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0:00:20 > 0:00:25- Tonight, a trip to Cwm Teigl - to see Richard Hughes's haven.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- We also visit Cilfig Lodge, - Llanelli...
0:00:32 > 0:00:35- ..the home of author, - Catherine Tregenna.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40- First, we see - the fruits of Pat Morris's labour...
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- ..in a house - heavily influenced by Provence.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46- Welcome to 04Wal.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53- Pat Morris was over 50 years old - when she designed this house.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55- She wasn't a qualified designer.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- In fact, she doesn't have - a single 'O' Level to her name.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05- This is a testament to determination - to succeed, against the odds.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10- Did you have any design experience - before you tackled this house?
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- No, I don't have an O Level - or a GCSE in any subject.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16- I didn't pass a single exam.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- How did you obtain enough - information to design a house?
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- It's a case of being practical.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- Some people are practical - and some aren't.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- Pat Morris is certainly practical.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35- This house was built on land - behind the old, family home.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40- Pat also designed that house, - back in the 1970s.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- Cilfa is the unique home - of Pat and Gareth, her husband.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- I wanted to live - in a lovely house...
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- ..but I didn't want to - live in that massive house.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- I wanted to build a house - which fitted the plot.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- When the brickie first came here, - he said the house didn't fit.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- He told me it was impossible.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09- I said, "OK. Well, just try - turning it six inches this way."
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- Once we'd done that, - it fitted perfectly.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- I had designed it to fit the plot!
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- An architect - did the drawings for you?
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- Yes, but I didn't let him - alter a thing.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27- Not a single brick.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- I didn't leave anything to chance.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Nothing at all.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- You've ventured into a man's domain.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- You've ventured into a man's domain.- - Yes, and it was brilliant!
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- Having one man work for me - was great.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44- Having two was fun.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- Having three or four was fabulous!
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- I didn't boss them around - - I just enjoyed it.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- I like natural materials.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05- I like leather, quarry tiles, wool, - cotton and wood.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- I like natural materials.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- I like space in which to relax.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- I also like to talk to people, - when I'm cooking.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21- The style of the house - is a little bit Provencal.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- I did one room - before I went to Provence.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- I wrote a postcard to everyone - at home, when I was in Provence...
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- ..and said, - "I have found my spiritual home".
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- There were lavender fields - everywhere.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38- It was wonderful.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- I know what I like.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- A lot of people know - what they don't like...
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- ..but I know exactly what I like.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- If I like something, I go straight - for it - I don't hesitate.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- I designed this kitchen - to be multifunctional.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14- Every corner is special, - in one way or another.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- This large cooker - is the focal point of the kitchen.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- You have a special sink, over there. - What can you tell us about it?
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- I like the colour purple, - so I ordered that sink from France.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- I wanted a purple sink, - to match the tiles.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- We use it for drinking water, - to wash vegetables...
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- ..and to fill the kettle.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39- The water is filtered.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- I have a different sink - for the washing-up.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- Your servant - washes the dishes, presumably?
0:04:48 > 0:04:49- Naturally!
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- Gareth is easy-going.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- I cook and he clears up.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- He does the washing up, then?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- He does the washing up, then?- - Yes.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Where are your pots and pans?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- Where are your pots and pans?- - On the rack, in the pantry.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- I like pretty pantries.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- There's a fireplace - and a television, over here.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- Your guests can watch television - or warm themselves, by the fire...
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- ..while you cook.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Gareth enjoys watching the news.
0:05:18 > 0:05:24- I avoid watching the news, whenever - possible, so that's Gareth's corner.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- Everything is made to measure.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- My dresser fits exactly - between the two doors...
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- ..with room for a bank of switches.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- I designed the house - around my furniture.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- You can visualise it - and it makes it easier.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- Do you believe in feng shui?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- I didn't know much - about feng shui...
0:05:48 > 0:05:53- ..until I came across a man called - Song Pong, or something like that.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- He came to the house and he told me - he'd been a Buddhist monk...
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- ..and he knew a lot about feng shui.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02- There's a hill behind us...
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- ..and the slope and the sea and - everything are in that direction.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- He said - the house conforms with feng shui...
0:06:11 > 0:06:16- ..but that was through instinct, - rather than knowledge.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- I like the phrase, - "Go with the flow".
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- Let's take a look at the garden.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- Gareth's room - is just off the kitchen.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- Also, on the ground floor, - in what was a garage...
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- ..stands the dining room.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- This staircase leads from - the kitchen to Pat's studio.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- It's like a lavender tunnel!
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- Pat is an artist.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- This is also a lounge area.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- Pat and Gareth relax here, - in the evenings.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- The lovely thing about this room - is its openness.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- The use of space in this room - is excellent.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- There's a bed on the windowsill!
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- Extend the windowsill - and have a bed there.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- The curtain gives the napper - some privacy.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Two bedrooms - lead off this large space.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- Both bedrooms - have en suite bathrooms.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- If we walk beyond the easel, - where Pat paints...
0:08:00 > 0:08:01- ..we'll find a balcony.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07- When you need a break from the paint - you can step out, onto the balcony.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- You can see across the bay, - along the Gower Peninsular.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- This faces the back garden...
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- ..but this actually looks like - the front of the house.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- The great thing about the house - is the fact we use it all.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- We use every single room - in the house.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- I move around the house, - during the day...
0:09:08 > 0:09:09- ..for various reasons.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- It all depends on what I want to do.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- You can have a change of scenery, - but remain in the house.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- You've moved in to - two or three houses designed by Pat.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- Have you had any say at all...
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- ..in the design - of any of those houses?
0:09:31 > 0:09:32- No. Not a lot!
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- I didn't want a say.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- I'm not interested in design.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- I benefit from the fact - Pat is a designer.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- Her talents have given me - a very comfortable life...
0:09:46 > 0:09:47- ..and I'm proud of her.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49- It's peaceful here.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- I'm comfortable here.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- It's warm and cosy.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- I enjoy welcoming guests - and hearing them say how nice it is.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- People tell me - there's a nice atmosphere here.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- That's because we're happy here.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- It's a home, not a show house, - and that's important to me.
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0:10:41 > 0:10:43- This is Cilfig Lodge, Llanelli...
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- ..the home of Catherine Tregenna - and Cerian, her daughter.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- Pat Morris, Catherine's mother...
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- ..did the renovating - and all the designing.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- How long have you lived here?
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- How long have you lived here?- - About 18 months.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- We moved in a year, last April.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- Your mother tells us - you're not interested in houses.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- That's true.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- That may be laziness, on my part!
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- I'd be happy enough - to live in a simple house...
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- ..but I can't deny I enjoy - living in a place like this.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- Are you fond of your mother's ideas?
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- Are you fond of your mother's ideas?- - It's comforting, - whenever I feel a bit homesick.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- The essence of the family home - is here, in my present house...
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- ..and that's great.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- I do play a part in it - - I tell her what I like.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- She takes that on board...
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- ..and she knows what will suit me.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- The shape is amazing.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02- Someone said it reminded them - of the Vicar of Dibley's cottage!
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- I like the shape of the windows.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- I like the fact - it's such a long building.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- The wood in this house is lovely.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- I love the textures.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- Mam has included - lots of different shapes.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- No matter where you sit, - you see something pretty.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- Living here - has given me so much pleasure.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- I've learned a lot about the - importance of other people's lives.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Writing can be - an extremely selfish process.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- I get a call from home and I say, - "I'm busy! I have a deadline."
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- It's forced me to be less selfish - and I think that's a good thing.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- The ground floor - is one, large room...
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- ..divided into several areas.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- Yes, they're like compartments.
0:13:07 > 0:13:08- I write over there.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- People peer in, through the window, - and look over my shoulder.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- It can make me feel - a little bit edgy.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- I feel on display, like one of - those people who sit in St Fagans.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25- "Writer at work"!
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- This was more than one room, - originally...
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- ..but you now only have one, - central fireplace.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- Yes, and it's fantastic.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- It's easy to operate.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- You put paper and kindling in there - and you're off.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42- It's lovely.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- You can see the flames, - when you sit on the sofa.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- It heats the whole house.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- It's nice that my things - and my taste...
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- ..complement my mother's design.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- She put those shelves on the wall.
0:13:57 > 0:14:03- Wood and wrought iron is a theme - which runs through the house.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- It's very striking.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- So it feels like your own home?
0:14:08 > 0:14:09- Yes, definitely.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- Let's see the kitchen.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- It's a very neat kitchen.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- You can't socialise in here.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18- You can't socialise in here.- - No, we do!
0:14:20 > 0:14:25- We don't have dinner parties, - but people come here, after the pub.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- It's great.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- We cook everything on the Aga.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- On the rare occasions where I do - some baking, I do it in this oven!
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- We cook on the hob.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- The food preparation area - leads you out, into the garden.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Yes, it's like a separate room.
0:14:47 > 0:14:53- The house is divided up into - small spaces, within the structure.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- The garden is very alluring - in the summer.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31- This staircase is a bit narrow, - if you want to shift furniture...
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- ..but, ingeniously, - these railings are detachable.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- Pat has added a curved wall - up here, on the landing.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49- It's handy because you utilise - the space in an interesting way...
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- ..and it also creates extra space - in the bathroom.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- That's Cerian's bedroom.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- Cath's bedroom is over here.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- This is another interesting space.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- These beams are new, by the way. - They're not original.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- They add to the cottage-like feel - of this house.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- The window - is an alcove within an alcove.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- Two curved walls - lead you to the window.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- This rich shade of blue on the walls - is very striking.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- All the furniture - is part of the same collection.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34- The bed, the wardrobe - and the dressing table all match.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36- What a gorgeous wood.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- What's it like - to live in this house?
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- It's great.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10- Sitting here, listening to music - and sipping wine...
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- ..still gives me great pleasure, - 18 months on.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- I love the idea of opening - the front door and knowing I'm home.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- It makes me feel safe.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27- I work from home and it's important - I can be creative here.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- I need freedom - to think about different things...
0:17:32 > 0:17:37- ..and I enjoy feeling secure - and protected from the world.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- Cae Canol Mawr - stands in an isolated spot...
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- ..in Cwm Teigl, Llan Ffestiniog.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- It was given to Richard Hughes - by a friend...
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- ..who hadn't visited the place - for 20 years.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- It's a perfect haven - for Richard to do his writing.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- T S Eliot and George Bernard Shaw - have visited this house.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- What makes this place so special?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- What makes this place so special?- - Its history.
0:18:28 > 0:18:34- Driving along Cwm Teigl - is like travelling back in time.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- What do you know - about the history of this house?
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- The house was built - somewhere around 1580.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- I think it was linked - to the wool industry.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- The house is too special - to have been a farmhouse.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- A farmhouse would stand - in the middle of the land.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- This is up the mountain.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- Do you feel like the caretaker - of a national treasure?
0:19:16 > 0:19:17- Yes, definitely.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- This house has stood here - for 400 years.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- People have lived here - through the centuries...
0:19:30 > 0:19:35- ..and people will live here - in centuries to come.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51- This is the hall.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- The fire gives off - a tremendous amount of heat.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- Clearly, it was designed - to heat this part of the house.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01- Yes. It's effective.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03- The house is very spacious.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09- Yes. It was a very grand, - 16th century house.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- The roof is church-like.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- It's too big - for a small cottage, like this.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19- It's well crafted.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- This isn't a cottage, in truth.
0:20:25 > 0:20:31- No, it has three bedrooms, - a kitchen, a dairy and a lounge.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- Yes. There's plenty of room - in this house.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- Several windows - have been blocked up.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- That was a window, wasn't it?
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Yes. That's evident - from the outside.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- It was once a window.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- What's your favourite thing - about this room?
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- There's space for everything.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- There's room for my books - and my computer.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- I also eat in here.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- I spend most of my time - in this room.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Friends visit me - and we sit and chat in here.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15- That sort of thing.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22- Where there was once a ladder, - there is now a slate staircase.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- The steps are inlaid in the wall.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- It looks like a floating staircase.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- I wouldn't feel safe here, - after a couple of shandies!
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- It's certainly very striking.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- There was once a shelf here.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- Someone put their candle here, - on their way to bed...
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- ..and scorched the wood, - as you can see.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- This was a sleeping area.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- You can really appreciate...
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- ..the timber framework of the hall - from here.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- The bedchamber was through here.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- How would you sum up - the way you feel about this house?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- It's a retreat.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54- I see the world from a - different perspective when I'm here.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- I can think here.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- It's a new beginning.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- Embarking on a new journey.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12- It may be a short journey, - but that doesn't worry me.
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