Celt Photographic » Cwm Clydach Nature Reserve RSPB, http://celtphotographic.com Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:34:12 +0000 en hourly 1 The Clydach “Death Ray” http://celtphotographic.com/2011/11/09/the-clydach-death-ray/ http://celtphotographic.com/2011/11/09/the-clydach-death-ray/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:16:25 +0000 JohnK http://celtphotographic.com/?p=2843 I have started to research some of the history of the locality in order to give the pictorial record of Cwm Clydach some structure. The local library has been very helpful, and pointed me toward a little gem of a book. Apparently the hills behind Craig Cefn Parc held some interesting secrets during World War 11, including a landing strip for VIP’s, and a laboratory run by the inventor Harry Grindell Matthews. One of the more interesting inventions was a so called “Death Ray”.

I’ll add more information after I finish reading the book, “The Death Ray. The Secret Life of Harry Grindell Matthews” by Jonathan Foster.

]]> http://celtphotographic.com/2011/11/09/the-clydach-death-ray/feed/ 0 Cwm Clydach Nature Reserve http://celtphotographic.com/2006/11/02/clydach-nature-reserve/ http://celtphotographic.com/2006/11/02/clydach-nature-reserve/#comments Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:51:12 +0000 JohnK http://celtphotographic.com/clydach-nature-reserve/ Just in case some of you who know me thought that I had completely lost it after my last entry – my views on life have not changed, it is just that circumstances sometimes bring it into sharper relief.

This time I have attached a few shots of the nature reserve that is only 300mtrs from the house – and of course, one of my new “local” hostelry the New Inn at Clydach, of which it must be said that it is one of the most welcoming pubs I have ever entered. The food is pretty exceptional too!

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