Photo Gallery
Tredegar Row (Wye Knot Stop's Original Name)
The Green, Griffin and Cross House
The Bridge Inn, Wye Garage and Main Street Views
This page contains photos since we have been at the Cafe', photos that neighbours and villagers have given us of how our home used to look over the years and other scenes of the village from years gone by.
A brief history of the 'Wye Knot'
In 1815 John Gwillim and his wife came to Llyswen and became the tenant of "a dwelling house, shop, 2 cottages and gardens" at Tredegar Row, and worked for the Squire at Llangoed Hall. The Griffin Shop was part of Tredegar Row which was owned by Lord Tredegar. Here too was a thriving Welsh Craft Shop for some years until it became vacant, when eventually Mr Auberon Pitt opened it as a cafe and pottery. After his death it remained a cafe and pottery with Annette Claire also a qualified potter.
More recently, it has been known as 'The Copper Kettle Tea Room' and became known as the 'Wye Knot Stop' in 2003.
Local Scenes
Sue, Martin & Jimmy White Nov 2007
Waterfall at Talgarth Nature Reserve
Llyswen has just been put into the Top Ten Most Desirable Villages to live in Britain. We have recently been on ITV Wales, BBC Radio Wales as well as in the Daily Mail, The Sunday Times and the Western Mail.
Celebrity Corner
Mike Peters of The Alarm, March 2008
Rhod Gilbert, Comedian & Radio Wales DJ, Feb 2008
Fiona, Alan, Hanz, Sonia, Mimi, Lucy, Chris (New World Alive Group from Bath April '08)
