Author: melyn

The Pontcanna and Canton branch of the WI is recruiting new members. The group meets on the second Thursday of most months at the King’s Rd Church of God Church Hall. Forthcoming meetings will be about acting, knitting and local history. There are contact details on the poster below.

A medieval Bishop’s Castle that was probably first constructed by William de Broase (Bishop 1266-87) during the thirteenth century, and is still remarkably well preserved.

The Bishop’s Palace is the only surviving residence of the medieval clergy of Llandaf.

There are remains of an almost rectangular enclosure of about 52x40m.

There are towers and a monumental gatehouse at the western side, as you walk from the Cathedral.

The castle was shown complete on John Speed’s plan of 1610, with the gatehouse and four other towers, so it was probably dismantled at the time of the Civil War.

It was restored in 1971.

(The above info is a summary of a long piece by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales )

It’s a great place for a picnic and a game of Dump123.

Photo by Susan Williams.

Here’s news of a concert on Fri 19 July 2013 at the Llandaf Parish Hall for a good cause:

Llandaff Rowing Club

There are 180+ members of all kinds of ability.

Training and coaching is available for novice through to elite athletes.

There are four boat sheds, many boats, a gym with weights.

There’s a 1200m stretch of water along the River Taff, with access to facilities at Cardiff Bay too.

They have a major regatta every July.

How to join…

Photo by Ben Salter.

Since its revival in 2008, Llandaff Musical Festival is an annual highlight in every music lover’s calendar. The new organ at Llandaf Cathedral has bass notes that can rattle your soul so do try to get along to one of the performances. The concerts are at Llandaf Cathedral and there’s a full programme on the Festival website.

Here’s an old photo multiview postcard of Cardiff from back in the day when we used to send postcards when we went away on holiday. Tremendous bright colours and kitsch factor; the Welsh lady is even sitting at an old spinning wheel.