Greenhayes Across the Years

These old photos have been put online mainly for family, but regular readers of Wayfarer’s may be interested too . . .

*Gwen in 1952, managing to stand without sticks for the snap. She had successful operations on her arthritis, both hips, as later photos show her standing unaided*

*1953 George, Helen Godwin & daughter Jain at Greenhayes*

*1953 Helen & daughter Jain Godwin with Gwen & Mark*

*Another photo on the same day: David, Gwen, a friend of Mary, me looking aggressive at my first stepfather David for being there at the same time as Sep on my left, Gerald de la Mauvinière*

Mark in 1955

Mark at 13, a language student. Mary at 7

Tea party in 1958, outside summer house. Mary, Aunt Peggy, Mac (Peggy’s 2nd husband) Grandpa, Granny, Iris (mother of Mary & me), Sep Our mother’s third husband, Mark, me. Justin. Like Mark I’m 14, scowling at the camera because I didn’t want to be there at all

*a friend of Peggy, Peggy, Justin, Mac, Mark, Uncle Owen*

Julian Rhys Williams beside the little pond at Greenhayes, admiring the quartz rocks cut from the top of Mount Snowdon by our great-grandfather Joseph Sanger-Davies. I’m sure this would be illegal today

“Is it legal to take stones from the massive deposits lying around the mountains? If it is illegal then who should I contact to collect said stones?”

“No, it would technically be theft – you’d need to ask the landowner for permission.”
Originally Snowdon and its summit were owned by three agricultural estates, Vaynol, Hafod y Llan and the Baron Hill Estate. Today the Vaynol land at the summit is owned by the Snowdonia National Park Authority, Hafod y Llan by the National Trust and the Baron Hill Estate retains its holding. from Wikipedia