I’ve been out with my camera over the last few weeks, capturing some beautiful views and exploring the work going on over in Morganstown. I post a lot of my photos on Instagram but rarely include them on the blog unless they coincide with an article. This type of post may become more regular if … more…
If you’ve enjoyed the previous instalments of this series, then you’re in for another treat. This may be the final post in the series as I haven’t seen any new images added to the project recently. The images below take us from 1984 to the year 2000. All photos are from the Mary Gillham Archive Project. … more…
I’ve been trying to get into Instagram this year and I’m enjoying people’s #2017bestnine photos. These are the top nine photos for 2017 based on “likes” given. Visit Wales is the Welsh Government’s official tourism body and they received over 1 million likes this year. Castell Coch appears twice in their best nine! View this … more…
Quite a bit going on this month. Podium Therapies have relocated to Ton and artist Jon Pountney’s three month residency at Castell Coch ended with an exhibition of his work. First off, we celebrated our fourth birthday. Go us! Flickr user Gareth posted this aerial photo from his helicopter ride. Lovely summery photo from An … more…
You may have seen this spectacular image from local photographer Nick Russill in your Facebook feed recently. His otherworldly image of Castell Coch, nestled in the familiar woodland but surrounded by a sea of mist has enraptured people online. Follow @mytongwynlais I spoke to Nick about the image and how he got into photography. Nick … more…
We’ve been out and about in the village today, searching for the right vantage point to reproduce old photos. This is a picture from John Bulpin of the cottages on Market Street. In our attempts to get right angle we were kindly invited into someone’s half-built home to check the view. Unfortunately, a garage was … more…
Tongwynlais will always be home sweet home to me.