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Hillside, ABERGAVENNY, NP7 7RS

Houses on the north side of Rother Avenue, looking in the direction of Underhill Crescent.

Presumably the purpose of the stones enclosed in metal meshing is to prevent the bank collapsing across the roadway.

From the minor road between Blorenge and Gilwern Hill at Pwll-du looking north-east. The whole town is in view and beyond it the distinctive ridge of The Skirrid (Ysgyryd Fawr). Just to the left of the town is the dome-shaped ridge of Twyn-yr-allt, which leads up to the Sugar Loaf, which is just out of shot on the left. Below is the Usk valley.

This is the Late Georgian walled garden created by John Wedgwood around 1830. Wedgwood was part of the ceramics dynasty, a renowned horticulturist, acquaintance of Darwin and founding member of the Royal Horticultural Society. Not open to the public at present, it is contained within an estate including gated housing, woodland and converted college buildings.

Located in a Rother Avenue garage. Abergavenny Community House is a registered charity.

Lower School as it was known in my day, as it educated the new entrants from age 11 years up to 15 years - a fine seat of learning with a large intake of pupils from the town and surrounding rural villages and farms. Some 1,500 pupils in my era if I recall correctly - and every ability range and personality type seemed to be represented in this educational melting pot. Every year the school could claim a few Oxbridge entrants as well as a few expelled for achievements at the opposite end of the scale. Never a dull moment. I can recall snowballing the buses dropping off kids from Govilon, Llanfoist and Llanellen, Grosmont, Forest Coal Pit and Llanthony and Cross Ash - I also recall fights, teachers, illicit smoking and the daily walk to and from school. Yes, walk. In all weathers.

The sign is alongside a gate at the edge of Deri Road. There was no path or track discernible in this early December view. A summer view would have shown much more vegetation here, so the sign is achieving its objective by deterring would-be walkers thus allowing nature to obliterate any trace of a path.

This is not a place for walkers (or indeed motorists!) to meet an oncoming vehicle. Fortunately my walk along this section of Deri Road was uneventful.

Viewed from a road named Pen-y-pound. The No Entry signs show that this is an exit road for vehicles.