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0:00:21 > 0:00:26- Tonight, an amazing barn conversion - in Pembrokeshire.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32- A childhood dream to turn a mill - into a home comes true in Lleyn.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36- And last, but not least, - another mill, on Anglesey.
0:00:37 > 0:00:38- Welcome to 04Wal.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- I've been very lucky.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- I've been happy, wherever I've been.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04- I've never had regrets - about leaving a certain house...
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- ..or yearned to live somewhere else.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- I've been happy, wherever I've been.
0:01:10 > 0:01:16- That's been true since my childhood - and I realise I'm very lucky.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- Joy Gardner has moved around - quite a lot.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- She has a real talent - for interior design.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36- She's currently working on these - farm buildings, near Fishguard.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- The building was here - but no-one had ever lived in it.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45- I happened to drive past - and I was looking for a property.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50- I saw a For Sale sign, so I drove - up the narrow track, to the house.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- There were no floors, - no bathrooms and no running water.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- Work was underway on the roof, - so there was a structure.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- It was too dark for me.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- I wanted more skylights - and fewer internal walls!
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- The basic plans were there for me.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- There's a lovely feel to it.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- I'm the first person to live here - and that's special.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19- Animals lived here before me and I - hope they weren't too unhappy here.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- This place was full of swallows. - Hundreds of them.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- There were times - when I doubted my own sanity!
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- I'd left a lovely house, - which was spot-on, to come here.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- I had a camp bed, which I moved - from one room to the next...
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- ..while the builders - laid the concrete floors.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- Living with the swallows - was amazing.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- I'd do it all again, - just for that experience.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- Where did you start, - when you bought all these buildings?
0:02:52 > 0:02:57- I started with the wing which is - now let out to holidaymakers.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- I lived in that wing for a year...
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- ..while building work continued - in the rest of the house.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- I sit here to watch television.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- I read in the room behind me.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- It's a dining hall.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- Straight through. - There are no doors or curtains.
0:03:19 > 0:03:25- I've been to many houses where - there are rooms that are never used.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- But I can walk all around my house, - straight through.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45- This is the area of this huge room - which you use as a kitchen.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46- Yes, that's right.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- When my family is here, I can cook - on the worktop, over there...
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- ..and they eat over there, - so we can have a chat.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- You've divided this room - into several compartments...
0:04:02 > 0:04:03- ..within the huge space.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- I had to do that - because it is a big room.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- If I didn't have enough furniture - and I didn't use it regularly...
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- ..it would look like a barn - and I don't want that.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17- That's what it is!
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- That's what it is!- - Not like a barn that's empty.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- I added that small balcony, - to make it a little bit different.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- I wanted to add - a Spanish, or even a Mexican touch.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- I wanted plenty of variety here.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- This is an eclectic collection - of furniture...
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- ..but they all go together.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- Yes. I don't like matching items.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- I like things - which are completely different.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- This mirror is handmade.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- The wood came from old masts.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- I like to think I've created - something with a homely feel to it.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- Did you design the slate slabs?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Did you design the slate slabs?- - Yes, I designed everything.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- I wanted natural-looking brickwork - and slate worktops.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- It's local Welsh slate.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- I wanted it to reflect its origin, - an old barn.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- You found a clever means - of letting in natural light.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- These glass bricks are wonderful.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- Yes, they certainly help.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- The bedroom itself - was a little bit on the dark side.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- I wanted to make it lighter.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- What exactly is up there?
0:05:55 > 0:06:00- Three bedrooms, two bathrooms and - the piece de resistance, my bedroom.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- I can step out onto my balcony - and watch the ferry sail to Ireland.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- I can go up there and shut the door, - no matter who's in the house.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13- I can get some peace and quiet.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14- "Me time", as they say.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- "Me time", as they say.- - "Me time" - that's right.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59- Is this is the entrance hall?
0:06:59 > 0:07:00- Is this is the entrance hall?- - Yes, that's right.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- The main entrance hall - and the formal dining room.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- This is your lounge. Wow!
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- This is your lounge. Wow!- - Yes, this is the lounge.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13- This is a wonderful room - in which to lounge around and relax.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19- The huge window contributes greatly - to the ambience of the room.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- I'm not sure how this room - would feel without it.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- I wouldn't want to sit in here, - if it didn't have the window!
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- It gives you access - to a breathtaking view...
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- ..and I think this room - would be too dark, without it.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- I kept the floor light, too.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- I kept the floor light, too.- - Yes, it's a reflective surface.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- I'm fond of reflective surfaces.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- I have lots of mirrors - but I don't wish to look in them!
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- Mirrors make rooms feel bigger.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- Mirrors make rooms feel bigger.- - Yes, it's all down to perspective.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51- Yes, it's all down to perspective.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56- I love the fact there are no rooms - on the other side of these walls.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- I live in the whole house.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- It's very important to me.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- What's going on up here, Joy?
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- I sneak off up there - when I fancy an afternoon snooze!
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- Nobody knows I'm there.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- I also go up there - to take in the stunning view.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- You can see the sea and boats - from there.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- You can see the farmyard, the donkey - and the horse from the other side.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- It's also going to be my study.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- Let's go up - and see this amazing view.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- Some viewers may think - this is a big house for one person.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Would you agree with that?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- Would you agree with that?- - No. It depends on the individual.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- Some choose a small car, - some choose a big car.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- I enjoy having room to move around - in my home.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- If I lived in a smaller house...
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- ..I'd have to go out more - and join clubs and societies.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- I prefer - to live in a spacious house.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- Does the house's interior - complement the building?
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- Yes. Absolutely. - It must complement it.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- I tried to keep it - as natural as possible.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- I didn't try to make it fancy.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- I just left it as plain as possible.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- I can see the sea, - as I sit here now.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- I can also see the mountains - from the house.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- It's a wonderful place to live.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- I'll be very sad when I leave.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- Do you plan to move house?
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Do you plan to move house?- - You can never say never.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- I'm very happy but you never know.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- I'd love to have enough money - to buy another property, do it up...
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- ..sell this - and move in, at my leisure.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- I must think long and hard about - what I do when I leave this place.
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0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Robert David grew up on this farm, - in Lleyn.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- It was his dream to live in the mill - on the farm land, some day.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- He's making his dream come true.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- This is your new project, Robert...
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- ..but you're very familiar - with this collection of buildings.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04- Yes. Absolutely.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- This is the biggest challenge - I've faced.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- There's a bit of work - to be done to it, as you can see!
0:11:12 > 0:11:17- It's in a state of disrepair but the - character is there for all to see.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- The local stone is fantastic.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- This part of the building - must be demolished, unfortunately.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- The mill itself was built - completely differently.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- It's solid - and work on it is underway.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- There was no need to demolish it.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- The house and the kiln - must be demolished and rebuilt.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- How did the farm - come into your family?
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- Through my - great-great-great-grandfather.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50- I think that's right!
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- He bought the farm and the mill.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- They came together, as one lot.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- They were sold by the Madryn estate, - who owned most of Lleyn.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- This lot came up and it included - the mill and the farm.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- People lived here - as recently as the 1950s.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- I first came down here in the 1960s, - when I was five years old.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- I'd come here, with Mam, to feed - the hens that lived in the house.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26- This place must bring back - happy memories of your childhood.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27- Yes, it was my place.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- It was a very private place for me.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- I'd come here with my dog - and daydream.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- My imagination ran wild...
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- ..as I thought of all the things - I could do with the place.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- I never thought I'd do it, mind you.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48- But that's what is happening - and my partner and I will live here.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- This is an ambitious plan.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- How will Robert intertwine - the old and the new?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- Only this part of the building - was actually a mill?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Yes, that's right. - This was the working mill.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- The house is next to the mill.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19- The idea is for the mill downstairs - to be our kitchen and dining room.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- There will be a large kitchen - on the ground floor.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- This room, above the kitchen, - will be a living room.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- It's going to be open-plan.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- This will be a large, light room.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- There are three windows in the front - and one at the rear.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45- French doors lead you to the back, - which is at first floor level.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- Our back garden - will be at first floor level.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- Will that be a patio area?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- Yes, we'll remove some of the soil - and level it.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- We'll sit out there, - in the morning sunshine.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- Let's step outside, - onto what will be your patio.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- You're actually - standing on the kiln.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- This will be the landing.
0:14:20 > 0:14:26- There will be a glass corridor, - running along the back of the house.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- You step out of the living room, - onto the landing...
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- ..and through a glass corridor, - which will be on stilts.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- The corridor runs along - the length of the house.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- You gain access - to the three bedrooms...
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- ..through the glass corridor.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- The bathroom will be - behind where you're standing.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52- The landing will be here...
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- ..and the staircase - will be on that side of the house.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- It's a revolutionary design, - to say the least!
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- Yes, you could say that.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- The idea, in a sense, - is to re-create the old place.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- The outside must not - look drastically different.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17- It was a stipulation that we - rebuild it in its current footprint.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- We must use Welsh slate - and the original stone.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- Insulation is crucial.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- Will you create a modern home - from an old building?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- Yes. This section is the modern part - of the house.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- Nobody can see it - - not even from the field, below us.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43- We'll be able to see how well - the modern blends in with the old.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- We want to include elements of the - original building in the new one.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- It was important to us - to build something modern, too.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- Some people believe - fate decides where you live.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06- Some call it providence.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- Imagine this - you're sailing, - your boat capsizes...
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- ..and you're in danger of drowning.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20- Luckily, the tide takes you to this - haven which happens to be for sale.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- That must be some sort of sign, - don't you agree?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- My wife was sailing - on the Menai Straits.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41- Her boat capsized.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45- My wife was in the water.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- The river Menai - carried my wife downstream...
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- ..until she'd reached the mill.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- She saw a For Sale sign here.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- Pedr Gledhill is a vicar.
0:17:04 > 0:17:10- He and Brigit, his wife, moved to - this old mill around 15 years ago.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15- There's a studio on the ground - floor, a flat on the first floor...
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- ..and their home - is on the second and third floors.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- The old mill was empty.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- It was a furniture store.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- We had to transform it.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37- It was for sale, - so you felt compelled to buy it?
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Yes, the idea came to us instantly.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- It was very reasonably priced, - because it was lying empty.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- Nobody else wanted this building.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- What sort of condition was it in, - when you bought it?
0:17:58 > 0:18:03- The old mill was completely empty, - when we bought it...
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- ..and this was the only floor - in the building.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- First of all, we concentrated - our efforts on the ground floor.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22- We gradually reached the two upper - floors and we moved up there.
0:18:25 > 0:18:31- You used wood from various other - buildings to renovate the house.
0:18:33 > 0:18:34- Yes.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- When we were working on the mill...
0:18:37 > 0:18:42- ..we were always on the lookout for - suitable additions to the building.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46- The stairs came - from an old Welsh chapel.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- We also have some wood - which came from Porth Penrhyn.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56- And so on.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- Why did you leave this room open - to the roof?
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- My wife is very fond of space.
0:19:07 > 0:19:13- There is certainly a feeling - of spaciousness in the old mill.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- My wife isn't the only one - who enjoys it.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- Visitors often comment - on how lovely and spacious it is.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- When you come in - through the main entrance...
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- ..you have no concept - of how vast this building really is.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- This kitchen is on the third floor.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- Wood is very prominent - in this kitchen.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- Much of it is old and has been given - a new lease of life.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- You feel a sense of its history.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09- You see stunning views of the river, - even from here.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- Here's the house's crowning glory - - the space.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- Only two people live here...
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- ..and there's enough room - to do everything.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32- The room is divided up, either with - a bannister and a handrail...
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- ..or with these lovely drapes.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- Pedr and Bridget - have a large family...
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- ..and there are lots - of personal items in the house.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48- It's not clutter. Every item - says something about their family.
0:21:12 > 0:21:20- My family lived in Burma. - Some of the items came from Burma.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- Some items came from Wales...
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- ..and some came from Jamaica, - where we worked for a few years.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- I love it - because it looks beautiful.
0:21:37 > 0:21:44- I'm also fond of it - because it's a historical building.
0:21:46 > 0:21:52- I'm also fond of this house - because it's very homely.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- The time has come - for them to move again.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- Pedr and Bridget will take many - things with them, when they move.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- Memories, furniture, books.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- They've invested so much - of themselves in this house.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- The tiles around the windows, - for example.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27- They'll leave more behind - than they take with them...
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- ..especially the view.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- Have you enjoyed living here?
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- Yes. It was a very valuable time.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- A very valuable time. - That's what I want to say.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50- I've lived here for a longer period - than any other place.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56- As it says in the Bible, "The Son of - Man hath nowhere to lay his head".
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Sometimes, that's exactly how it is - for a vicar.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- S4C subtitles by- Eirlys A Jones