Places to see in ( Machynlleth - UK )
Places to see in ( Machynlleth - UK )
Machynlleth, sometimes referred to colloquially as Mach, is a market town and community in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. Machynlleth is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads.
Machynlleth was the seat of Owain Glyndwr's Welsh Parliament in 1404, and as such claims to be the ancient capital of Wales. However, it has never held any official recognition as a capital. It applied for city status in 2000 and 2002, but was unsuccessful. Machynlleth is twinned with Belleville, Michigan. Machynlleth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1937 and 1981.
From 1859 to 1948 the town was served by the narrow gauge Corris Railway, which brought slate from the quarries around Corris and Aberllefenni for onward despatch to the markets. The railway's Machynlleth station building, built in 1905, can still be seen alongside the road approaching the town from the north.
Machynlleth main-line station was built by the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway, and continues to provide a link to Aberystwyth and the Cambrian coast to the west and Newtown and Shrewsbury to the east. Currently services are run by Arriva Trains Wales.
Machynlleth has a special role in Welsh history because of its connection with Owain Glyndwr, a Prince of Wales who rebelled against the English during the reign of King Henry IV. Owain was crowned Prince of Wales in 1404 near the Parliament House, which is one of three mediaeval houses in town, in the presence of leaders from Scotland, France and Spain, and he held his own Parliament in the town. He held his last parliament in the nearby village of Pennal, by the Church of St Peter ad Vincula. It is thought that after the rebellion floundered, Owain went into hiding in the area around Machynlleth.
Machynlleth is the home of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Wales. It originated in 1986 as Y Tabernacl, a centre of performing arts in an old chapel, a private initiative by former journalist Andrew Lambert. In 1994 this was expanded with a new complex of art galleries, a recording studio and a language laboratory.
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Reversephotospectives Show at MOMA
Reversephotospectives on show at Museum of Modern Art - MOMA Wales.
Reversephotospectives are three dimensional optical illusion sculptures that combine the photography of Mark Robert Davey and appear to move in any direction when viewed making them highly interactive.
Peter Cattrell - Printing for Fay Godwin
Gallery talk by Peter Cattrell, Scottish fine printer and landscape photographer, who worked closely with Fay Godwin and developed his photographic printing skills through preparing her photographs for exhibition and publication.
In this gallery talk that ended the Fay Godwin Conference day, Peter discusses each of the photographs he printed for this part of the exhibition from her original negatives, provided by the British Library.
Recorded by Ffoton at the Fay Godwin Conference 11th March 2017 at Moma Machynlleth, Wales with permission of Peter and the event organisers, Diane and Geoff from Penrallt Gallery Bookshop
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The Murder of April Jones
April Jones. Five-year-old April Jones went missing from close to her home in Machynlleth on October 1, 2012. Mark Bridger went on trial charged with her murder on April 29. 12:05, 3 OCT 2019. April Jones. April Jones' sister recalls five-year-old's last words before she was murdered.
The millionth visitor to the Senedd
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The Senedd, the home of the National Assembly for Wales, has welcomed its millionth visitor.
Samantha Hailes from Cardiff was greeted by the Rosemary Butler AM, Presiding Officer for the National Assembly for Wales and presented with a certificate and given a tour of the building.
I was delighted to welcome Samantha as the millionth visitor to the Senedd, said Rosemary Butler.
Since opening six years ago, the Senedd has been an iconic building which attracts visitors and admirers from all over the world.
At its very heart lie the principles accessibility, transparency and sustainability.
These are three ideals which are woven into the very fabric of the building in the same way as they are woven into the work of the National Assembly in representing the people of Wales.
The Senedd, which was officially opened by the Her Majesty the Queen on St David's Day in 2006, has become a landmark building in Cardiff's prestigious bay development and is recognised the world over.