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0:00:28 > 0:00:29- Good morning.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33- I'm in Deganwy, - on the banks of River Conwy...
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- ..on the North Wales coast.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39- I'm here to have a snoop - around another interesting house.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41- Welcome to Adre.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- Well, this is an unusual, - enormous house.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55- I can't wait to meet the owner.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- Let's go and hunt for clues.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- For help to follow the programme, - take a look at the website...
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- ..or download the Dal Ati app.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19- This person is famous for his work - in textile design.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- He's also well-known - for his weaving.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- This is all his own beautiful work.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- Many items in this house - have come from abroad.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35- Pieces of art from China, India, - Egypt and Russia.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37- All over the world.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- This person - has travelled extensively.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- Chapels are close to - this person's heart...
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- ..and he's famous - for his stitch drawings of them.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- The textile artist and designer, - Cefyn Burgess...
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- ..lives in this incredible house.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- The first chapel I ever drew - was my home chapel.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- Its closure - was the starting point...
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- ..for me to draw chapels - and keep a record them.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29- You can see history - and the fabric of Welsh society...
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- ..in one small building.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- Thank you - for inviting me here, Cefyn.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- I've never sat in a round room - like this one before.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- It was one of the main things - which attracted me to this house.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- It's nice to live in a tower.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- You come from Bethesda originally.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- What do they call - true Bethesda boys like you...
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- ..who grew up in the village itself?
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- How Gets. That's the name given - to people from the village.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- I was born and raised in Bethesda.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19- I wasn't even born in Bangor - hospital - I was born in the house.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- I went to Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen - and I studied Art and Scripture.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- I went to Manchester - and graduated in Woven Textiles.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36- I then did an MA in Textiles - at the Royal College Of Art, London.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Did you become a professional artist - straight from college?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- I had a workshop in Bethnal Green...
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- ..where I wove blankets and - created crockery for London shops.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- I then became a weaver - at a silk mill in Macclesfield...
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- ..called Paradise Mill.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- I worked there - for around three years.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- I then realized there was a loom - at Trefriw Woollen Mills...
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- ..which produced wonderful blankets.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- I won an award from The Worshipful - Company Of Weavers, London...
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- ..to work on a renovation project.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- That's what brought me back - to North Wales...
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- ..and to the Conwy Valley.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34- You went to Trefriw to renovate - and recreate the whole mill?
0:04:35 > 0:04:36- No, not the whole mill!
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- It was one very special loom.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45- That Jacquard loom is now - at the museum in Drefach Felindre.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- You now have a workshop in Ruthin.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- You now have a workshop in Ruthin.- - Yes.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- I've been based in the town - of Ruthin for eight years.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- When I moved to this house, - I worked in the cellar...
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- ..but I wanted to open it out, - so I moved to the centre in Ruthin.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Has your work changed - over the years?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- It's evolved rather than changed.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- I'm someone who thinks about - one thing and then has new ideas...
0:05:14 > 0:05:15- ..and changes direction.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- Sometimes, weaving textiles - for furniture is my world...
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- ..then I'll slowly - gravitate towards blankets...
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- ..and find myself - returning to the chapels.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34- It changes from one thing - to another, depending on how I feel.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- These must be examples of your work.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39- These must be examples of your work.- - Yes.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- I'm really looking forward to this.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Can we go for a snoop - around the house with you?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- Yes, of course. - You're more than welcome.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- Cefyn, does the sun always shine - like this in Deganwy?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- Yes. Deganwy has its own - microclimate.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08- It's really nice.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- This is an incredible house.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17- There's something grand about it - and it looks almost Grecian.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- Yes, there's a touch of Greece here.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- This is an Arts And Crafts house.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- It's a huge property. - Do you own the whole building?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- No, it's divided into four units.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- I own two of them - and the other two are a flat.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- It was divided up in the 1950s.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- I'd hate to have to clean it all!
0:06:41 > 0:06:42- It's a big task.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- It's a big task.- - I'll check your work!
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- Can we take a look?
0:06:46 > 0:06:47- Can we take a look?- - Yes, of course.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- The light flooding into - this lounge is lovely.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- Yes, and light streams in - from dawn till dusk.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- That light fitting - suits the ceiling rose perfectly.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- Yes, and strangely enough, - it isn't original to the house.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- The ceiling rose is original...
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- ..but a friend of mine - found the light fitting...
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- ..when he was - clearing out his attic.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25- It was black with dust.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- It's perfect.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- It looks like - it's always been there.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- Are the pictures on the wall - examples of your work?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- Yes - I did them - when I was at school.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- You did those at school? Wow!
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- Yes, and they took hours!
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- That was only a couple of years ago!
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- What about the furniture?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- They're all gifts - or brilliant finds.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- If I like a piece of furniture, - I find a place for it.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Shall we go though that door - or head around the side?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- Where shall we go next?
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- Around the side to the kitchen or - straight ahead to the dining room.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11- Let's go to the kitchen.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- This is your kitchen.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- Hello, are you alright?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- She's looking for her lunch.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- Who does the cooking?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- Not me!
0:08:26 > 0:08:27- Not you?
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- I get the feeling - you want to move on swiftly!
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- You just pass through the kitchen.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- Are those your pictures?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Yes - pictures of crockery - and Welsh dressers.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- I painted those - when I was at college.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- I looked at patterns - and traditional furniture.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- I gathered ideas and information.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53- Let's go through.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- This is the dining room.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- A cosy little room.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- Yes, and I adore the table - and those chairs.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- Yes, they really suit the house - and the colours.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- There's a foreign influence here.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- Yes. There are things - from my travels in here.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21- Are those stamps?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- Yes - they're stamps.
0:09:25 > 0:09:31- When you go backpacking around - India for two or three months...
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- ..you don't want to - carry bulky keepsakes home.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- That's why - we went to the post office...
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- ..and chose stamps - which we thought were fitting.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- We got the post office - to stamp the date on them...
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- ..and we had a memento of our trip.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- That's a nice idea.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- Did this come from India too?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Did this come from India too?- - Yes - I brought back a few textiles.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- Do you find yourself carrying out - research wherever you go?
0:10:03 > 0:10:08- Do you always look at textiles, - patterns and weaving techniques?
0:10:09 > 0:10:14- I'm interested in it, of course, - but as it's my job when I'm home...
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- ..I try to distance myself from it - when I'm on holiday.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- Having said that, - when I see something remarkable...
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- ..I do enjoy - bringing it home with me.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- This is a collection box.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36- It came from a church.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- There's money in there.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- I'll put a coin in too - to give you good luck.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- On the first floor, - there's a bathroom...
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- ..an office and a guest bedroom.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- This lovely, round bedroom - has some incredible views.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- I expected to find - a Welsh blanket...
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- ..or an example - of your work on the bed.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- But I'd say this blanket is Indian.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33- Yes, but I could never improve - on the stitching, the colour...
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- ..and the tiny mirrors - on that lovely blanket.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- Do you use - a variety of blankets on your bed?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Yes, and I swap them over - all the time.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49- This is so delicate and special, - I'm scared the cats will scratch it.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- Do you collect textiles - because they're valuable?
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- Are they works of art to you?
0:11:56 > 0:11:57- Are they works of art to you?- - Yes - they are works of art.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- They're valuable, - but not in a monetary sense.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- I don't look at them like that.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15- Join me after the break to hear more - about Cefyn and his work.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- We'll also visit his studio - and shop in Ruthin.
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0:12:33 > 0:12:35- What a cute little car!
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- Ooh! What a lovely interior.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45- Welcome back.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51- Cefyn and I are leaving Deganwy and - heading to Ruthin in the little car.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56- Why the chapels?
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- It started - when we lost some chapels back home.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07- My spiritual homes rather than - my physical home, if you like.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12- That's where my soul called home. - I was raised there.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- At first, I just wanted - to keep a record of them...
0:13:15 > 0:13:19- ..because I wanted to - cling on to them.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- It's now more about the way - the stone used to build chapels...
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- ..highlights the colour of the soil - in that area.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33- They got the stone for building - chapels from the ground, after all.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- The stones they use to build chapels - reflect the colours of Wales.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- Chapels are windows on a huge - variety of aspects of Welsh life.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- That's why I'm interested in them.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- What sorts of chapels - have you chosen as subjects?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- I'll happily draw any chapel.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58- Some of the chapels I've seen - over the years are blind, in a way.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04- What I mean is there are no windows - on the front of he building.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09- I have to think long and hard - about those and make sense of them.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15- I either draw them from the side - or look for other special features.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35- That was amazing.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- Just standing and watching - is therapeutic.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40- This is the process.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- It starts with a sketch.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- You choose a chapel, and this one - happens to be in Patagonia...
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- ..and you sketch what you see.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- What's the next step?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- I'm an artist - but I sew rather than use paint.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- This is my paintbrush or my pencil.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- You set out the colour and the lines - on this piece of fabric.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07- Yes - it's white cotton.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- I use this small sewing machine - to do that.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- Every machine - sews in a different way.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- I use that one - to create these lines.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- They trace the line of the horizon - or the line of the land.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- They're on the horizontal.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- They're on the horizontal.- - And then you add the colour.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- It matches the palette perfectly.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33- Is that paint?
0:15:33 > 0:15:34- Is that paint?- - No - it's ink and dye.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36- I apply it with a roller.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- The roller cuts across the marks...
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- ..and gives you more of a sense - of texture on the surface.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50- It runs in parallel with the sketch - so it's a matter of interpretation.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- I must reproduce those marks - on the fabric.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- These are the stones we see here?
0:15:58 > 0:15:59- These are the stones we see here?- - Yes - the gravel and grit.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- The ground is dusty and rocky.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- Sorry. I'll be quiet - and let you concentrate.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08- Don't make a mistake because of me!
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- Don't make a mistake because of me!- - Once I start sewing, I can't stop.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14- Off we go.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- The aim is to recreate what I did - with the pencils or pens...
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- ..when I was over there.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36- I copy my movements...
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- ..as I try to replicate the feeling - I had when I was sketching.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- You transport yourself back - to that moment when you were there.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51- Yes, and creating marks.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- I enjoy creating the type of marks - you see here.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- I can't believe you can create trees - with a sewing machine.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02- I can't sew a button!
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- The way I now work - with a sewing machine...
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- ..is very close - to the way I work with a pencil.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14- Maybe it's my sketching which is - very similar to the way I sew!
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- I'm not sure which came first - any more!
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- They've melded into one.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- You have two units, with one being - the workshop we just saw.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- That's where you sew - and do all the things you do.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Is your second unit - a shop, essentially?
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- Yes.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- I outgrew the nest.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- The nest became too small for you.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- The nest became too small for you.- - Yes, like a chick.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56- I need storage space for commissions - such as Liverpool Cathedral.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- I had to find - a clean and secure space.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- I moved the furniture in here - and that opened up the space.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13- Someone brings a chair to you - and you cover it and restore it?
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- You cover furniture - with your textiles, do you?
0:18:19 > 0:18:21- Yes, thanks to Eryl, - who works with me.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- He repairs and restores furniture.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28- He's a real craftsman.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33- I'm very fortunate to work with him - and with Elen, who's a seamstress.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35- We're a team.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- I create the textiles...
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- ..and experts - help me put the work together.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- It's all about teamwork.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- You designed and created - these patterns...
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- ..and took them to a mill - to be woven?
0:18:55 > 0:18:56- You designed them all?
0:18:56 > 0:18:57- You designed them all?- - Yes.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- How do you - come up with a new design?
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- I keep close to my roots.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- This design is called Blodau Pesda - and it was inspired...
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- ..by the tradition - of cutting patterns into slate...
0:19:13 > 0:19:14- ..in the Ogwen Valley.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- An element of safeguarding - traditions comes into my work.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- That's the root of my designs...
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- ..but paper and a pencil - brings them to life every time.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- We're back in your lovely home, - after our jaunt to Ruthin.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- This pair is one of the three items - you'd rescue...
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- ..if the house were on fire.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Yes - a pair of pictures - of the Carneddi area.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- I played on these streets - as a boy...
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- ..and my family - has lived here for centuries.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- We went to Sunday school - at Bryn Teg chapel...
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- ..and I was Christened here, - at Carneddi chapel.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21- Mam worshipped there.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- This cluster of houses - and two chapels...
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- ..has been a big part of my family's - history in the Ogwen Valley.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Do your relatives still live there?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- Yes. I come from a big family.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- More of a tribe than a family!
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- I won't badmouth you in Bethesda...
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- ..because you're related - to everyone there!
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- What other items would you rescue?
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- The second item - is directly linked to this one.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- I'll take you downstairs to see it.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- Your second treasure is in this box.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- Yes, and this Bible box - is a true family treasure.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- Inside the box - is the old Bible itself.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- A very old Bible.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Yes, it's an old edition.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- The wonderful thing about it...
0:21:24 > 0:21:29- ..is the inscription between the - Old Testament and the New Testament.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- It's fascinating for my family - and for the Bethesda area.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39- 'One year's money - paid on the 15th day of July, 1826.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- 'W Parry, Llandegfan, who works - in Cae Braich Y Cafn Quarry.'
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- Braich Y Cafn Quarry was - the old name for Penrhyn Quarry...
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- ..so this was in the days - before the Penrhyn family.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- This is a receipt for one shilling.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- The other fascinating thing about it - is the date.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04- 1826, Llandegfan.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- That's the year when - Menai Suspension Bridge was opened.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- That meant that Anglesey people - could walk to Arfon.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20- He left Llandegfan to move to the - Ogwen Valley to work in the quarry.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- In what year was this Bible printed?
0:22:24 > 0:22:25- In what year was this Bible printed?- - In the 18th century.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- I don't remember exactly.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- It's been in your family since 1826.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- It's been in your family since 1826.- - Yes, I think so.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- It was in my great-aunt's house - and now it's in my possession...
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- ..ready to be passed down - to the next generation.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- Is this your third item?
0:22:52 > 0:22:53- Yes - this is it.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- The third treasure, if you like.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58- Tell me a bit about it.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- Tell me a bit about it.- - It's an old oil lamp.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05- It's not valuable but it came from - my grandmother's home in Carneddi.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- I used it during the Miners' Strike.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- There were power cuts - and we were plunged into darkness.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- I did my homework - by the light of this lamp.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25- My mother also did her schoolwork - by the light of this lamp.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30- So we had a shared history of doing - schoolwork by the light of the lamp.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34- It's a treasure to me - because of that history.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- Good boy for doing your homework!
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Good boy for doing your homework!- - I didn't always do it!
0:23:41 > 0:23:46- I had a lovely time - in your home and at your studio.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- Thank you very much, Cefyn.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49- Thank you very much, Cefyn.- - You're welcome. Any time.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- I had a great morning - with Cefyn Burgess.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- Thank you for your company.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00- See you next time...
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- ..when I snoop around - the home of another famous face.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- Goodbye.
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0:24:19 > 0:24:23- Hello! I'm Nia Parry and today, - Milltir2 comes from Aberystwyth.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25- Welcome to the programme.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- Here we are in Aberystwyth, - the town on Cardigan Bay...
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- ..near the confluence - of the Ystwyth and Rheidol rivers.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46- River Rheidol rises in the mountains - to the east of Aberystwyth...
0:24:47 > 0:24:48- ..as does River Ystwyth.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- There was once - a busy harbour here...
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- ..with large ships - which sailed across the world.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00- Today, you'll see only sailing boats - and fishing boats here.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- For help to follow the programme, - take a look at our website...
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0:25:15 > 0:25:19- Our journey begins with local lady, - Marian Delyth...
0:25:19 > 0:25:25- ..the photographer for the Wales 100 - Places To See Before You Die book.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30- Aled Sam had a chat with her about - her photographs of Aberystwyth.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44- Is there a better vantage point - from which to see Aberystwyth...
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- ..than from the top of Consti?
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- No, probably not.
0:25:48 > 0:25:54- For lazy people, like us, this is - the fastest way to reach the top.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- I came up here - to reach the camera obscura...
0:25:58 > 0:26:03- ..to see if it were possible to - capture the view of Aberystwyth...
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- ..through the eye - of the camera obscura.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- There's something magical - about this.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16- The first camera obscura was created - in the times of the Greeks.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- Camera obscura - means 'darkened room' in Latin.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27- Imagine how exciting it was - to create an image of the world...
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- ..without using a pencil or a pen.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- In the book, Wales: 100 Places - To See Before You Die...
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- ..there's a combination - of traditional images...
0:26:43 > 0:26:48- ..and some shots which are my - reaction to life in Aberystwyth.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52- This shot isn't simply - a record of the statue.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- It also records the second...
0:26:55 > 0:27:00- ..when an aircraft - appears to almost touch the statue.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11- This is one of my favourite - photographs in the whole book.
0:27:11 > 0:27:17- I feel it captures the essence - of the flow of life in Aberystwyth.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22- The town has always been - a melting pot of ideas and activity.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- Several important protests - were staged there.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30- The first - Welsh Language Society protest...
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- ..was held on Trefechan Bridge.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- The Old College is on the prom.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- It's one of the most important - buildings in Aberystwyth.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- Nikolaus Pevsner, - the architectural historian...
0:27:53 > 0:27:59- ..couldn't believe his eyes - when he first saw this building.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- He apparently shouted out, - "Good God!"
0:28:05 > 0:28:10- There are beautiful, architectural - elements to the University building.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- People like me, - who live in Aberystwyth...
0:28:14 > 0:28:19- ..rarely appreciate them - because they're above eye level.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- Aberystwyth University...
0:28:31 > 0:28:36- ..was called University Of Wales, - Aberystwyth until recently.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- Aberystwyth is the home - of the National Library Of Wales...
0:28:41 > 0:28:45- ..where over six million - books and magazines are stored.
0:28:46 > 0:28:52- Author and TV presenter Lyn Ebenezer - was raised in Pontrhydfendigaid...
0:28:52 > 0:28:54- ..which is 15 miles from here.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- He came here to study Welsh - during the 1950s...
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- ..and he worked in three of the - college's libraries in the 1960s.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- Here he is - to tell us a bit of his story.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- For help to follow the programme, - go to the website...
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- ..or download the Dal Ati app.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30- I realize now that I've spent - almost half my life...
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- ..living in Aberystwyth.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- I've said it before - and I'll say it again...
0:29:38 > 0:29:43- ..there are many Abers in Wales, - but there's only one Aberystwyth.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47- My relationship with the town - is a strange one.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- I love the town...
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- ..but I've always loved it - from afar.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- It's odd being back here - for the first time...
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- ..in over 50 years.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- I spent two years as a student - before dropping out...
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- ..and getting a job here in 1960.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24- I used to come to this very room - to work behind the desk.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- I worked in three - of the building's libraries.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- Of the three, - this was the worst place...
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- ..because it was open-plan.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- It was impossible - to hide behind the desk.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44- I worked on my own - with my back to the door.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- If I needed to do some reading...
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- ..I'd put the book - in an open drawer.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- Once I heard the door opening, - I'd close the drawer...
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- ..and pretend I was doing - important work at the desk.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- I read the novels - of Steinbeck and Faulkner...
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- ..the poems - of Cummings and Walt Whitman...
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- ..and the plays - of Tennessee Williams.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17- Although I wasted seven years here, - it was a significant experience.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- The experience also taught me - how to go about researching facts.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29- But after the first term...
0:31:30 > 0:31:35- ..I don't think I ever went to more - than two or three lectures a week.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- However, I never missed - Gwenallt's lectures.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- I was enchanted by his voice.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- He'd walk between the desks...
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- ..his eyes gazing at his feet, - his head bowed.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54- He'd talk about Pantycelyn - and Robert ap Gwilym Ddu.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56- His voice was something else.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- "Mr Saunders Lewis - says this and that...
0:32:01 > 0:32:02- ..but I say this."
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- There was no need to ask - who was right!
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- Gwenallt - one of - the great Welsh poets.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- Lyn and his new wife - moved to Aberystwyth.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- Here he is talking about - his feelings towards the town.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38- I didn't love the place as much - when I came to live here.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- I used to come back over the years - as a young man.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- I'd come on the train - from Strata Florida...
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- ..usually on a bank holiday.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- But in 1969, I got married - and moved to the town.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- My relationship with the town - changed after that.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- Maybe it was my fault.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- I felt as if there were - two Welsh communities here.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- Those who went to the chapels, - churches and the Urdd...
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- ..and those on the periphery - who frequented the pubs and clubs.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- I tended to gravitate - towards them...
0:33:21 > 0:33:25- ..while my wife, Jen, - went to Capel Y Morfa every Sunday.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30- She urged me to go but I'd refuse, - although I did go occasionally.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35- I used the large congregation - as an excuse for not going.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- Things changed when we moved back - to Pontrhydfendigaid.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42- I feel as though - the chapel needs me.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- At first, I went there - to make sure it stayed open.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50- By now, I enjoy going there.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- I love Aberystwyth - from a distance...
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- ..if 15 miles is a distance.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02- I swore I'd never move back - to Pontrhydfendigaid 20 years ago.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05- But I did move back there...
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- ..because this old town had changed.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- The young girl of the 1950s...
0:34:23 > 0:34:29- ..turned into an ugly hag - who hides behind powder and paint.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38- The beautiful houses were converted - into flats and bedsits.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- More and more shops are closing.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- They're like decaying teeth.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- The worst case of vandalism - in Aberystwyth's history...
0:34:54 > 0:34:57- ..was the demolition of King's Hall.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- I came here as a boy, as a youth - and as a married man.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- But the old building - was deemed unsafe.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- The town's councillors - decided to flatten it...
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- ..and build something else - in its place.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- It took weeks for a huge crane - and a giant wrecking ball...
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- ..to eventually succeed - in demolishing the walls.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- The building was completely safe.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- Now it has been replaced by flats.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42- It was a terrible thing - to happen to Aberystwyth.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- I lived here at the time - and I did nothing to stop it.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- Now I'm back in Pontrhydfendigaid...
0:35:51 > 0:35:55- ..and I love Aberystwyth - from a distance once again.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- Yes, Lyn Ebenezer - loves the town from a distance.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11- Join me after the break for more - from the town of Aberystwyth.
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0:36:22 > 0:36:27- Welcome back to Aberystwyth, - as we peek inside the wardrobe...
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- ..of local girl, Fflur Edwards.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46- My wardrobe is full of dresses. - I don't wear jeans.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- Dresses are so easy.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54- It's a single item and you don't - have to match it with anything else.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58- You can glam it up with jewellery - or a nice pair of shoes.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01- Dresses dominate my wardrobe!
0:37:05 > 0:37:10- I don't know if it makes me boring - but I like pretty, girly things.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- I've never veered towards - any other style.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- People say your clothes - reflect your personality.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- Yes and I think that's true.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- My wardrobe is colourful - and I'm a lively person.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- Wearing bright colours - brightens up my day.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32- I hope it cheers up - other people, too.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37- This flowery dress - is definitely one of my favourites.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- It's such fun!
0:37:39 > 0:37:43- I bought it a month ago, - to go on a girls' holiday to Turkey.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- I wanted something comfortable - and fun.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- I love the elastic - at the bottom of the dress.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- It complements my shape quite well.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- This print and these colours - are very fashionable.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- Yes. These are pretty colours.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- This dress worked really well.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- It's good for clubbing - and as daywear too.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- Yes, I wore it with flat sandals - during the day.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- I like to keep everything. - I hate throwing things away.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31- I don't wear the clothes in the - left hand section of my wardrobe.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37- My mother goes mad and she asks me - to have a clear-out once a year.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41- I like to keep things, - in case they come back into fashion.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- This green dress was given to me - by my grandmother.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- My grandmother bought it - to go to a party...
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- ..but, for some reason, she ended up - never wearing this dress.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59- She gave this dress to me - and I think it's really pretty.
0:39:00 > 0:39:06- I'd wear it with a belt and - a pair of flat gladiator sandals.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- I'd even wear it with leggings, - to modernize it.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15- You'll take this dress to a party - on behalf of your grandmother!
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- I study Theatre Design - at Nottingham Trent.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- It's a creative subject.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Costume design is part of my field.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- Theatre costumes - must be big and dramatic.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- The audience - must be able to see everything.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Small, pretty details are pointless.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- The opposite - of the dresses you wear every day!
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- Yes, it's the opposite to my taste!
0:40:01 > 0:40:06- I go for simple, pretty things you'd - never wear on the theatre stage.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- This is - a theatrical-looking garment.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13- I made this dress as a part - of the Art Foundation course.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- I took Blodeuwedd as my theme.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- I screen-printed trees - along the bottom of the dress.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27- I needed another layer, so - I borrowed my grandad's waistcoat...
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- ..and I printed - a picture of a tree on it.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- Your grandad and I dress similarly!
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- I can't help but notice - this lovely pink skirt.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- Your room is pink, your wardrobe - is pink and this skirt is pink, too!
0:41:09 > 0:41:14- We had to design a garment - as a part of my GCSE course.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- I decided to make this tutu - because it's fun...
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- ..and I wanted to work with net.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- I used a couple of layers of net.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27- It must be hard work to create - something with this many layers.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- It's quite thick but I managed - to sew it, in the end.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- You'll never get rid of this.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- How do you see your style developing - as you get older?
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- I can't see it developing at all!
0:41:47 > 0:41:52- I'll always buy nice little dresses - and ignore jeans and trousers.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- I don't think I'll change much.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10- Thousands of students - come to Aberystwyth every year...
0:42:10 > 0:42:15- ..to study, to enjoy university life - and to walk along the prom.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22- Gwion Llyr is a student - but he doesn't walk along the prom!
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- Parkour is the art of movement.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- It means efficient movement - around obstacles...
0:42:33 > 0:42:38- ..unlike free running - which is creative movement.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42- You learn the art...
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- ..from watching - people's movements...
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- ..and trying them out yourself.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- That's how my friends and I learned.
0:42:51 > 0:42:57- We learned how to move more - efficiently around Aberystwyth.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- The architecture - lends itself well...
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- ..because there are old - and new buildings here.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10- I love Constitution Hill - and the arts centre...
0:43:10 > 0:43:14- ..because they're - so different from each other.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18- Here you have a beautiful view - in front of you...
0:43:18 > 0:43:23- ..where you're surrounded by nature, - making you feel at one with it.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32- We made the film, - Y Llinell (The Line) last year...
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- ..for the PICS film awards - in Caernarfon.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38- The premise of the film...
0:43:38 > 0:43:40- ..is about moving in a line.
0:43:40 > 0:43:44- Moving from Constitution Hill - to the harbour...
0:43:44 > 0:43:46- ..in one line, using parkour.
0:43:47 > 0:43:53- I end up jumping into the sea to - demonstrate I can't go any further.
0:43:59 > 0:44:04- I'd love there to be a club - in Aberystwyth...
0:44:05 > 0:44:08- ..or an indoor place - we could go to practise...
0:44:08 > 0:44:10- ..and teach others the art.
0:44:10 > 0:44:14- Somewhere where we could - try new movements on mats.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18- Practising on concrete - can be quite scary at times...
0:44:18 > 0:44:23- ..so people are reluctant - to try out new moves.
0:44:23 > 0:44:27- My goal - is to establish a parkour club...
0:44:27 > 0:44:30- ..at an indoor venue in Aberystwyth.
0:44:36 > 0:44:40- For help to follow the programme, - take a look at our website...
0:44:43 > 0:44:45- ..or download the Dal Ati app.
0:44:48 > 0:44:53- Next, we head back up the hill - to the National Library...
0:44:56 > 0:45:00- ..to meet two people who work there.
0:45:00 > 0:45:05- Cyril and Emyr what are - your roles within the library?
0:45:06 > 0:45:10- We both work in the National Library - communications unit.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12- What's stored here?
0:45:13 > 0:45:17- Everything related to Wales - as a country and its culture.
0:45:17 > 0:45:21- Who can use the library? - Is it for students only?
0:45:21 > 0:45:27- No, everyone is welcome to come here - and use our magnificent facilities.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32- Will you give me - a guided tour of the library?
0:45:32 > 0:45:34- Yes. You're very welcome here.
0:45:35 > 0:45:36- Let's make a sandwich!
0:45:47 > 0:45:49- What do we have here?
0:45:50 > 0:45:52- This section - focuses on family history.
0:45:53 > 0:45:57- This is where you'll see examples - of the resources available to us.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02- Everything from photographs to maps - to parish records and wills...
0:46:02 > 0:46:04- ..as well as family trees.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06- You also have a jukebox.
0:46:06 > 0:46:11- Yes. It's part of the National - Screen And Sound Archive of Wales.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20- Here we have - books and more books, Emyr!
0:46:21 > 0:46:25- Yes. This is one of the main - storage rooms in the library.
0:46:25 > 0:46:29- We store books - and bound newspapers in this area.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33- Are there several floors - of storage space?
0:46:33 > 0:46:36- Yes. There are six floors in total.
0:46:36 > 0:46:40- If you laid the shelving units - in the library end to end...
0:46:40 > 0:46:43- ..they'd stretch for 120 miles...
0:46:43 > 0:46:48- ..which equates to the distance - between Aberystwyth and Cardiff.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54- How many books are stored here?
0:46:56 > 0:46:59- It was said to be over six million - a few years ago.
0:47:01 > 0:47:05- Do you use the latest technology - offered via the internet?
0:47:07 > 0:47:12- Yes. Over the past two years, we've - worked on an important project...
0:47:12 > 0:47:16- ..namely, to digitize - Welsh newspapers up to 1910.
0:47:20 > 0:47:26- We have so far managed to digitize - over one million newspaper pages.
0:47:30 > 0:47:33- Where are we now, Cyril? - It's chilly in here.
0:47:33 > 0:47:36- Yes, it's chilly for a good reason.
0:47:36 > 0:47:40- This is one of our - photograph and map storage rooms.
0:47:40 > 0:47:44- We must ensure that the temperature - is constant all year round.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48- Does the public - have access to this room?
0:47:48 > 0:47:50- No, there's no entry for the public.
0:47:51 > 0:47:54- If someone wants to see - a photo, a portrait or a map...
0:47:54 > 0:47:57- ..they make an online application...
0:47:57 > 0:48:01- ..and a staff member - will pull out the item...
0:48:01 > 0:48:04- ..and take it - to the reading room for them.
0:48:24 > 0:48:26- S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones
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