Daily Archives: Wednesday, 15th July 2009
Castell Coch – a Little Closer
Having shown it from a distance, I thought a closer look might be welcome, so here it is.
I’ll be putting up some pictures of the inside soon.
Twittering: 2009-07-15
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And this is me
A self-portrait of the photographer at work, reflected in my brother’s glasses on Penarth Pier.
Castell Coch – from a distance
I was born and brought up in Cardiff, and this quite wonderful castle hiding in the forest was a familiar sight:
Castell Coch[1] was an old castle which fell into disuse and collapsed into ruin by the 16th Century. But in the late 19th Century, the third Marquess of Bute, reportedly the richest man in the world at the time, decided to restore it, and working with William Burges, who turned Cardiff Castle into a supreme piece of High Victorian over-the-topness, created what amounts to a fairytale castle.
I went there today for the first time in many years, and had a good look around. This picture shows how I always remember seeing it. More will follow…
[1] That would be “the red castle” in English
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WP Update Message plugin
I found this amongst the entries for the WordPress Plugin Contest, which generally inspires some good work. There are some other entries which might find a home here or even on Tiggercam, but this one stood out as something that’s of immediate use.
I quite often come back to posts to add updated information, or corrections to things that have changed, or indeed anything else. I generally do that by editing the post, adding a <blockquote> and typing the extra information. But this plugin makes it simpler: it adds a box to the post editing page in which you can type your updated information. Save the changes and it adds a box to the post for you. It comes with a few preset colour schemes for the box, and you have the option of changing the HTML it uses in its options page.
I’ve given it a quick try on a few posts, and I like what it does, so I’ll be using it in future.
Twittering: 2009-07-15
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