Photography by John Ball - 26 August 1998
(with Agfa ePhoto307 digital camera)

Cil-y-cwm is an old Welsh village situated a few miles northof Llandovery.

Image 1: The parish church ofSt Michael in Cil-y-cwm.

Image 2:

The Neuadd Fawr Arms - in the centre of the village. Neuadd Fawr, meaning "Great Hall", is a reference to the house on a country estate close to Cil-y-cwm.

Image 3:

Cottages in Cil-y-cwm's main street.

Image 4:

The Old Post Office.

Image 5:

The appearance of the village is enhanced by flowers.

Image 6:

Many of the footpaths in Cilycwm still use the original stone cobbles.

Image 7:

The lychgate at the entrance to the parish church and churchyard.

Image 8:

Behind the church I found these mysterious stone slabs, eachbearing two iron handles.

Image 9:

The wall plaque indicates that the slabs are the entrance to the Neuadd Fawr vault, presumably containing the mortal remains of the family who lived at Neuadd Fawr.

Image 10, 11: A passageway (Image 10), off the main street in Cilycwm, leads to Capel-y-groes, >an attractively painted Welsh Independent Chapel built in 1859 (Image 11).