The New Radnor Line

This line was one I had noticed on my Way to Builth Wells while going along the A44. I had noticed old bits of railway but wondered where that went, the one day while driving through New Radnor I noticed the Station Campsite just off the road. I started checking my OS maps and saw that there was a old railway shown so I started to check what was left.

As luck would have it I had the chance to go to the station campsite to meet up with a fellow Mini enthusiast to drop off some spares so after asking the site owner if he minded if I took some photos I took these of the station at platform.

I thought it was great so much of the building and platform was left.

Not only that the goods shed was was still there.

Following a road to the next station you go past the remains of Jerrys Bridge

the embankment is still there as well

Doyhir Station is next along and is part of a lime quarry where nearby you can see some of the old kilns.

The building is in remarkable condition with a some original feature still there.

like this old original enamel notice on the door.

Driving on further you come to Stanner Station and another building can be found.

along with more platform still in place.








 

 

 

 I was really surprised to see all these building were in such good condition and much of the old features were still inside. The next town along is Kington and I will post what I found there when I sort out some photos.

Some Welsh Pillboxes

These are some of the pillboxes I have come across while in Wales.  I had not gone out intentionally to find them but for the fact I kept a caravan in Built Wells so thought I'd see what was round there defence wise. What I found surprised me. I checked out the Defence of Britain site and saw there were some defences left.

 This one an Allen Williams Turret can be found by the War memorial though it's not it's original position and and I doubt was from the area it was restored by the local cadet force .

Outside town and over near the golf course you can see this pillbox.

 Looking at the embrasures which are larger that the ones I have normally  seen

Entrance is down the steps

Inside you find tree tables which show it was a Vickers Machine Gun Position.

The view out of an embrasure















and a shot of it from the outside looking in

Not something that is easy to spot and does flood a times. Not sure who to ask now as it is a small holding but is worth visiting

 This pillbox I came across while looking at an old dismantled railway on GE. It would have over looked a railway bridge at Natmel

 Entrance was beside the railway line.

Going inside this corrugated iron shuttering is coming away and nearly took my scalp off.














The ricochet wall was odd in that it was raised.

This is not something I have seen before

Some relics still remain like the wood shelf in front of the embrasure.

 Looking from the top of the pillbox towards the River Wye   where the railway used to cross on the left of the photo.

The last one is overlooking a bridge on the Elan Reservoir. The area looks to have been cleared at the time and I took the photo from the opposite side of the bridge. I have never been in this one as it was not that accessible to get to. There are more pillboxes to be found it Wales and I will post more when I come across them.

The Llyn Brianne Reservoir

Now I have posted photos from this place before but I thought it was time to show a bit more of the place. Last time it was a pleasant sunny day where we had a picnic, this time not so nice.

To get to the reservoir you need to turn off the A483 at Beulah and head off up into the hills.  Not sure where this is but it looks down the hillside form the road to the river below 

Stopped off to get a photo of the woodland and the sign showing how steep the hill was

as you can see we had not reached the top

Stopped off at the picnic area to look at the reservoir

 and the overcast sky behind which looked quite threatening

drove along winding roads

stopped off for another photo opportunity

sheep

pony's

just having a scratch

 Better view of the reservoir

and the sheep laid down and watched

Eventually we got to where I want to go

view of the dam & spillway

top of the spillway & reservoir

 Looking down the spillway

and the view of the mountains behind it

Data on the dam itself

you can also read about who opened it in Welsh

or English if you like

there is a road across the top

and a bridge over the spillway

view back up the reservoir 

across to where I took the photos

 A stich photo of the reservior

A final look down at the dam. The building at the base is a hydro electric plant and my only regret of the day was that water was not flowing over the spillway. The Llyn Briannne  a nice place to visit and there are places you can stop off for a picnic or camp but I feel it does not quite have the same affect on me as the Elan Valley. Thanks for visiting and nope you liked the tour