Places to see in ( Knighton - UK )
Places to see in ( Knighton - UK )
Knighton is a small market town in Powys, Wales, on the River Teme and the English-Welsh border. Knighton railway station, as well as a small part of the town, is in Shropshire, England. The name derives from the Old English for A settlement of servants. This Anglo-Saxon settlement later became a Norman fortified town. Tref-y-clawdd, its Welsh name, means town on the dyke (i.e. Offa's Dyke) and was first recorded in 1262.
The name Knighton probably derives from the Old English words cniht and tūn meaning, respectively, ... a soldier, personal follower, young man, servant, thane, freeman and ... farm, settlement, homestead. This implies that the settlement was perhaps founded as the result of a grant of land to freemen.
Knighton is known for a well-preserved section of Offa's Dyke. Intriguingly, Wat's Dyke also runs parallel to Offa's Dyke and a few miles to the east. An earthwork that runs north-south along the English/Welsh border from Basingwerk near Holywell to Oswestry. The dykes aside, two Norman castles, constructed in the 12th century, are the oldest survivors in modern Knighton.
Knighton first prospered as a centre of the wool trade in the 15th century and was later an important point on the two drover routes from Montgomery to Hereford, and from London to Aberystwyth. Otherwise, Knighton was remote from the centres of commerce. It seemed likely that the railway revolution would also fail to reach the town; the 1840s and 1850s saw considerable railway building right across Great Britain but Radnorshire had a small population and little industry.
On the last Saturday in August the town holds its annual Carnival and Show, which attracts thousands of visitors to the town from all over the world. It features two parades, one at midday, and another at around 8 pm; these consist of various themed carnival floats and people dressed in fancy dress. The show takes place at the town's showground at Bryn-y-Castell; also home to Knighton Town F.C., Knighton Cricket Club and Knighton Hockey Club.
Knighton Community Centre is the towns largest venue and plays host to many events such as discos, performances, wrestling, bands, artists along with local clubs and organisations. Just outside Knighton and visible for many miles, is an observatory with a telescope, Europe's largest camera obscura and a planetarium.
Knighton is at the centre or the start of two National Trails; Glyndŵr's Way and Offa's Dyke Path. The Offa's Dyke Association has a visitors' centre in the town alongside the site of the ceremony at which John Hunt, Baron Hunt of Llanfair Waterdine inaugurated the long distance footpath in 1971.
Knighton is 137 miles (220 km) from the UK capital city, London; 86 miles (138 km) from the Welsh capital of Cardiff; and, 19 miles (31 km) from the county town, Llandrindod Wells. For the smaller part of Knighton that is in Shropshire, the district administrative centre of Ludlow is 16 miles (26 km) distant and the county town of Shrewsbury is 34 miles (55 km) away. The town is remote but is connected with the following towns and villages.
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May 2011 saw another circular steam railtour run across the country. Steam Dreams ran the Cathedrals Explorer which ran from London to Scotland, all the way down to Wales and back to the capital.
This was to be a tough challenge for a 22 year old like me, as this was to mean a heck of mileages to clock up as well as driving to new areas that I had not seen in my life. But was determined to make this worth while.
This film captures the last two days of the run. On Thursday May 12th 45407 & 44871 hauled the tour from Carnforth to Carmarthen via Chester, Shrewsbury and the Heart of Wales Line. The dou hauled the tour back to London the next day.
Beginning at Chirk Viaduct on the Wales/English border the pair make a fine sight crossing the viaduct and alongside the aquaduct. After a long hot pursuit in and out of Wales we catch the pair again at Knucklas Viaduct, with 45407 making a claggy scene as the sun shines out.
Another long journey right through the middle of Wales takes us to Sugar Loaf a steep 1 in 60 climbe from Llanwrtyd Wells to the tunnel at the summit. Unfortunately at Sugar Loaf as the train approaches the scene some mindless asshole decides to get into the spot right at the last second as the two are approaching 100 yards, I was about to pan my camera on the engines this meant that I had to miss the sun glinting on the engines as they passed. However at the banks of the River Towy outside Llandovery I was blessed to get a cameo sequence of the pair crossing the bridge just as the sun was setting in the hills nearby. A fine scene to make up for a partially lost shot.
The next day on Friday 13th the two Black 5's work the tour from Carmarthen to London Victoria via Cardiff, Swindon and Reading.
Starting off on a high hill at Ferryside I was to be blessed with more luck. As the pair approach the station the sun came out at the right time which gave out the perfect lighting for the panoramic sequance as well as the thick white exaust from 45407. It is worth noting that this is the first time a steam charter has run through Ferryside in the morning for 18 years (since 1993!) A personal highlight for me.
The last two scenes capture the two Black 5's at Pyle and ultimately the long panoramic finale along the GWML at Westerleigh.
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Colas 37's on The 565 Charter, Carnforth ~ Carmarthen 02/09/2017
Organised by Simon Pilkington as a tribute to his late Father who was a Police Sergeant with South Wales Police and passed away in 2015.
The 565 being his badge number.
Two DRS 37's brought the train from Carnforth, where Colas Rail Liveries 37254 and 37175 brought then to Carmarthen .
First clip is the pair storming up Llanfihangel Bank en route to South West Wales. We then travel to Carmarthen where the two locos were split to Top N Tail on the return journey via The Heart of Wales Line, and with Driver Beacchi of Cardiff at the helm, we see it tackling the steep climb up to Sugar Loaf Summit on the Heart of Wales Route. Then comes a clip of a Class 153 single Car unit on a Shrewsbury to Swansea Sevice, and finally a clip of the first ever run of a Class 68 on the HOW Line as 68016 and 68024 work a Paddington to Llandrindod Wells Northern Belle excursion...A great day out.