in the back garden!

-One with a single moat is unusual...

-..but two moats is just showing off!

-A home has stood on this land,

-near Abergavenny, for 1,000 years.

-The majority of Penyclawdd Court

-was built in the 16th century.

-It was home to local landowners...

-..and it was also a court of law for

-the wealthy family that lived here.

-Sioned Evans and Julia, her mother,

-have lived here for 20 years.

-They ran a bed and breakfast

-and medieval feasts business...

-..but they've decided to move on.

-I love living here

-because I think it's unique.

-My mother renovated it and changed

-it back to its original state.

-Did your friends come and stay here?

-Did your friends come and stay here?

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-Yes, and they really liked it.

-You don't see many houses like this.

-No, that's definitely true!

-Is this your dining room?

-Is this your dining room?

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-My mother cooks feasts

-for the visitors.

-They dress up...

-..and they eat various meats

-and puddings at the same time.

-You serve all the food on the table,

-at the same time.

-Do you do any waitressing?

-Yes, occasionally.

-I help cook the food.

-They tell me this house is haunted.

-They tell me this house is haunted.

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-Yes, and I've seen a ghost.

-I saw it in the lounge,

-when I was about five years old.

-What sort of ghost was it?

-What sort of ghost was it?

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-It was a woman. She had long hair

-and she was wearing long clothes.

-There are stories about music

-coming from the garden at night...

-..but we haven't had a problem

-with music coming from the garden.

-What's this room, Sioned?

-It was the visitors' lounge.

-We chose this shade of red...

-..because they used it

-when the house was built.

-I see.

-It's a really warm colour.

-You often see dents in the wood

-in houses of this age.

-These dents aren't the work

-of a shoddy craftsman.

-They carved them intentionally to

-help plaster adhere to the walls.

-This would have been plastered,

-originally...

-..but owners nowadays get rid of

-the plaster and expose the wood.

-We're all slaves to fashion!

-There's a window

-half way up the stairs...

-..and you can

-see the Motte from here.

-A small, Norman castle stood there.

-Let's pass the collection of skulls

-on the windowsill.

-What a cheery sight,

-when you're on your way to bed!

-There's a bed in here

-but this was the courtroom.

-People spent far more time in

-their bedrooms, in the olden days.

-They worked here and tenants

-came here to pay their rent.

-As I said, this bedroom

-was also a courtroom.

-They drew the curtains

-around the bed...

-..and a table and a seat

-would be placed in here.

-The accused were kept in the cellar

-overnight...

-..before being brought up here

-to be sentenced.

-They also brought food up here

-and it was stored in there...

-..well away from mice and insects.

-The food would stay cool

-in this box.

-Artex hadn't been invented...

-..so you couldn't create

-wavy patterns on the ceilings.

-They used their fingers

-to create patterns.

-It's called finger coving.

-The most striking thing

-about this room is the floor.

-It creaks and squeaks underfoot.

-Sleep would be hard to come by

-in here.

-The whole house is quite crooked.

-If you want to get a perspective

-on the rest of the house...

-..I think you must get drunk!

-The bed is the only level thing

-in this room.

-How is this possible?

-It's standing on some blocks...

-..which is why it seems level.

-It's stood here for 500 years and

-it will outlast me, that's for use.

-The walls are so crooked...

-..you don't open the doors,

-you fall through them!

-This is the bathroom.

-Lovely!

-A bath in the middle of the room

-and a bench over here.

-Who'd want to sit here

-and watch me take a bath?

-Whatever gets you through the night,

-as they say!

-Will you be sad to leave?

-Will you be sad to leave?

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-Yes, because my mother and I

-thought we'd live here for ever.

-We must leave because the upkeep

-is too expensive...

-..but I'll take

-lots of good memories with me.

-I'd miss this, too.

-And now, back to the future to the

-kitsch, retro home of Beca Evans.

-Every house I saw was the same -

-a small, terraced house.

-I can't live in a small house.

-I'm very sociable

-and I enjoy having friends round.

-This was the only house

-that was big enough for me.

-The shape suits my personality -

-it's a bit odd!

-I'm lucky enough to have a father

-who's an architect...

-..so I said,

-"Dad! I want this, this and this!"

-He designed it for me.

-I knew I wanted one, long room.

-We took down the walls and

-removed the Artex from the ceilings.

-It's an ideal party house.

-There are no carpets downstairs and

-the bathroom is on the ground floor.

-That's very handy!

-The kitchen is very small

-and you feel as if you're on a boat.

-It's a galley kitchen.

-I often have dinner guests.

-This is the kitchen and, as Beca

-said, it's like a ship's galley.

-It may be narrow

-but it's fully-equipped.

-She's used every inch of wall space

-for cupboards.

-If we walk through the kitchen,

-we'll find the cloakroom.

-A sparkly seat!

-This bathroom is extremely white!

-This is a party house...

-..and you don't have to

-traipse upstairs to visit the loo.

-You can walk through the kitchen

-and throw up in here.

-Lots of people do it, at parties!

-Then you're free to go back

-and drink some more. Lovely!

-I think I should have lived

-during the 1970s.

-My parents furnished their home

-in a very 1970s way.

-The sofas

-belonged to my parents, originally.

-They bought them

-the year in which I was born...

-..and that influenced me.

-There's something

-quite kitsch about it.

-That's part of its charm.

-That's part of its charm.

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-Yes, that's what appeals to me.

-I don't like to take myself

-seriously.

-You either love it or you hate it.

-There's no middle ground!

-I think you can appreciate something

-without actually liking it!

-Thank you, Aled.

-You don't have to hate it,

-so there

-is

-a middle ground!

-I like those coat hooks.

-They're very 1960s.

-Are they original, too?

-Are they original, too?

-

-No, they're not original.

-The originals cost around 600

-and I paid 25 for those.

-They're a copy.

-No-one would know the difference!

-If I'm looking for a good investment

-I think furniture is the way to go.

-I bought some original chairs,

-in the hope their value rises.

-You only realise how high the

-ceilings are when you come upstairs.

-That's the only

-surviving patch of Artex here!

-That's a lovely space.

-I've no idea

-what you could do with it, though!

-John Travolta adorns the

-light switch in the spare bedroom!

-There are lots of pieces

-of modern furniture in here.

-There's a retro television

-in the corner...

-..and there are pictures

-of the Beatles on the cushions.

-Isn't it lovely?

-It's very simple, too.

-I rarely invite strange men

-into my bedroom...

-..but this is it.

-Thank you very much

-for the invitation!

-It's simple and effective.

-The room is quite small.

-The way to make it feel spacious

-is to keep furniture to a minimum.

-There's a bed in here and that's it.

-It's quite tidy.

-I like that poster.

-I like that poster.

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-Between you and me, I haven't

-seen that film in its entirety!

-I like the poster and I like to

-think I look like Brigitte Bardot.

-I know I don't look like her...

-..but I would,

-if we were in a dark room!

-It's neat and tidy, so where do you

-keep all of life's necessities?

-This is the image

-I want people to have of me.

-I want people to think

-I'm neat and clinical...

-..but, in reality, there

-is

-another

-side to my personality.

-There's another side

-to my bedroom, too!

-My guilty secret

-is behind that screen.

-Here you are.

-It's like something

-on Trinny and Susanna's show.

-This must be your inner sanctum.

-Dear me!

-Dear me!

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-It's slightly different from

-the rest of the house.

-Are there enough days left of

-your life to wear all these clothes?

-Yes, of course!

-I'll change three times a day,

-if I must.

-There must be some things

-you haven't even seen for 15 years!

-Yes but fashion

-goes around in circles.

-These are my most recent purchases.

-I work back from there,

-according to how old they are.

-I have some originals.

-This comes from the 1970s.

-You never know when you'll

-need something like this.

-The answer is, "Never"!

-If that comes back into fashion,

-I'll eat it for breakfast!

-I like the chandelier!

-Every woman needs a chandelier.

-If you can't afford one,

-buy one of these for two pounds!

-It's really lovely.

-I've hit 30 and it may be time to

-stop partying and start gardening.

-I may plant a tree

-and start growing a few herbs.

-This is the biggest shock

-of them all.

-I didn't expect to find this.

-It's a bit like an eisteddfod stage.

-Beca is ready, the judges are ready

-but are

-you

-ready?

-I don't have to do a thing to it

-apart from sit on it.

-There are a few blades of grass,

-over there.

-I went to the shop and

-asked for plants that won't die.

-That's why I chose them.

-Does this bench serve a purpose,

-other than as a seat?

-No. I'll invite lots of friends over

-this summer.

-We'll sit on some cushions

-and pretend we're not in Grangetown.

-Yeah... right!

-S4C subtitles by

-Eirlys A Jones