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0:00:09 > 0:00:13- We continue our journey - along the Ceredigion coastline...
0:00:14 > 0:00:17- ..where land and sea - are bound together.
0:00:17 > 0:00:22- Waves have carried secrets and the - line between history and legend...
0:00:23 > 0:00:24- ..is sometimes blurred.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27- This is Arfordir Cymru.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48- When you leave Aberystwyth...
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- ..you've past the halfway point - along the crescent of Cardigan Bay.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- Later we'll cross Afon Wyre - in Llanrhystud...
0:00:57 > 0:01:01- ..which divides Wales linguistically - between north and south.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- Our journey so far - has been on foot, bike and car.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- We've already seen - a variety of spectacular views.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- In front of us are seaside towns...
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- ..quaint churches - and colourful characters.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- The long arm of the Llyn peninsula - extends to the north...
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- ..but we're heading southwards, - to an area jutting out to sea...
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- ..where Cardigan Island beckons us.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- Our journey in this episode takes us - from the Aberystwyth area...
0:01:40 > 0:01:45- ..past Llannon and Aberarth to the - holiday destination of Aberaeron.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48- Whilst filming a series - such as this...
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- ..GPS and satellite maps - are a godsend...
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- ..though they fail to hold - the same appeal as old maps.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- To discuss them - is author, politician, traveller...
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- ..and perhaps more than anything, - a man reliant on maps...
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- ..Mike Parker.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- From this vantage point - on Pen Dinas...
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- ..the views of Cardigan Bay - are magnificent.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- Yes, from Llyn - all the way to Pembrokeshire.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23- We're aware of its shape since we're - used to modern maps and so on...
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- ..but reaching that point in - cartography terms has taken time.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- This was the first map to outline - the shape of Cardigan Bay.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- It was created - by Humphrey Llwyd of Denbigh.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- It dates back to 1573...
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- ..with borders - along the River Severn to the east.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49- In earlier maps, - Wales wasn't as well defined.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- That's right.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56- As you said, its shape becomes clear - when you sit somewhere like this.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- Two centuries - earlier than Humphrey Llwyd's map...
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- ..is the Gough Map.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- Wales resembles an old blob.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- Yes, it does.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09- Yes, it does.- - Its shape hasn't been defined.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Moving on to maps...
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- ..from later centuries, - what do you have?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- They call this the Evesham Map.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- The traditional mappa mundi.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- A map of the world - as they knew it at the time.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- It shows Europe, Asia - and North Africa...
0:03:29 > 0:03:34- ..with the Mediterranean Ocean - flowing through the middle.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- What's hilarious...
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- ..is that England - is full of castles and churches.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- England's enormous!
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- It extends from Gibraltar - all the way to Scandinavia.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50- Wales is there. Walia.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Wales and Scotland...
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- ..have been outlined - as separate islands...
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- ..from England.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- The shape of Wales - becomes clearer later on...
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- ..in John Speed's atlas - from the Stuart period.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- This comes from 1610.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- This is a beautiful map of Wales.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- The shape is almost perfect, really.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- Maps have - obviously changed over the years.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- We have modern maps nowadays - but to what extent...
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- ..do you need to look at any map - with a degree of cynicism?
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- Is there a still a political element - to cartography nowadays?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- Each time you create a map...
0:04:37 > 0:04:42- ..you have to choose what goes on - the map and what's excluded from it.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- The choice is political.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- Even now, we use maps...
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- ..the best maps in the world.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- Ordnance Survey - have to choose what's included.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- They concentrate - on military history...
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- ..instead of industrial history, - for example.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- This is a modern version...
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- ..of a political choice - over what goes on the map.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- What's the future for maps?
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- I believe paper copies of maps - will still be available.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- We need them, especially if you - lose power or you lose the signal.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- We all need to retain maps on paper.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34- But, of course, all the current - action is happening digitally.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- There have been so many advances.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- With the advent of open source...
0:05:40 > 0:05:45- ..where anyone can contribute, - it's advantageous for place names.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- Many projects - are currently underway...
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- ..undertaking that role...
0:05:51 > 0:05:56- ..so it's important to record them - and mark them on the maps.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Several projects have begun...
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- ..doing precisely that - and it's great to see.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- Four miles from Aberystwyth - is a stretch of coastline...
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- ..whose name - jumps off the map at you.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- Its Welsh name is Twll Twrw - (Clamour Cave).
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- The title is self-explanatory.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- When the sea's choppy, it's hurled - into a cave in the headland.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- The noise of it crashing - and swirling echoes off the rock.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- But it's the English name - that appears on maps.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- The title also captures - the imagination. Monks' Cave.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- An ancient monastery nearby - is called Mynachdy'r Graig.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- Legend has it that an underground - path led from Twll Twrw...
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- ..to Strata Florida Abbey - 15 miles inland.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- But that's not - the only alleged entrance either.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- A similar legend - pertains to Ogof Ffair Rhos...
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- ..a short distance northwards - from here.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- There was no Ffair Rhos there - but there was one in Strata Florida.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- No more evidence of it is available.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- Sometimes it's best to leave these - old legends blowing in the wind.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Some miles - along the coast from Twll Twrw...
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- ..past the village of Llanrhystud...
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- ..one of the shores' secrets - is hiding in a cornfield.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37- Maritime trading was vital for both - costal and inland areas of Wales.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- At one time, dozens of small ships - weighing less than 20 tonnes...
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- ..transported limestone - and coal dust from Pembrokeshire...
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- ..to almost every beach - in Ceredigion.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Near Craig Las, - between Llanrhystud and Llannon...
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- ..are the remains - of four lime kilns.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- There were numerous kilns - up and down the coast at one time.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- Ships would bring limestone - and coal dust to the beaches...
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- ..which would then be transferred - to heated kilns...
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- ..reaching 900 degrees Celsius - in order to burn the limestone...
0:08:13 > 0:08:18- ..and create quicklime for spreading - on the land as fertilizer.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- The process took a long time...
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- ..so the men needed something...
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- ..to entertain themselves - while they waited.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Behind one of the kilns, - amongst decades of vegetation...
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- ..are the ruins of an ale room.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- I'm not sure - what the men drunk in here...
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- ..but for 20 years at the - beginning of the 19th century...
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- ..this area was famous - for brewing beer illegally.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- According to the Ysten Sioned - folklore collection...
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- ..most of the population - were involved.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- "It was accepted that every worker - contributed to the venture.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- "No other part - of the Isle of Britain...
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- "..produces better barley - than these areas for brewing."
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- These lands are incredibly fertile.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24- In the maritime village of Llannon - are unusual land boundaries.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- John Davies - has farmed here all his life.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- From these flat plains...
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- ..it looks as though these fields - head straight into the sea.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- Yes, they just about reach the sea.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- Is this land under threat?
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- Yes, it recedes every year.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- The sea - and its gigantic waves crash in...
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- ..and erode two yards every year.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- How long has your family - farmed this portion of land?
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- About 100 years.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- Mam-gu was first to farm here.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- She kept a couple of goats...
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- ..and sold goat's milk initially.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- What happened - to that side of the business?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- It grew. Many men in the village - sold milk back then.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- They each kept two or three cows.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Everything was on a small scale?
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- Everything was on a small scale?- - Yes, very small.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- When you come here you notice there - are hedges and fences everywhere...
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- ..and the fields are very small.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Yes, they're small. - I own about 50 of these strips.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33- Strips?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Strips?- - We call them strips, not fields.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- They're too small to be fields!
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- They've always been called strips.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- They've always been called strips.- - Your map clearly shows this.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- Yes, this map dates back to 1905.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- The Afon Peris is one side, - the Afon Cledan is on the other.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- These strips are within both rivers.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- I'm sure you have to be organized - with the rent and so on.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- I've brought a rent book with me - to show you.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- This dates back to 1965.
0:11:05 > 0:11:11- I rented five hectares - from Bryn Awelon Estates for 21.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- As for these strips of land...
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- One of them is called the Priory.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20- Bessie Nicoll from Bournemouth.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- One is owned - by someone in North Yorkshire.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Mrs Gill in North Yorkshire - still owns it.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Marina James in Cardiff.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- The chapel owns one strip.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- Yes, the chapel owns one strip, - two pounds.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- People from all over the country - owned strips.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43- Do these strips have names?
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- Do these strips have names?- - Some of them do. Llain Capel.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- Llain Silon.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- Llain Portis.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Llain Fforchog...
0:11:53 > 0:11:58- ..is the name for a strip that goes - through the middle of another strip.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- It looks like a fork, which is - why it's called fforchog in Welsh.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- It's hard work - finding a name for them all.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08- There are too many of them.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- There are too many of them.- - There are hundreds of small strips.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- I'm sure the form of these strips...
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- ..echoes the distant past.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- Yes, it does.
0:12:19 > 0:12:25- It goes back at least 100 years, to - the time of Mam-gu, in our case...
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- ..but it goes back - further down the centuries.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30- And you don't know why?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- And you don't know why?- - No, nobody knows for certain.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- I think it's something - to do with the Church.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- Back in the mists of time.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- Yes, you're right.
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0:12:55 > 0:12:58- We're wandering the shores - of Cardigan Bay...
0:12:58 > 0:13:02- ..and find ourselves - at the Church of St Ffraid, Llannon.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- The church is in safe hands - as it's dedicated...
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- ..to two saints - Ffraid and Non.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- The sea has provided sustenance - for generations of parishioners...
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- ..but the graves in the churchyard - are a stark reminder...
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- ..of its merciless nature.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- The sea's influence on the village - is clear as you walk around.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- Several headstones stand in memory - of those who perished at sea.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Many contain ships' names.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- This is a much simpler stone...
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- ..but it commemorates - four members of the same family.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- The Davies family, Ty Mawr.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54- A son, two daughters - and a three-year-old grandson...
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- ..who perished - within 10 years of each other.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Every one of them drowned.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- Here's a gravestone with - a remarkable story attached to it.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- A body was washed up - not far from here.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- He was wearing enough clothing - for people to identity him.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- He was a Spanish captain whose ship - was wrecked in the Scilly Isles...
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- ..six months earlier.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- Locals arranged - a dignified funeral for him.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- As a mark of respect - and appreciation...
0:14:35 > 0:14:41- ..the ship company paid for - the gravestone and the inscription.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46- The stone was inscribed in Spanish, - the captain's native language.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58- A few miles southwards and the River - Arth (Bear) flows into the sea.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- It's among a class of rivers - named after animals...
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- ..though the locals claim - that it growls (arthio) as it flows.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11- Aneurin Jones - has been born and raised here.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17- So, Aneurin, the River Arth - flows beneath us here.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- I'm sure you've spent hours here.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- I spent my youth in this river - fumbling (swmpo) for fish.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- What do you mean?
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- I mean placing my hands - underneath the stone...
0:15:31 > 0:15:32- ..fumbling for fish.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- You used the word swmpo.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- Were there names for various pools?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Yes, we're not very far - from Pwll Crochan...
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- ..where they washed sheep.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- They threw stuff into the water - which turned it yellow.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48- Was it some kind of disinfectant?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- Was it some kind of disinfectant?- - Yes, disinfectant.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- What's in front of us here, then?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- This is Pwll Coffin.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- A deep pool - between two rocky areas...
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- ..where you'd find the best salmon.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- But you were afraid to go near it - because it was so deep.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- You couldn't see the bottom.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- The name itself - is enough to scare you.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- It's called that - on account of its shape.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- I don't think anyone - came to any harm there.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- And the river flows...
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- And the river flows...- - ..in the direction of the village.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- Off we go then.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- It's much noisier - down on the main road.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- It wasn't like this - when I was young.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- You'd see - an occasional car now and again.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- I used to play football - on the bridge.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- Did you spend much time - on the bridge?
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- Yes. The older generation convened - every night for Seiat y Bont.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- They came to put the world to rights - every night.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- They leaned on the bridge - and said...
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- .."Now then, what's to sort out?"
0:17:04 > 0:17:10- The sound of the river is obvious. - What's this stretch of river called?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- It's heading to the sea from here.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- These are mini waterfalls.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20- Higher up, this is called Pwll Glan - Dwr. That's where we'd catch fish
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- We'd snare (maglu) fish back then.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- Is that different - from fumbling (swmpo)?
0:17:27 > 0:17:32- Very much so - you used a long piece - of hazel because it was pliable...
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- ..and attach the frame - of an old umbrella.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- On the front of that you - created a trap of horse hair...
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- ..that you tried to place over - the heard or the tail of the fish...
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- ..that was lying quietly - in the sunshine.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- When it was ensnared - you gave it a tug...
0:17:51 > 0:17:56- ..and hoped that the trout - would land on the stone.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- I wouldn't mess with you!
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- This is Pwll Bompren.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- How high does the river rise - in the course of a day?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- In my day - it reached the base of the houses.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- Nowadays I'd say the water's - cut a way into the stone.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- It flows lower down the rock.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- There's been - some dreadful flooding.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- Yes, one time in particular, - in 1864.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42- It was a devastating flood - and the chapel was washed away.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49- The altar table's gavel - was found in Pwllheli, so they say.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- Pwllheli?
0:18:51 > 0:18:56- It was brought back to Aberarth - by boat and given to the school.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- That's where it remained - until the school closed.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- I'm not sure if it's true - but that's the story.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- How many ships' captains - were around back then?
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- There were at least 15.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- Some had retired, - some were still at sea.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- Their names are reflected - in the village's house names.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- Yes, Captain Messina, - Captain Colombo, Capten Awelfa...
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- ..Capten Capel Dewi and so on.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28- Many things have changed. It must've - been a great place to grow up.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- I wouldn't change it for the world.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43- On the shore between Aberarth and - Aberaeron are curious structures.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- Some are recent, some are archaic.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- The Welsh name for them is grwynau.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- Their purpose is to prevent a drift - from removing the gravel and sand.
0:19:54 > 0:20:00- A little to the south are structures - that have held their ground...
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- ..for many centuries.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- I'm sitting in a fishgarth - or a fish trap.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- This must be - the biggest I've ever seen.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- The first record of it - is from 1184...
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- ..and at one time - they were commonplace.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- People paid rent - to an estate or a landowner...
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- ..for the right to fish them.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- It was certainly worth doing it...
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- ..because fishgarths - produced large yields.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- The fishgarth's structure is simple.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- Only the foundation of it - can be seen here.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- There would've been a wall of wicker - basketry above the foundations.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- Some are semi-circles, - some are sickle shaped...
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- ..but they all work in the same way.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59- As the tide comes in, the sea - rises above the wicker wall...
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- ..and so do the fish.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- And as the water ebbs away...
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- ..the sea flows out - through the wall.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- But the fish, of course, - can't do that.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- So they're trapped in the fishgarth, - ready to be collected.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- A stone's throw from the estuary...
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- ..the River Aeron - winds its way down to the sea.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- Aeron is derived from Agrona, - a Celtic war goddess.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- The river - has the oldest name in the area...
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- ..but Aberaeron's prosperity - isn't down to the river but the sea.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- It has influenced house names - and the homes of captains...
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- ..echoing places - from four corners of the world.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- The sea has carried tales - and very unusual practices here.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- There's a story about a sailor...
0:21:53 > 0:21:58- ..who returned from a faraway voyage - with an exotic gift for his mother.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- Tea leaves. - No-one had ever seen them before.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- No-one knew - quite what to do with them either.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- His mother boiled her new present...
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- ..discarded the ugly, dirty water...
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- ..and proceeded to eat the leaves.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Though the sea - has plenty to offer the town...
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- ..it has also - taken a lot away from it.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Like the row of houses - that once stood here...
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- ..built by Rev Alban Thomas Gwynne - 200 years ago...
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- ..for the men - who were building the harbour.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49- This is the man who worked so hard - to improve the lives of workers.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- This row of houses was - officially called Mynachdy Row...
0:22:54 > 0:23:00- ..but due to the colourful and - unique nature of its residents...
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- ..locals called the place - Bedlam Barracks.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- Where are these houses nowadays?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- They were destroyed by the sea.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14- The shipbuilding industry has since - ceased and been replaced by tourism.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- But the town hasn't forgotten - its roots and its history.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- The Cadwgan was the last ship - to be built here back in 1883.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28- The sea might not be as central - in people's lives as it once was...
0:23:28 > 0:23:33- ..but for coastal residents, it's - impossible to escape its influence.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.
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