14th March 2024 - Preparing for Easter at the Crimson Moon

Thought for the day :"I am entering an Iron Man Competition. Do you think 10 shirts will be enough?"

Rain 52 : Dry 21

Bag 18.

Poster out for the Easter weekend

Negotiated with the local Distillery With the Welsh Wind - and will be advertising accordingly.

Mantle Brewery are only brewing Hwyl Haf - the summer ale for a short time so I decided to book a keg and also two Cwrw Teifi., and some extra bottles as fall back...

In other news:

On March 14th 1966, St Teilo's Church at Llandeilo Tal-y-Bont, near Pontarddulais, was designated as a world heritage site.

The church is thought to date to the late 12th century on the site of a 6th-century Christian church. It was almost certainly a stopping point for pilgrims on their way to St David’s, before they made the difficult crossing of the River Loughor to continue their journey. It is dedicated to Teilo (born c.500), an evangelising Christian who may well have been active in the area in the period following the Roman's withdrawal from Britain. Teilo was reputed to be a cousin, friend and disciple of Saint David.

The church at Llandeilo Tal-y-Bont was situated on marsh land beside the River Loughor, which often flooded the paths leading to it by up to 4 feet deep making it extremely difficult for the people to attend. After 1850, the Old Church gradually went into decline, though services continued to be held there three times a year, in June, July and August, with coracles being used by worshippers to reach the church.

In 1971, it was deemed unsafe to continue the maintenance of the church and it was decided to close the church permanently. The Welsh Folk Museum became interested in relocating it to St Fagan's, but prior to dismantling, wall paintings were noticed beneath the worn walls and the Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments in Wales undertook a survey to reveal and record them. The paintings that were uncovered dated from 1350 onwards.

Most of them depicting the life of Christ, especially the events surrounding the passion. There were also paintings of Saint Catherine, who commonly featured in medieval churches, and of Saint Christopher, the patron saint of travellers. The paintings had been whitewashed during the Protestant Reformation and are among the best ever discovered in the UK. The church is now re-erected at the Folk Museum as it may have appeared prior to 1530.

Cheers !