Farm building at Cernioge Mawr near Cerrigydrudion
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Farm building at Cernioge Mawr near Cerrigydrudion
Image: © Jeremy Bolwell Taken: 20 Jan 2012
I must have passed this distinctive building many times and it has always made me think 'why is it so ornate?' so today I stopped off briefly to take a photo with a view to researching it for geograph. Turns out it was built beside the new Holyhead road, now the A5 of course, to enable horses to be changed and to offer refreshment to passengers who would have to stretch their legs in the interval between teams. Apparently Queen Victoria, no less, was one such passenger who stopped here for a cup of tea. The building is part of an old farm now farmed by a local farmer who breeds prize rams and sheep here. The glories are fading fast but the fittings declare its past status. I suppose it was an early equivalent of our motorway services.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.040363
Longitude
-3.633285