Cwmygigfran, Cwmdu
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Cwmygigfran, Cwmdu
Image: © Alan Richards Taken: 19 Feb 2012
Mae ty o'r enw Cwmygigfran wedi bodoli ar y llecyn hwn ers o amgylch 1600. Yn 1971 adwaenir y ty fel 'Y Palas' ar ol i'w berchennog, Daniel Thomas, wario ffortiwn ar adnewyddu'r lle. Yn wir, yn ol traddodiad, fe wariodd gymaint o arian ar y lle fel na allai fforddio byw yno. Erbyn troad yr 20g dechreuodd y ty adfeilio ac erbyn 1940 roedd e wedi mynd a'i ben iddo. Yn 1960 prynwyd Cwmygigfran gan gwmni o ddymchwelwyr o Henffordd ac aethpwyd a phopeth o unrhyw werth nol gyda nhw. A house has stood at Cwmygigfran (trans. Valley of the Raven) since circa 1600. In 1871 the house was known locally as 'The Palace' after its owner, Daniel Thomas, had spent a fortune on renovating the old place. Indeed, tradition has it that he spent so much money gentrifying the house that he couldn't afford to live there. Around the turn of the twentieth century the house began to deteriorate and by 1940 it had fallen into total disrepair. In 1960, Cwmygigfran was completely stripped of anything of value after being bought by a demolition firm from Hereford.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.950765
Longitude
-4.010445