Page 9 - Leighton News April 2019
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William Burges designed the buildings as well as the
lavish interior decorations and furnishings including
the Saint David window for the chapel. He did not live
long enough to see the project completed.
And so back to the movies—this is obviously a perfect
location for a film. Indeed there is a list when it has
been used for this on IMdb. Maybe because of the
location scouting now going on in the Cardiff area, the
most recent (and prestigious) is the BBC’s Wolf Hall
but the other titles are disappointingly also-rans. DH
The Courtyard The Banqueting Hall
The Drawing Room
The new Victorian Castell Coch (Red Castle) was
intended to be a weekend hunting lodge but it is thought
the Marquess never used or stayed in it.
Seen from a distance set amongst beech woods it does
appear to be a reddish coloured little Disney-ish fairy
tale castle. The cover image reveals that it is actually a
masive stone redoubt but with many picturesque features
inside. It looks as though it may have originally had a
moat and drawbridge but modern tourist requirements
are served by a fixed ramp. Inside the surprise is a
circular courtyard with balconies and staircases leading
to different towers.
COFFEE MORNING
Saturday 30th March
at 10am-12noon
The next Coffee Morning in Leighton Village Hall will have plenty of great coffee,
cakes, chatter and Mothers Day posies to be enjoyed so please come along to
support the village hall to raise much needed funds. We also have the added bonus
of Phyllis Bayliss selling her little knitted Easter ducks so come along for a treat.
lavish interior decorations and furnishings including
the Saint David window for the chapel. He did not live
long enough to see the project completed.
And so back to the movies—this is obviously a perfect
location for a film. Indeed there is a list when it has
been used for this on IMdb. Maybe because of the
location scouting now going on in the Cardiff area, the
most recent (and prestigious) is the BBC’s Wolf Hall
but the other titles are disappointingly also-rans. DH
The Courtyard The Banqueting Hall
The Drawing Room
The new Victorian Castell Coch (Red Castle) was
intended to be a weekend hunting lodge but it is thought
the Marquess never used or stayed in it.
Seen from a distance set amongst beech woods it does
appear to be a reddish coloured little Disney-ish fairy
tale castle. The cover image reveals that it is actually a
masive stone redoubt but with many picturesque features
inside. It looks as though it may have originally had a
moat and drawbridge but modern tourist requirements
are served by a fixed ramp. Inside the surprise is a
circular courtyard with balconies and staircases leading
to different towers.
COFFEE MORNING
Saturday 30th March
at 10am-12noon
The next Coffee Morning in Leighton Village Hall will have plenty of great coffee,
cakes, chatter and Mothers Day posies to be enjoyed so please come along to
support the village hall to raise much needed funds. We also have the added bonus
of Phyllis Bayliss selling her little knitted Easter ducks so come along for a treat.
