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Surrounded on three sides by residential development, and on the fourth the car park at Cold Knap,…read morethis is the last place you'd expect to find an archaeological site. I'm sure it is completely ignored by its neighbours, and by the vast majority of people who visit Cold Knap beach in Barry. Nevertheless, here is Barry's oldest scheduled ancient monument, over 700 years old. The site was known about in the early 1960's, when construction work on the Waterside Hotel unearthed some Roman remains, but no formal excavation was carried out. Another opportunity came with the demolition of the YMCA hostel in 1979 on the site immediately to the west, and this time a formal excavation was carried out. To everyone's surprise, they found a major public building, dating from the late Third Century or early Fourth Century AD. A building of 22 rooms, arranged around a central courtyard, with cellars and what may have been a watchtower, were excavated. It is clear that the quality of building materials was high, with dressed stone and a tiled roof. After the excavation, the site was conserved, and a small viewing platform was built, complete with interpretation boards. It's exact purpose is unknown, and it appears that the building was never completed as intended. The best guess is that it was intended as a sort of official guest house and possible storage facility for users of the Imperial Roman Post System, located by a small inlet, and opposite a known harbour on the English side of the Bristol Channel. To-day, nothing remains much above the foundations, but you can clearly see the layout of all 22 rooms, including the cellar, and the area of the courtyard. The interpretation panels, though badly weathered, provide a helpful description, plan and a picture recreating what the building may have looked like. The entrance is off the small footpath, immediately behind the public toilets at Cold Knap Terrace Car Park. In the summer, it's possible to take a quick look at this little piece of ancient history, before enjoying an ice-cream and a stroll along the promenade

It's a sunny day; Cardiff is alive with the usual business of people who are all heading different…read moredirections with different agendas and different appearances. In among all of this bustling madness you can find a place to sit away from the main pedestrian traffic, street sellers and charity collectors. This is a place to let the city pass you by for a while. I often come here to sit and eat my lunch or just stop off and rest a while whilst enjoying a different setting away from the office. There are plenty of benches and although at times it can get quite crowded with city visitors seats can quickly become available again. I will sit here and complete a Sudoku, write some lyrics or poetry, check my emails on my phone or simply people watch. There's a walkway at either end with entrances and exits. Down 3 sides are cast iron railings separating you from the main pedestrian zones that surround both Cardiff's indoor market to one side, and Queen's arcade on another. The third side separates you from the walkway of Working Street and St John the Baptist church just beyond that. You will find an array of characters here that is for sure, but I have never been approached by anyone here for anything other than a light for their cigarette. For this reason, to me, this is an island in the sea of city I spend so much time in.

I find that it is not an overly regular occasion for someone to tell you that a cemetery is a…read morefantastic place to take a lunch break, but this is just such an occasion. This is a little haven in the centre of Cardiff between The Hayes and Cardiff Castle that is frequented by people with their packed lunch having a break on a bench. The St John The Baptist Cemetery Gardens are a fenced area that will allow you to look at the comings and going of The Cardiff Market and an entrance to St. David's 2, if it's a pleasant day then you can find yourself sitting in an area that is at once part of and shut off from the city centre, somewhere to sit for half an hour with a good book before venturing into the melee of a Cardiff shopping experience.

Well what can I say. During these hard times Jo-Ann Beale knowing how long I have been waiting for…read morethis vase for my late brother she got it ready yesterday for me before having to close. That's what I call service. I highly recommend John Jenkins and Son to anyone they have always gone that extra mile.