GLYN DERI, Glanaman, Carmarthenshire 2020

Notes on GLYN DERI, Glanaman, Carmarthenshire 2020
Just off the track, Glyn Deri is a slightly sorry site. A modern-ish looking bungalow most likely replaced an older dwelling, all ruinous and empty and abandoned. Signs saying ‘keep out’ on gateway and on house. It looked like the house was boarded up properly and I had no intention of entering but then noticed the front door was open a jar. I entered tentatively and immediately saw the back door opposite ends of the house was also wide open. Inside was a mess, one room the floor had fallen to the foundations (questioning whether this was indeed just a bungalow from the 60’s/70’s and not a renovated older house). Other rooms had bits of furniture, it seemed someone has even slept here at some point with a chair and a den formed with doors and other furniture. It might have given shelter for one night, better than sleeping outside, but hardly a nice place to rest your head; damp, musty, unloved.
A few photographs were taken, all outside. The rear was inaccessible due to summer foliage as too a caravan barely visible within the bramble. Outbuildings had relatively recent sign of use but even these were mostly inaccessible.
Once cleared of the mess and foliage, this site could easily be renovated back to a loving home once more.
Just off the track, Glyn Deri is a slightly sorry site. A modern-ish looking bungalow most likely replaced an older dwelling, all ruinous and empty and abandoned. Signs saying ‘keep out’ on gateway and on house. It looked like the house was boarded up properly and I had no intention of entering but then noticed the front door was open a jar. I entered tentatively and immediately saw the back door opposite ends of the house was also wide open. Inside was a mess, one room the floor had fallen to the foundations (questioning whether this was indeed just a bungalow from the 60’s/70’s and not a renovated older house). Other rooms had bits of furniture, it seemed someone has even slept here at some point with a chair and a den formed with doors and other furniture. It might have given shelter for one night, better than sleeping outside, but hardly a nice place to rest your head; damp, musty, unloved.
A few photographs were taken, all outside. The rear was inaccessible due to summer foliage as too a caravan barely visible within the bramble. Outbuildings had relatively recent sign of use but even these were mostly inaccessible.
Once cleared of the mess and foliage, this site could easily be renovated back to a loving home once more.
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