St Fagans National History Museum
We revisit one of our favourite museums.
(Photos © urban75, Aug 2009)
Now one of Europe's leading open–air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction, and we always try and pay a visit to St Fagans is if we're in the area.
We filed a big photo report in 2007, so here's an update from our last visit.
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Welsh Scrabble set - note the double 'D' and double 'L' tiles.
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Archive record sleeves and a paper bag from Spillers record store, our favourite music store in the world!
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Exhibit from the 'Pop Peth' pop music exhibition
inside St Fagans.
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Old sign for horse and cattle spice, whatever that is.
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There was a fine collection of agricultural implements, tools, tractors and other complicated-looking hardware.
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Plough detail.
These things were built to last, alright.
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The main attraction of St Fagans is its fine collection of original buildings from different historical periods that have been re-erected around the 100-acre park.
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The bakehouse - you can buy freshly baked bread from here.
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Possibly once the smallest Post Office in wales, the Blaen-waun in shown in its war time guise..
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D. Thomas, outfitter.
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One of the most interesting parts of St Fagans is the six Rhyd-y-Car Ironworkers' Houses, with the rooms, furniture and objects illustrating different periods of history in Merthyr Tydfil, from 1805 to 1985.
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![St Fagans National History Museum, part of the National Museum of Wales near Cardiff, Wales UK - photos, feature and history](images/st-fagans-museum-16.jpg) The lime-washed walls of the medieval church from Llandeilo Tal-y-bont - the first church to be moved to and re-erected at a British open-air museum.
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Inside the church.
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The Celtic Village. The three circular houses are based on remains of buildings found in Gwynedd, Flintshire and Worcestershire.
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A look inside the smokey hut. It takes a while for your eyes to get adjusted to the light so mind you don't charge straight into another visitor (as I nearly did).
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The Cockpit.
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Aberystwyth toll gate.
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Abernodwydd Farmhouse.
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