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SJ1704 : Mediaeval life at Tŷ Mawr

near to Castle Caereinion, Powys, Great Britain

Mediaeval life at Tŷ Mawr

This woman is a member of The Montgomery Levy Link

re-enactment group and was demonstrating fire-lighting, lamp making and the hand-grinding of grain at the August open day at Tŷ Mawr.

Tŷ Mawr, Castle Caereinion

Tŷ Mawr is a rare example of an aisled mediaeval hall house. It was built around 1460 and was altered around 1630 to create an upper floor at each end of the hall and a smoke hood was built over the fire.
The significance of the building was noticed in 1971 by Dr Peter Smith of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. At the time it looked little more than a tumble-down barn.
The house has been reconstructed using traditional methods and is now lived in, with open days on a few weekends each summer.
Tŷ Mawr means Big House.

See Link for more detail on the history of the building.

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Grid Square: SJ1704, 15 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Penny Mayes (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Monday, 31 August, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 7 November, 2009
Category: Historic building (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 172 043 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:37.8237N 3:13.4253W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SJ 172 043
View Direction: East-southeast (about 112 degrees)