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0:00:01 > 0:00:05- Wales, where the sea - is an integral part of our history.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10- It has defined us - and shaped us as a nation.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- There are hundreds of them...
0:00:14 > 0:00:17- ..and they have flown - thousands of miles.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- When the Romans crossed here...
0:00:21 > 0:00:25- ..they had no idea - what awaited them on the other side.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31- Anglesey and Holy Island - are the focus of this programme...
0:00:31 > 0:00:33- ..and other smaller islands.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37- Each one has an identity - and individuality of its own...
0:00:38 > 0:00:42- ..along with a complex relationship - between land and sea.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46- Anglesey and Holy Island - are the two largest Welsh islands.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- Over the years, - it's not surprising...
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- ..that we have tried - to link them together.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09- There are signs of millennia - of civilization and change...
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- ..in the landscape, - industry and transport.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- Over the years, so many people - have passed through this area.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- But if you paused for breath, - there are gems to be discovered...
0:01:21 > 0:01:23- ..in these islands.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32- Over there is Holyhead, a maritime - town with its own unique story.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- This is our habitat.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Holyhead may be - Anglesey's largest town...
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- ..but it's actually on Holy Island.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- With a population of over 12,000...
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- ..it's home to almost 20% - of the people of Anglesey.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04- For at least 200 years, - it's had strong links with Ireland.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09- Post, goods and travellers - arrive and depart daily.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13- Today, the port handles - over two million passengers...
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- ..and 500,000 lorries annually.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- But at one time, - everyone and everything...
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- ..came to Holyhead - via the railway station.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- I'll take you back 75 years now...
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- ..to tell you a bit - about the station's history.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- That's when you first worked here.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- Yes, as a 15-year-old boy.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- As young as that?
0:02:37 > 0:02:38- Yes, as young as that.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- I then worked my way up.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- I ended up as stationmaster...
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- ..after 50 years - at the same station.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- The trains were packed with people - and carried all the mail back then.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- The mailbags all had to be emptied.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02- You're talking about hundreds, - not dozens, of mailbags.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- Horse-drawn wagons - would take them away.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- Two wagons carrying beer - would go out almost every day.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12- One went out carrying flour.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- There were so many bakeries - in Holyhead at the time.
0:03:16 > 0:03:22- You're creating a picture - of a busy, bustling atmosphere.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23- So much going on.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- So much going on.- - Oh, it was extremely busy here.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Rail was everything.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30- There were no lorries.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- They were good days.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- Howel, you didn't just work - in the station itself.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39- You were on the train as well.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- I spent 25 years as a guard.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- Most of that time, 13 years...
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- ..running to London - with the Irish Mail...
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- ..twice a week.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- You were caught up - in a frightening incident.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- Yes, yes, in 1963.
0:04:00 > 0:04:06- We were attacked by the gang - behind the Great Train Robbery.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08- The same gang.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- What do you remember - about that incident?
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- I'd locked everything in the van - carrying all the mail to Ireland.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- I went up the train - to help Tommy check the tickets.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- I opened a door and there were - four or five men in the compartment.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- One very tall man stood up...
0:04:29 > 0:04:34- ..and passed me to get out - into the corridor to Tommy.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- That moment, - he struck me to the floor...
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- ..and pushed Tommy in - among the other men.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- That was when they coshed him.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- He was bleeding from the head.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- I was dragged back to the van.
0:04:52 > 0:04:58- They threw me face down among the - mailbags they'd opened and torn...
0:04:59 > 0:05:00- ..then tied me up.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- My legs and my hands, - and I couldn't move.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- The first thing Tommy did, - and he'd been badly hurt...
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- ..was to shout at me, - "How, do something."
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- "Blow your whistle, do something."
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- I answered, "How b***** can I?"
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- I was bound hand and foot!
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- It became a bit of a joke - once we recovered.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- Through the mists of time, - transport and travellers...
0:05:35 > 0:05:40- ..have been an integral part - of many local stories and legends...
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- ..be they Irishmen, - Romans or saints.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- My journey this time - starts here in Holyhead...
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- ..looking at things that have drawn - people here over the centuries.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- I'll go to Rhoscolyn, - in the south of Holy Island...
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- ..looking at old and new tales...
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- ..then I'll cross the water - to Anglesey without a boat.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- We'll see how that turns out.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- Usually, we think of Holyhead - as a place to pass through...
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- ..on the way to somewhere else.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- But people have always settled here.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- Tracing their history - is a journey in itself.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- Looking down on the harbour - is St Cybi's Church.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- It's built within - a very unusual Roman fort.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- It only has three walls.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- The fourth boundary was the sea, - which came all the way up to here.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Believe it or not, - these ruins were old...
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- ..even when St Cybi arrived here - around the sixth century.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- It's said that this was the camp - of a gang of Irish thieves...
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- ..led by a giant called Sirigi.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56- Legend has it that Sirigi was killed - in a fierce battle with the Celts...
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- ..and was then buried here, - somewhere beneath my feet.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- During restoration work - almost 400 years ago...
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- ..it's said that a stone coffin - was discovered under the church...
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- ..containing a human skeleton.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- It was a very big skeleton.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- This vestry is known as Eglwys - y Bedd, church of the grave...
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- ..and as Capel Llan y Gwyddel, - chapel of the Irishman's enclosure.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- Maybe Sirigi and his gang - really were here.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- The Anglesey Coastal Path - starts here.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- There are so many stories - waiting for me along it.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39- Off I go.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- The Coastal Path doesn't reach - all of Anglesey's islands.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- Indeed, there's no path at all - to the islands I'm visiting.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- Human visitors aren't usually - welcome there at all.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- I'm on my way to the Skerries - for the first time ever.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- They're about seven miles north - of Holyhead.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- Without the presence - of the lighthouse that's there...
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- ..you can imagine how the islands - looked to generations of travellers.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28- Sharp, menacing rocks on the - horizon, and a danger to shipping.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- But for Arctic terns, - it's the perfect place to nest.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- The Skerries - are an RSPB nature reserve.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- The 40-acre site, - about 15 football pitches...
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- ..is home - to over 4,000 pairs of terns.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- I'm joined by a local ornithologist.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54- The main attraction for me - is the variety of seabirds there.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- I'm looking forward - to seeing the birds close up...
0:08:59 > 0:09:00- ..in such numbers.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- What can we expect there?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- We've already seen - a lot of birds flying past us.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- They're there, then they're gone.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- There'll be thousands of birds - there, a few yards from us.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- There are a few wild tales - about the islands.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- In the 19th century...
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- ..local poachers came here regularly - to catch seals.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- Now, the wildlife - is happy enough to fight back.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38- Watch that nest.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40- Oh, I see it now.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- I bet you're glad - you're wearing a hat.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44- You're right.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- Why are they attacking?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- We're on a tiny island - with 4,000 pairs of terns.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- We're never far from a nest, - and that's what these birds do.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- One stays with the nest - while the other catches fish.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02- But they're both very protective - of the nest, so we'd better move.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- Why the interest in birds, - and how long has it been a passion?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- I've always - been interested in birds.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- I got my first serious bird book - when I was seven.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16- Good grief.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- I do like to roam, but I must admit, - this place is very hard to beat.
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0:10:31 > 0:10:35- Maybe not everyone is aware - that Holyhead has its own island.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- Ynys Cybi, or Holy Island.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- The channel between it and Anglesey - has many tales associated with it.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- Welcome to the playground.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- I played here when I was five, - and I still play here.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- We're on Anglesey here...
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- ..but that bridge - leads to Holy Island.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- Those of us who live there - know the village as Bont.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02- Pontrhydybont.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Over there, ships used to dock.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- The quay was on Stryd y Sachau, - the street of sacks...
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- ..because of the sacks - that were unloaded there.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19- Flour from Felinheli, perhaps, - or salt from the Isle of Man.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- After unloading the flour, - everyone went to the pub.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- The one with blue windows - in the middle.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- There's a tollhouse - a mile from here.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34- People were reluctant - to pay the tolls.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- As a result, they used fords.
0:11:37 > 0:11:43- There were several fords - between this side and Holy Island...
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- ..before the cob was built.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52- The channel between the islands - is known in Welsh as Y Lasinwen.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- In order to get a better idea - of the fords, the old crossings...
0:11:56 > 0:12:01- ..you have to make your way - out onto the water.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- Here we are, Heledd, - on the causeway...
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- ..between Holy Island and Anglesey.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- This place has changed so much...
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- ..since this map was drawn in 1816.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- That was when the cob, - the Stanley Embankment...
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- ..was built by Thomas Telford.
0:12:23 > 0:12:29- The dotted red lines are the fords, - and this one was an important one.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- The main ford - between the islands...
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- ..was this one here, Rhyd y Gored.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- There was a choice - of two fords at Leurad.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- Leurad y Felin from Trwyn Cwta...
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- ..or along the old main road...
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- ..through Treddaniel to Holyhead.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- You mentioned the cob earlier.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53- This is the cob here.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- And this changed things.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57- Yes, it did indeed.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59- After the cob was built...
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- ..the pattern of the tide - changed completely.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- There was no tide, as it were.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- The sea coming in, - the sea going out.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- The area has changed.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- The sea has silted up - over 200 years.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19- It's become pasture, almost.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- There was a mill at Felin-heli.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- The business was lost overnight.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- There was no tide - to power the mill.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- Ynys Wyddog was an island, - but it isn't any more.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- The same is true of Ynys y Gof.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- The water went up to Trwyn Capel.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46- At one time, the sea...
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- ..would have flowed - all the way through...
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- ..making at least two islands...
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- ..of what is Holy Island today.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57- OK?
0:13:57 > 0:13:58- OK?- - OK.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59- Straight ahead.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Straight ahead.- - Just straight?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Yes, straight.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04- Yes, straight.- - As straight as I can!
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- Looking towards the Skerries, - it's hard to envisage...
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- ..the enchanting terrain - that awaits you there.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Another thing that strikes you...
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- ..is just how noisy - 4,000 pairs of terns can be.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- Rhys, you wanted to come here...
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- ..and were so glad - when we landed on the island.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- I'm not sure why, - with all these attacks.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- Why do they pick these rocks?
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- We're on an island, - and seabirds always favour islands.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- There are no predators, - foxes, cats...
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- ..to eat the chicks and eggs.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04- The chicks are reared here, then - fly south to the Antarctic Ocean.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- That means that these birds...
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- ..see more daylight - than any other creature on earth.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- In summer, they're pretty far north.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19- Then they're down south when it's - summer in the southern hemisphere.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24- One has been logged with a tracker - as flying 59,000 miles in one year.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- When you consider - that they live for over 30 years...
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- ..they fly for many hundreds - of thousands of miles.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- Seabirds like to raise chicks - on islands.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- They also like high cliffs.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- Not many predators - can get to them there.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- Take South Stack, - a few miles away from us.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- There are lots of seabirds there.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- They're left alone - because they nest on cliffs.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- What are an Arctic tern's - main predators?
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- There are great black-backed gulls - here, which eat anything.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- That's why terns nest - in such a dense colony.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- They attack anything - that disturbs them.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- Not just one, a bunch of them.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- If you look at the island, - the terns are here...
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- ..and the gulls are over there.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- They don't nest among each other.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32- Any terns that did nest among - the gulls probably didn't survive...
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- ..and any gulls - that disturbed the terns...
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- ..probably had a hard time - and went back to the other gulls.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- We hear about the conservation work - that's undertaken on the islands...
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- ..back in the lighthouse's kitchen.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- The RSPB has been here - since the mid 1980s.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- At that time, there were - only 190 pairs of birds here.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- There's a record - from the early 20th century...
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- ..of 10,000 pairs - of Arctic terns here.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- What exactly does the RSPB do here?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- There are two wardens here - for three months...
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- ..between May and August.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- Their work is literally - to watch the colony.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- Watching the birds, - monitoring nests.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21- Monitoring how the chicks are fed, - what the chicks eat, and how often.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- Why is it important?
0:17:23 > 0:17:28- The Skerries is a Site - of Special Scientific Interest.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- In conjunction with Trinity House, - which runs the lighthouse...
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- ..the RSPB can get to grips - with monitoring and conservation...
0:17:37 > 0:17:41- ..to boost the numbers of birds - in the colony here.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- This colony - is now the biggest in Britain...
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- ..so the partnership is working.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- I've felt more than once...
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- ..that there's a place - which can't be named...
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- ..between the sea and the land.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- A place to contemplate, - somewhere to just be.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- You don't worry - about anything, almost.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- I like to use my hands, - I do like to make things.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- Making contact with things - physically.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38- Until you've touched something, - you don't truly know it.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- I've made a conscious decision...
0:18:42 > 0:18:46- ..to start every painting - with no set idea.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01- It's bolder, more challenging - and much more interesting.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- There's always - something new happening.
0:19:09 > 0:19:15- The way I work is more physical - because I rub things down...
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- ..remove and add things - and build a patina...
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- ..so that the work has a history.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- I feel that I'd like to do - the things that a farmer does.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- He works the land, - he ploughs it and leaves a mark.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- In a way, that's what - artists ultimately do.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- They try to leave a mark.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Well, there it is, Heledd.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09- Y Lasinwen on a lovely afternoon, - the mountain wearing its cap.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- That's a sign of fine weather.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- Ahead of us, down there, - is a causeway.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- I believe that this is the Leurad.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- Because Ynys Leurad is over there.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- Yes, Ynys Leurad, - and this is the Leurad.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- The point where the tide - went out first.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- The place that dried first.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33- That's the meaning of the word?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- That's the meaning of the word?- - The word leurad, yes.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- When I was a boy, aged eleven...
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- ..I worked here at Penbont.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- This field had a crop of oats.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- Now, there's a crop of caravans.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- Over at Ynys Leurad, there are - remains of unusual ditches.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01- There's no formal explanation, - but there is as least one theory.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- These are the salt pans.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- At least, that's what - I called them as a lad.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- I jumped over them.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- Places to produce salt - from the sea.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21- Every high tide, spring tide...
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- ..the water came over the top...
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- ..and filled these pans.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- They stopped it escaping - by creating a dam.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- Over a period of two weeks...
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- ..after the spring tide...
0:21:36 > 0:21:42- ..the sun heated the water - and crystallized the salt.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- The salt was scraped off...
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- ..and carried - to the brine pan up there.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- There, it was boiled - to make pure salt.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- I think we're standing - in the brine pit here.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- The reason I think that...
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- ..is because, as a boy, - I'd find coal around here.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19- In piles?
0:22:19 > 0:22:23- Not piles, just lumps of coal.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29- They used coal to heat the water...
0:22:29 > 0:22:30- ..to make the salt.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32- There's another thing too.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- If I pick these up...
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- ..you'll see - some small insects leaping.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- They're sand beetles.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48- Sand beetles like a salty habitat.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- Seawater doesn't come up this far.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- So, where does the salt come from?
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- From the old brine pit.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58- That's what I think.
0:23:00 > 0:23:01- What about dates?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- How far back are we talking?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- We could say the 15th century.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- Or earlier.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- There are places like this...
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- ..all around the British coast...
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- ..and in Spain and Brittany.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- The Romans had salterns...
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- ..in some parts of the country too.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- The jigsaw makes perfect sense.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34- I can fit any nodule - into any gap, if I try!
0:23:43 > 0:23:47- I'm on my way past - the Black Arch and the White Arch...
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- ..on the western side - of Holy Island...
0:23:50 > 0:23:54- ..on the trail of a woman who has - left her mark on the terrain.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- Most people - have forgotten her story.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- It was a time of clashes - between pagans and Christians.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- A young woman called Gwenfaen - came this way.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- She was a Christian - on the druids' home turf.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11- A dangerous combination.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- With wild druids chasing her...
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- ..Gwenfaen ran - until there was no land left.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21- Here, at Porth Saint, - the druids cornered her.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- She had no choice - but to fall over the cliff.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- As she was about to drown, - angels or birds appeared...
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- ..no-one's ever sure which, - to rescue her.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- She was raised from the water - and carried up to heaven.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44- St Gwenfaen's Church isn't far, - its roots from the seventh century.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- We'll hear more about it later.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52- But the roots of St Gwenfaen's Well, - near Porth Saint, are less clear.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- The well is still blessed - on 4th November every year.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- It attracts visitors to this day.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05- Making an offering, like a penny, - or a white pebble if you're skint...
0:25:05 > 0:25:08- ..is supposed to heal injuries - or inspire someone.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- I'm feeling healthy, thankfully...
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- ..but I could do - with a bit of inspiration.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- How long is it meant to take?
0:25:38 > 0:25:43- The Skerries lighthouse - can be seen clearly from Anglesey.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- It has assisted sailors - for centuries now.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53- There's been some sort of lighthouse - on this site for over 250 years.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58- A traditional type, like this one, - has been here for 200 years.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00- No-one mans it now, mind you.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- It runs completely automatically.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- The only keepers on the island - are those who protect the birds.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- As the sun sets, the birds roost...
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- ..and the lighthouse gets to work.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22- The birds may be noisy, but it's - still somehow enchantingly tranquil.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- Islands are unique places.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- They're not part of the mainland...
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- ..nor are they part of the sea.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- But there are elements - of both of them here.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- They are marginal, - peripheral places...
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- ..but still a part of the habitat.
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0:26:54 > 0:26:54- Subtitles
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0:27:00 > 0:27:03- We're roaming Anglesey - and Holy Island...
0:27:03 > 0:27:07- ..where the sea has had such - an influence over the centuries...
0:27:08 > 0:27:10- ..on both work and leisure.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14- But if you're near the sea, - you're never far from a tragic tale.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25- We've already heard - the story of Gwenfaen...
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- ..who fell off the cliffs - here in Rhoscolyn...
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- ..but who was rescued - and made a saint.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- It's a good story, - but I'm not sure if it's true.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40- But another story is hiding - outside St Gwenfaen's Church.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- This one can be proved.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- In 1920, a steamer called the Timbo - was sailing off Anglesey...
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- ..when she got into trouble - in storm-force winds.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- The lifeboat Ramon Cabrera - from Rhoscolyn...
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- ..went out to rescue her.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04- But the Ramon Cabrera itself - got into trouble in the huge waves.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09- It took seven hours - to reach safe harbour in Llanddwyn.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- By then, it had capsized twice...
0:28:13 > 0:28:15- ..and five of the 13 crew had died.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- Two of them were buried - in the same grave.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- Richard and Evan Hughes.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28- Richard was only 17 years old - when he was washed over the side.
0:28:28 > 0:28:34- His relative, Evan, lost his life - after diving in to rescue him.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- None of them - returned from the sea that day.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- A village as small as Rhoscolyn - was hit hard by such a tragedy.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48- The loss from the Ramon Cabrera...
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- ..was too much for the lifeboat - and the village to withstand.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- A few years later, the old - lifeboat house was closed forever.
0:28:58 > 0:29:03- But even today, - you can still see the old slipway.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06- It has broken in half now...
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- ..and at low tide, - it doesn't quite reach the water.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- It's launched its last boat.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20- Anglesey's fairly flat terrain - is perfect for growing crops.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- Not without reason is it called - the Mother of Wales.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- At one time, it was said...
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- ..that a windmill - was always within sight here.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34- Only one working windmill - remains in the whole of Wales now.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- I'm rolling up my sleeves - to help the miller.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- We're now turning the mill - around into the wind.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45- It weighs 15 tons, - and we need to turn it.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- We do that by pulling this chain.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- The top of the mill...
0:29:54 > 0:29:56- ..turns.
0:29:56 > 0:29:57- Have a go.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- Have a go.- - Good grief, it's heavy!
0:30:01 > 0:30:02- Do you want some help?
0:30:02 > 0:30:03- Do you want some help?- - Please.
0:30:03 > 0:30:04- Pull it like this.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09- The whole top - turns around into the wind.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- That's what the black posts are for.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- After we turn it, it won't move.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- The next step is to climb the sails - and attach the canvas.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- While the sails are dressed...
0:30:25 > 0:30:29- ..I find out more about the history - of the island's windmills.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- We had watermills for years.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- But the farmers - turned to windmills...
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- ..because of the flat terrain - and the sea winds.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44- At one time, Anglesey had - up to 50 windmills grinding flour.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48- Now, this is the only - working windmill left in Wales.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- How did Melin Llynnon survive?
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- Anglesey Council - bought it in 1979...
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- ..the year I was born, - as it happens.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- In the 1980s, - they spent three years restoring it.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05- It was in a dilapidated state, - but it's back working now.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- I grew up a stone's throw away...
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- ..and this is how I remember it.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- It must attract lots of visitors.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16- It must attract lots of visitors.- - It's like a magnet, yes.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- We have a cafe and a shop here.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- Once it's turning, people see it - from miles around and flock here.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33- By land and sea, travellers - have shaped Anglesey's west coast.
0:31:33 > 0:31:39- There are tales of shipwrecks - and piracy all along the coast.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- But there are modern tales too.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- They started on the island, - then roared off across the world.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- Not everyone is aware that - one famous and iconic vehicle...
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- ..started its journey being tested - on the Newborough dunes.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- But one keen collector...
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- ..knows the significance - of this gem in his collection.
0:32:04 > 0:32:09- Everyone must recognize this, - the Land Rover Series 1, 1956.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- The first Land Rover - was designed at Newborough...
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- ..and tested on the dunes there.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- It'll go anywhere, - but it's not built for comfort!
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- I think it's a tractor with a cab, - and it does the job.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- How was it developed?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- How was it developed?- - Maurice Wilks had a WW2 Willys jeep.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- He put a Land Rover engine in it.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- Every farm in the country - must have one, they're everywhere.
0:32:37 > 0:32:38- I know nothing about cars.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- But it's not like modern cars.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42- This feels different.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44- It has an aluminium body.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- It has an aluminium body.- - Aluminium? So, it doesn't rust?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49- They don't rust, - but they dent easily.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- It's like big Lego, - so easy to work on.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- Technology, to hold the bonnet up.
0:32:55 > 0:32:56- Technology, to hold the bonnet up.- - High-tech!
0:32:58 > 0:32:59- There it is.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- How easy is it - to work on a car like this?
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- It's very easy, - compared to modern cars.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- You can take the whole engine out - in two hours.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13- Two hours? The whole engine?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- Modern cars - have electronic ignition.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- This just has - a small distributor cap.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- There's nothing special, - it's so easy to repair.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- OK, even I can understand it.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- Let me try to put this back.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- It goes in there.
0:33:32 > 0:33:33- Oops.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35- Where's the clip? Here it is.
0:33:36 > 0:33:37- And just pull it up?
0:33:37 > 0:33:38- Press down.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- Press down.- - I can't do it!
0:33:41 > 0:33:45- They were simple enough - for farmers to fix themselves.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47- They didn't have to pay a garage.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48- It's just a tractor.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50- It's just a tractor.- - A tractor, yes.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55- Do you know anything about Maurice - Wilks and the Land Rover...
0:33:56 > 0:33:58- ..that many people wouldn't know?
0:33:58 > 0:34:03- My friend, Gwilym Parc, who died - four or five years ago now...
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- ..lived very close to Glanrafon, - where Wilks lived.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- As a child aged ten or twelve, - he'd visit Mr Wilks.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15- He had a prototype - with a central steering wheel...
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- ..which he tested - on Newborough dunes.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23- Gwilym told me that Wilks - had rolled it on a steep slope.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- Both Gwilym and him were thrown out.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30- He asked Gwilym if he was OK, - and Gwilym asked the same to him.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- They rolled it back - onto its wheels and off they went.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53- At Dwyran school, near Newborough, - there's a tribute to Maurice Wilks.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- The former headmaster - was delighted by the fact...
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- ..that this iconic vehicle - had a strong link with Anglesey.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- I'm sure that the link - between Land Rover...
0:35:12 > 0:35:16- ..and Dwyran school - started back in 2009.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22- We knew that Maurice Wilks - was buried in St Mary's Church...
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- ..just over a mile from Dwyran.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30- The Wilks family - visited Anglesey regularly.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34- That's where they first saw - their father playing around...
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- ..with what would become - the first Land Rover.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- This is Maurice Wilks, is it?
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- A very versatile man...
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- ..with an obsession - for cars and machines.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53- He was a man - ahead of his time, I think.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- This is a photo - of the first Land Rovers...
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- ..coming off the production line.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- What was interesting, apparently...
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- ..was that there were gallons - and gallons and gallons...
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- ..of green paint - left over after the war.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- It had been used - to paint aeroplanes.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- They decided to paint - all the Land Rovers...
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- ..in this famous shade of green.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- If Maurice Wilks could come back...
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- ..and see, after the humble - beginnings here on Anglesey...
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- ..what's happened to the - Land Rover brand over the years...
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- ..what do you think he'd say?
0:36:33 > 0:36:38- I had the great honour of meeting - Maurice Wilks' son, Stephen.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43- This was a question - that we put to him.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- What would his father say - if he saw the brand today...
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- ..and the label - in countries across the world?
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- He said that his father - would have been delighted.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59- But as he was such a modest man, - he wouldn't have made a fuss.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- He'd just have been proud to have - created something successful.
0:37:16 > 0:37:16- .
0:37:22 > 0:37:22- *
0:37:23 > 0:37:27- Not far from Newborough, - on Anglesey's west coast...
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- ..is the famous island of Llanddwyn.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34- Thanks to its link with St Dwynwen, - it's a popular tourist haunt.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- No-one lives on Llanddwyn now...
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- ..but it was once home...
0:37:40 > 0:37:45- ..to the pilots who navigated - ships along the Menai Strait.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- I grew up in this part of Anglesey.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56- I spent lots of time here, - swimming, fishing and having fun.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00- My grandfather was one - of four pilots who lived here.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- They lived in the houses behind me.
0:38:04 > 0:38:05- The white cottages.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10- That service continued - until the Second World War.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14- What's the significance - of these towers?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- They're unlike ones - I've seen before.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22- As I understand it, - the port of Caernarfon...
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- ..decided to build this tower...
0:38:26 > 0:38:31- ..so that incoming ships - could see where the rocks where.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36- I think they realized from the off - that it wasn't high enough.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- It was then decided - to build a tower on a higher rock...
0:38:41 > 0:38:46- ..similar to an Anglesey windmill, - hence the shape of that tower.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- You come here often.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54- Has it changed a lot - from when you came here as a child?
0:38:55 > 0:38:56- A big change.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01- When we came here as children, - there was hardly anyone else here,
0:39:01 > 0:39:06- Over the years, it has become - more and more popular.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- That's changed.
0:39:08 > 0:39:14- A lot of the wild birds that nested - here, such as terns, have left.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- That's probably the biggest change.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23- Apart from reminiscing, - what brings you here now?
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- It's a nice place to relax - and enjoy the fresh air...
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- ..and, if lucky, - warm and sunny weather.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- I don't blame you in the least.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- It's a remarkable place.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- Llanddwyn became a designated - nature reserve back in 1955.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50- It was one of the first sites - in Wales to achieve that status.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- With thousands - visiting the island annually...
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- ..the conservation work here - is more important than ever.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- My job as manager - of the National Nature Reserve...
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- ..is to protect - the wealth of wildlife...
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- ..on the island, - on the dunes and in the forest.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- I was speaking - to Dr Owens earlier...
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- ..about the terns - that used to nest here.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- I've been to the Skerries, - where there are thousands of them.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20- They're no longer here.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- Not for decades, unfortunately.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28- That's down to human influence - on the habitat, essentially...
0:40:29 > 0:40:34- ..and the fact that terns - are very easily disturbed.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- We have lost them for decades.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- It's a matter of keeping a balance.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42- That is the important thing.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- Maintaining a balance between - the way people treat the site...
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- ..and how we manage people - on the site.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- I hear that there are - special rocks here as well.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56- Yes, the rocks are pre-Cambrian.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- They were formed to the south - of where New Zealand is today.
0:41:02 > 0:41:07- Molten lava sprayed from the earth - under the sea...
0:41:08 > 0:41:09- ..and created these ancient rocks.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11- ..and created these ancient rocks.- - What about the future?
0:41:11 > 0:41:16- The future is to continue - to manage this site...
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- ..maintaining its condition...
0:41:19 > 0:41:24- ..and the balance between people and - wildlife to enable both to flourish.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43- Travelling around Holy Island - is easy enough today...
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- ..but it was different long ago.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49- The southern tip of Holy Island, - over there...
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- ..almost touches Anglesey here.
0:41:52 > 0:41:58- Before bridges linked the islands, - it made sense to cross here...
0:41:58 > 0:42:02- ..at the most shallow point, - but the Romans were braver than me.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- It made sense for them to cross here - to get to Holy Island.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- Remains have been found nearby - which prove they came here.
0:42:11 > 0:42:17- Roman historian Tacitus - mentions a major battle on Anglesey.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- Some have set the battle - on the Menai Strait...
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- ..and others here, on Cymyran beach.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- The Romans were on the shore, here.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- Across the water, on the other side, - stood the druids.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- Men and women clad in black...
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- ..carrying torches - and screaming like lunatics.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- Big, wild Celts.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- Maybe they looked like me!
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- But they managed to scare - the Romans even.
0:42:48 > 0:42:53- So many people have passed this way, - and thousands still come.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- Not to conquer, but for a holiday.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- One thing unites travellers - down the centuries.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- Wet feet are wet feet.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15- Melin Llynnon near Llanddeusant - is Wales' only working windmill.
0:43:16 > 0:43:21- It grinds flour exactly as it did - at the end of the 18th century.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27- Lloyd, the sails are turning, - so the mill's ready to work.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29- It's turning quickly at the moment.
0:43:29 > 0:43:34- There's enough power to raise - the grain to the top to be milled.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04- The grain has reached - the bin floor...
0:44:05 > 0:44:08- ..where the process - of making flour begins.
0:44:08 > 0:44:09- On this floor?
0:44:09 > 0:44:11- On this floor?- - The bin floor, yes.
0:44:11 > 0:44:13- You remember the mill as a ruin.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16- Yes, as a boy from Llanddeusant.
0:44:16 > 0:44:20- I also remember it being restored - to its current condition.
0:44:20 > 0:44:21- And you worked here too.
0:44:21 > 0:44:24- And you worked here too.- - Yes, I spent 17 years here.
0:44:24 > 0:44:26- You're a part of the mill.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28- You're a part of the mill.- - A Llanddeusant boy at the mill.
0:44:28 > 0:44:29- Right, grain in?
0:44:29 > 0:44:31- I'll give you a hand.
0:44:34 > 0:44:35- There you are.
0:44:35 > 0:44:36- And I just pour it in?
0:44:36 > 0:44:37- And I just pour it in?- - Yes, pour it in.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48- We've stopped the mill now...
0:44:48 > 0:44:51- ..before the next process, - engaging the stones.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54- If you pull this, - the cogs will engage.
0:44:54 > 0:45:00- We're now ready for the millstones - to turn and grind flour.
0:45:00 > 0:45:02- How old is the mill?
0:45:02 > 0:45:05- It was built in 1775, 1776.
0:45:05 > 0:45:09- It cost over 500 at the time.
0:45:09 > 0:45:13- That's about 60,000 - in today's money.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16- But building one from scratch now...
0:45:16 > 0:45:19- ..would probably - take 1.5 to 2 million.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22- When you see all the machinery...
0:45:22 > 0:45:25- If you look at the cogs, - they are so enormous.
0:45:25 > 0:45:28- The technology - was ahead of its time...
0:45:28 > 0:45:31- ..and powered solely by the wind.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41- This is the end of the process.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44- This is the flour coming out.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48- We bag it from here.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51- Years ago, of course, - they'd have had sacks.
0:45:51 > 0:45:52- It's warm.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54- It's warm.- - It is, nice and warm.
0:45:54 > 0:45:57- The millstones grinding - heats the grain, in a way.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00- The more we grind, - the warmer it gets.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04- That's unique - to stone-ground wholemeal flour.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06- The miller had a major role.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09- The miller had a major role.- - He was important to the community.
0:46:09 > 0:46:15- He was an undertaker, a wheelwright, - a farmer, a carpenter, and so on...
0:46:16 > 0:46:20- ..just to make a living - when the windmill wasn't turning.
0:46:20 > 0:46:21- He had to be trustworthy.
0:46:22 > 0:46:23- What came in had to go out.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26- He couldn't keep anything.
0:46:27 > 0:46:31- Having been here with you, I sense - that you and the mill are as one.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34- After 17 years here, - I know the mill well.
0:46:34 > 0:46:38- Every nook and cranny, - every moving part, every bolt.
0:46:38 > 0:46:42- That's what was nice. - Taking time to learn a craft.
0:47:03 > 0:47:07- On this journey, we've seen - yesterday and today coexisting...
0:47:08 > 0:47:09- ..and people's pride...
0:47:10 > 0:47:13- ..in the wealth, beauty - and history of this area.
0:47:14 > 0:47:19- It's a firm footing for the future, - and the sails are still turning.
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