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by Dai Wynn
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According to Wikipedia, this is reputedly the smallest house in Great Britain. Also known as the Quay House, built in the sixteenth century, it... more
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According to Wikipedia, this is reputedly the smallest house in Great Britain. Also known as the Quay House, built in the sixteenth century, it stands on the Quay at Conwy, Wales and shares a wall with the famous Conwy castle. The floor area is 3.09 metres X 1.8 metres and, until 1900, the house was occupied by 1.9 metres tall Robert Jones.
Yes, I was there - no, I did not go inside. A lady in traditional Welsh costume stands at the doorway collecting the £1.00 entrance fee. A maximum of four (smallish?) people are permitted inside at any one time.
Ink and watercolour painting by Dai Wynn on smooth surface Arches french cotton paper. 30 cm high X 21 cm wide (11.75 inches X 8.25 inches) approximately - A4.
Some of my friends wonder why I have changed my name from David to Dai. The short answer is that I haven’t. My parents, sisters and immediate family always used Dai (but pronounced “day”) as a short form of David — a nickname if you like. However, it appears that the Welsh adopted the name "Dai” (pronounced “die”) as a short form of Dafydd (pronounced “Dahveth”) the patron saint of Wales and also known as St David just across Offa’s Dyke. Why Wales? Well the name “Wynn” means fair-skinned or white in the Welsh language and my ancestors were certainly from around those parts (others were from Ireland and Cornwall, but paid full fare to sail to Australia. None was transported in chains I might add). Dafydd, being the Welsh version of...
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