Thursday 9 August 2012

Old Pembrokeshire Cottage





I was driving
along a Pembrokeshire backroad
not so long ago
when I came upon.....




this tumbledown cottage.


Pembrokeshire cottages often had /have
cement wash over the slates
to prevent the wind and rain from driving under them!



Hard to believe that
people lived and raised their families
within these walls!




My husband often talks of when he was growing up and there was a family
with 10 chidren in the cottage (now derelict)
at the top of the farm lane

Makes you think.....
doesn't it??



I'm joining Nancy at Rural Thursday


and Sunny Simple Sunday


andIt's so very Cheri

32 comments:

  1. Yeah, that does make you think. From my 9th year I grew up in a little catholic village, where many large families lived. One of the children of my class had 13 brothers and sisters, and they lived in a tiny house! Oh,I remember again, we lived in an area surrounded with ditches, and all the children did learn to swim when the school took care of that, so at a rather late age. I could already swim when I was 5. It was so sad, almost every family had a child who was drowned, often nearby the house. Life was different those days.

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  2. This sounds like where I grew up but I must say I love this place the stone work is amazing. I even like the derelict look of it now.
    Love these photos. B

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  3. Lovely photos! Such character and yes it is hard to believe that people lived here but somehow they endured! Wow we are so lucky today!

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  4. Old stone is so beautiful!

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  5. Thanks for the perspective thoughts and photo shots♫

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  6. Yes, it does make me think. This is quite the contrast to the monstrosities many two-people families now live in around Toronto.

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  7. It is pretty amazing! We take so much for granted now!

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  8. Wonderful find. It was probably quite charming in its heyday.

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  9. Awesome photos. I have never seen anything like it before. It does make you stop and think.

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  10. It's a beautiful place! It's so sad that people let old homesteads fall into disrepair. I always think of the heritage within the walls, the living and loving that went on, and the children raised.

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  11. oh ~ if the house could talk ~ such history ~ great photos ~ ( A Creative Harbor)

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  12. I meant to say how much I love your header. Oh to be standing on that spot would be a dream come true!

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  13. Indeed it does make one think~! The actual bones of the cottage look quite sturdy! Could you go inside? I would love to poke around those little old places and dream of the lives that once dwelled!!
    Kris

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  14. definitely! i would love to know the stories these old houses carry with them!

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  15. If only the walls could talk they say...how wonderful and it will still be standing there for years to come holding its secrets while we just try to imagine.

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  16. Hi Joan, What a charming scene; I love old cottages. Yes, I think that we've all gotten very spoiled-especially here in the U.S. Thanks for sharing and have a great day!
    Hugs, Noreen

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  17. im trying to catch up some... i love the old cottage! if walls could talk! how nice to spend a great day with your mum! 92 wow how blessed. and i love the pottery pieces she made. i know its hard to use beautiful things...i find i love my grazed and chipped treasures as much as the beautiful ones if not more...cuz i use them! i know what your feeling... i feel a little tattered and worn at times.. tomorrows another day.. enjoy your evening!

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  18. when my mother in law lived in Pembrokeshire her house was a long single story but it had been tiled and was missing the wonderful rope and cement roof. We use to love spotting these on our travels around the county.
    xxx

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  19. It is a lovely old cottage. it might be holding up better then the newer houses they build today. Thanks for sharing, have a great weekend.

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  20. Mir gefallen diese alten Gemäuer aus frühen Zeiten, bleibt zu hoffen, dass sie auch erhalten bleiben...

    Lieben Gruß
    CL

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  21. The humble cottage sometimes begets great contributing folk. I also think of the difficult job to build that, in the start. They had skill and fortitude to take on a project like that. That's one of those "if walls could talk" places to which I would like to listen. Thank you for joining me. Mary

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  22. wow. it truly is 'tumble-down'. what a life that must have been, raising a family there.

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  23. I love looking at the sites you take us to see. Been a while since I've visited - been off on my own vacation of sorts. But had to come see you first thing! Truly love the placed you take us to on your drives and walks!

    Blessings,
    Donna

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  24. And I'll bet they were super happy and loved playing in the sun in the fields! What a beautiful way to be raised in the countryside, when the neighbor's cow and horse were your friends instead of video games. People spend way too much time indoors now anyways!

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  25. I have always loved stone walls and when I look at this cottage I see it with a lovely heavy oak door, window boxes full of flowers, a stone walkway leading to the front door..and inside looking like Beatrix Potter's home in England. I had seven children all 13 and 14 months apart and it was a joyous time. Everything they got was precious to them. Yes, we are an Irish family and never had money but we had so much fun and love.

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  26. This coming Thursday, my two oldest sons are on their way back to Ireland once again. They return every year. We were all born here...but we have roots in Ireland and always will have. How I wish I could go. My husband died without ever seeing it..and it was a dream of his but at least his son's realized his dream.

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  27. Thanks for sharing. We have those in South Dakota also. Makes you wonder how someone could just walk away and let it go to disrepair.

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  28. The house is wonderful ... what a shame not to have money for a good reform ... Yearsa ago people lived with very little, did not complain and wise enjoy more of life ... now we have all and we have nothing.

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  29. Hmm...yes it does make you think but it's beautiful in its old tumbledown way :)

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  30. Hello, this is my first visit to your blog, and I'm really enjoying looking around at your posts. I found you through Sunny Simple Life, who I found through Lavender Dreams, I'm from New England or "across the pond."

    I've really enjoyed reading about this lovely stone home, it's hard to imagine that a family with 10 children lived in it at one time. Do you think someone will rehab it?

    I'm looking forward to learning more about your country through your blog! I've truly enjoyed my visit today. If you have time, please stop by and say hello. New friends and followers are always welcome, I can only give you a virtual cup of tea when you stop by!

    Have a lovely day!

    Mary

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  31. What a beautiful place for relaxation. I love to stay at a pembrokeshire cottage when I get to spend my holidays in Wales.

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