Scribes R Us Research Visit to St Fagans

Scribes R Us went on a research visit to St Fagans National History Museum on Monday. Members of the group had a specific interest in viewing the row of workmen's cottages that form part of the museum's collection of historic buildings. The cottages were moved from Rhyd-y-car, near Merthyr Tydfil and reconstructed. Each of the cottages is set up in the style of eras between 1800-1985.

This museum feature is particularly useful for members of Scribes R Us because their current anthology project, Tinman's Row, revolves around characters that lived in a row of cottages similar to those in St Fagans. The stories are also set at various times between the mid 19th century and 1953. Many group members found out useful information about ways of life in earlier times that they will be able to use in their stories.

Scribes R Us members behind the workmen's cottages

Scribes R Us also captured footage of the day and some readings of extracts of Tinman's Row using CAVS' camcorder. The footage will be used for the new video that the group is making, with support from Carmarthenshire Connect.

Jan gets to grips with CAVS' camcorder.

Filming Colin, who's explaining about the Tinman's Row project in front of the row of cottages.

Heather reading her extract inside Oakdale Workmen's Institute.