APPLE, CHAPEL AND CHURCH

 Tuesday 25 

APPLE, CHAPEL AND CHURCH

Rosie and I walk Long Lane again so I can make a couple of drawings. Sun very high even at soon after 8am. 

Down the holloway of Long Lane 

 

For some day the volume on my iPhone has periodically failed to work. We discover an Apple dealer in Carmarthen and so head into town having rung ahead to see if they would see me. They were delightful people, sadly the phone has a hardware fault that cannot be fixed but has since fixed itself!

 

Waiting for Siân to pick me up I discovered an elegant chapel The English Baptist Chapel in Lammas Street. Built in a willowy temple style in posh Bath stone with a wide set of steps leading to entrance. Described as ‘one of the most architecturally ambitious classical welsh chapels in Wales.

Found this while waiting for my ride...

Returned home via the village of Meidrim. This is NW of Carmarthen and close to St Clairs, although we got lost on the way home. Meidrim sits on the Afon Dewi Fawr. We walked up to the church, St David’s, located on the site of an ironworks fort. The church was open and we were so happy to wander inside. It is impossible long; with a three-bayed chancel, four-bayed nave, north transept, south transept, vestry north of chancel, south porch and bellcote. Equally impressive was the long line of yew trees from the west entrance to the church yard. So lucky to have a church open.

 

At home I tidied up the mess from yesterday’s wonton destruction in the back yard. All looks much better and a good canvas for Siân’s big plans for plant and greenery.