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21 Oct, 3 tweets, 2 min read
We can’t stop looking at the chimney on this beautiful building, which also has a very interesting #HouseHistory. 🏠@NTWales Ty-mawr, Wybrnant in Conwy was the birthplace, in 1545, of Bishop Morgan, the translator of the first complete Welsh Bible, published in 1588. 1/3⤵️
Ty-mawr originated as a late-medieval hall-house and tree-ring dating of the roof has shown that it was improved during the life-time of Bishop Morgan using timber felled in Spring 1559 and Winter 1564/5. 🏠2/3⤵️
3/3 The house was restored and modified in 1888 and 1987-8. 🏠Lots more info and images available here ▶️coflein.gov.uk/en/site/16966/

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