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Design and Print by www.BorderLightsGallery.co.uk HISTORIC MACHYNLLETH in 1919, and weGuide now and have Ranger units. Rainbow,provided Brownie, Girlguiding over has 100 yearsexperiences of for opportunities girls and and Machynlleth. young women in A Guide Unit was established in Machynlleth Machynlleth is situated inat the the Dyfi western Valley end andMontgomeryshire. of The the name old comes county‘maen’ from of which means stonestone, block and or ‘cynlleth’ pointer which and means could wetness be referringMachynlleth to claims the to Dyfi have River.capital been of the , historical as rebellion during a Owain Welsh Glyndwr’s Parliament here was assembled in 1404. There are plenty ofyou cafes are and in shops Machynlleth.visiting to If on visit you a while happen Wednesdayour to take town be some market, time it to has enjoy been running since 1291 ! 2000. and Queen Alexandra, King th th and Queen Mary, and the Duke of th

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to finish your walk. Make your way back towards the Clock Tower the Dowager Marchioness of1896. Londonderry in towards the clock tower.will On see your the right old you forge. This forge was built by and back on to the main road, then walk 14. the Old Rose Garden.garden This for is the the residents old of rose Y Plas. 13. through a small car park and you will arrive at

erected by the OwainSeptember Glyndwr 16 Society on 12. Glyndwr Memorial. This memorial stone was George 5 Windsor, then the Prince of Wales. distinguished past visitors toKing Y Edward Plas 7 include: the seventh Marquess of Londonderry. Other occasions. Y Plas was presented to the town in 1948 by Randolph Churchill (Winston Churchill’sfather) and he visited Y Plas on several Tempest, the fifth MarquessHenry of Vane-Tempest Londonderry. was an uncle of Lord of Sir John Edwards, married Henry Vane- called ‘Greenfields’and dates from 1653.In 1846 Mary Cornelia Edwards, the only child 11. you will arrive at Y Plas. Y Plas was formerly There are plenty of Cafes

happen to be visiting on a are in Machynlleth. If you and Shops to visit while you 1 7. Keep walking up Maengwyn Street and you will see some old black and white houses on your right. These are the old court houses. The Old Court House of the Lordship of was built in 1628. This building was at one time the Mayor’s house. 8. On your left you will see St. Gerard’s Chapel. It is believed to be the oldest building in Machynlleth.

DIRECTIONS SatNav Start Postcode: SY20 BER Difficulty: Easy. The walk is all flat and is on the pavement / on a path. It is wheelchair accessible. 9. Continue walking just past Hennighan’s chip 3. Continue walking down Penrallt Street and shop and you will see the old workhouse of START you will arrive at the town’s War Memorial. This Machynlleth. The possibility of building a memorial was unveiled in April 1924 by the workhouse in Machynlleth was greatly opposed, Start at the Clock Tower which was built by the Marquess of Londonderry who lived in Y Plas. The but the workhouse was eventually opened in townspeople in 1873 to celebrate the coming of names of the individuals who died in the Second 1860. In 1920 the premises were taken over on age of Viscount Castlereagh, the eldest son of the World War were added to the memorial later. a 21-year lease by the King Edward 7th Welsh Marquess of Londonderry. The Marquess’s grand Memorial Association who converted it for the home, , will be visited later in 4. Turn back on yourself and walk back towards treatment of TB patients. The site was later your walk. the clock. Turn left up Maengwyn Street. As you known as Machynlleth Chest Hospital and in walk you will see The Wynnstay Hotel on your more recent times became the Bro Ddyfi 1. Walk left from the Clock Tower and walk down right. The Wynnstay Hotel is a historical inn Community Hospital. As of 2021 a planned Penrallt Street. On your left you will pass The dating from 1780, when horse drawn coaches used expansion of the hospital is underway and Royal House. The Royal House is a 16th century to arrive under its entrance. includes demolishing parts of the workhouse merchant’s house, and according to legend King building. Charles 1st slept here during the Civil War. 5. Keep walking and you will see Laura Ashley’s first shop on your left. 10. Turn back around and cross the road and 2. Continue walking and you will pass St. Peter’s continue walking back down Maengwyn Street Church on your left. This church can be traced 6. Continue walking up Maengwyn Street and you will come to Owain Glyndwr’s Parliament House. towards the Clock Tower. Opposite the road to back to the sixth century, with the early church the Owain Glyndwr Parliament (about half way being established by St. Cybi from Cornwall. During Owain Glyndwr’s rebellion, a Welsh Parliament was assembled here in 1404. The down the street) you will see the gates of Y Plas During the Medieval period, the church was known to your left. This is one of the entrances to Y as ‘Ecclesia de Machenleyd’ and it was during this Parliament House and the Dyfi Centre alongside, now housing the Tourist information centre, were Plas. Go through the gates and follow the path time that the original British dedication was down to Y Plas; this all used to be the property replaced by the name of St. Peter. given to the town by Lord Davies of in 1912. of the residents of Y Plas.