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The Welsh re-Development Agency
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An excuse to do nothing
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When the thin blue line becomes a garrote
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Providing a useful sex education
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A mirrored darkness
February 6, 2012 09:02
Posts Tagged ‘Architecture’
Go East
Haven’t got a ticket for the Ryder Cup? Don’t worry – there’s lots of enchanting local history and architecture to witness in Newport
The all-time Spanish XI
We’ve seen the best the Dutch have to offer. What about their Spanish opponents?
The unlikely saviour of this beautiful ruin
Last year we sparked a debate about whether to preserve a contaminated concrete hulk in the middle of Snowdonia National Park. Eight months later, its future is secure.
Let’s stop our story from crumbling away
Merthyr Tydfil has a rich industrial heritage that survives today through much of its architecture. Yet many of the most important such buildings are now in a parlous state
The Pierhead building should be the first
AFTER years of providing Cardiff Bay with it’s most attractive exterior, the world was finally allowed to glimpse the quiet halls and nooks of the Pierhead Building this week when it was opened on Dydd Dewi Sant following a lengthy restoration. Overnight, the Pierhead has been transformed into a potential major pull for the Bay. [...]
The Crown and the Presence of Absence
City Hall should become a Royal Palace, creating a Welsh Order of Chivalry, and introducing Regius Professorships to Wales: just some of the ideas advocated to increase the role and visibility of the monarchy in a modern Wales
Why is Cardiff so unloved by us Welsh?
We don’t love our capital city and, though our grumbles are mostly unfair, there is a germ of truth in the criticism that Cardiff is not yet fully the champion of Wales. And it could start by being prouder of its own and the nation’s heritage
Trawsfynydd to be considered for listing
Remember Clayton Hirst’s article in favour of preserving the Basil Spence-designed Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in Gwynedd? It caused quite a stir, not to mention a little slipperiness from heritage quango Cadw. Well, there’s good news today for those persuaded by his case; Cadw have agreed to consider listing the building. Clayton has more on [...]
Trawsfynydd redux
CLAYTON HIRST’S Review article on the future of the Trawsfynydd nuclear power station generated an excellent debate here on WalesHome.org, which we were pleased to see has now spread to the BBC’s Good Evening Wales. I say “spread”; in fact the presenter did his level best to avoid any acknowledgment of the source of the [...]
Save this beautiful ruin
The Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in Gwynedd is one of the most striking and impressive examples of British post-war modernist architecture, as well as an historical monument. Its massive reactors mean it cannot be removed for another 90 years – so why are the demolition teams being sent in next year?
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