COLL P 01 05 008
COLL P 01 05 008
Provost Goodall: Letter to William Goodall
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24 August 1797
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Hereford cathedral; journey to Kington, New Radnor, bad roads to Pen-y-Bont and bad inn. Devil's Bridge, night in 'gentleman's house with dirty sheets'; further sightseeing including Hafod House and Aberystwyth (where he was shocked by seeing a girl with bare ankles leaving a bathing machine and walk back 'her shape as visible as if she was quite naked'). Journey to Machynlleth; dined with agreeable company; to Dolgellau (a miserable town). General observations on prices, roads, cleanliness, English spoken. PLACE: Tan-y-Bwlch
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