Thank you to those who left comments during October. Here’s a selection.
On Rhuthun, the Name
The post on whether the town should adopt “Rhuthun” rather than the Anglicised and ubiquitous “Ruthin” continues to attract comments, even though the original post dates back to January 2007. There are now 15 comments, all worth a read, best tackled in order from the top.
The latest anonymous comment states, “Everyone seems to have ignored my point that "Ruthin" is not (necessarily) an English (mis-)spelling, and might be worthy, not just of toleration, but of deliberate preservation.”
Oddbins
There were three comments in October to a post of 25 September on the now closed Oddbins about whether quirky wines at Oddbins are really that much better than stock at cheaper Tesco, from the same grape in the same region.
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An experimental recent change from the Red Dragon to the Flag of Dewi Sant drew this comment on authenticity from Dafydd. “You are being hoodwinked. The flag is a simplified version of the arms of the Bishops of S. David's and was devised to be flown on Welsh Anglican churches in the period following the disestablishment of the Church in Wales and before the Church's present flag came into being in 1954. All other explanations are pure fancy.”
Rhos Cottage
There was an incisive comment from Invisus regarding the post of 12 October entitled “Rose Cottage”.
“[The building] should be known as 'Rhos Cottage' not 'Rose Cottage'. The 'Rose' is an Anglicised version of Rhos. (Stryd y Rhos is the Street name, not Rose Street. The School is known as Rhos Street Primary, not Rose Street Primary.
“It may look like a chocolate -box- picture building, and the 'Rose Cottage' name may indicates a chocolate -boxy- blossom covered Victorian picture-esqueness: but Rhos Cottage is it's real name.”
Invisus also raises the validity of renaming old-established houses and property. This we shall try to tackle shortly.
Glasdir
On the naming of the Glasdir housing development, Invisus also suggests that the name should simply by “… Glasdir. Not Parc Glasdir nor Glastir Park - just Glasdir.” An earlier anonymous comment was “And what is wrong with "Glasdir", anyway? It's what the area is known as.”
St Peter’s Square Parking
This December 2006 post has attracted eight comments, the last of which was in October. An anonymous contributor supports the idea of a parking ban and public space at St Peter’s Square but questions how disabled people might park there. We liked the view that the issue of access for the post sorting office “needs to be addressed”. Boom boom.
Bread & Water
Invisus reminds us that in addition to the historic Ellis and Cambrian water bores to the lake beneath Rhuthun, there was the “Castle Spring” bore from Lôn Parcwr industrial estate, in more recent times.
Siege of Rhuthun – Tesco
A comment left by Invisus on 1 October suggests that the Sealed Knot were offered the sum of £20 in sponsorship towards the Battle of Rhuthun. Invisus assures us £20 wasn’t a mis-print. As Invisus summed it up, “every little helps, I suppose”.
On Rhuthun, the Name
The post on whether the town should adopt “Rhuthun” rather than the Anglicised and ubiquitous “Ruthin” continues to attract comments, even though the original post dates back to January 2007. There are now 15 comments, all worth a read, best tackled in order from the top.
The latest anonymous comment states, “Everyone seems to have ignored my point that "Ruthin" is not (necessarily) an English (mis-)spelling, and might be worthy, not just of toleration, but of deliberate preservation.”
Oddbins
There were three comments in October to a post of 25 September on the now closed Oddbins about whether quirky wines at Oddbins are really that much better than stock at cheaper Tesco, from the same grape in the same region.
Address Bar Icon
An experimental recent change from the Red Dragon to the Flag of Dewi Sant drew this comment on authenticity from Dafydd. “You are being hoodwinked. The flag is a simplified version of the arms of the Bishops of S. David's and was devised to be flown on Welsh Anglican churches in the period following the disestablishment of the Church in Wales and before the Church's present flag came into being in 1954. All other explanations are pure fancy.”
Rhos Cottage
There was an incisive comment from Invisus regarding the post of 12 October entitled “Rose Cottage”.
“[The building] should be known as 'Rhos Cottage' not 'Rose Cottage'. The 'Rose' is an Anglicised version of Rhos. (Stryd y Rhos is the Street name, not Rose Street. The School is known as Rhos Street Primary, not Rose Street Primary.
“It may look like a chocolate -box- picture building, and the 'Rose Cottage' name may indicates a chocolate -boxy- blossom covered Victorian picture-esqueness: but Rhos Cottage is it's real name.”
Invisus also raises the validity of renaming old-established houses and property. This we shall try to tackle shortly.
Glasdir
On the naming of the Glasdir housing development, Invisus also suggests that the name should simply by “… Glasdir. Not Parc Glasdir nor Glastir Park - just Glasdir.” An earlier anonymous comment was “And what is wrong with "Glasdir", anyway? It's what the area is known as.”
St Peter’s Square Parking
This December 2006 post has attracted eight comments, the last of which was in October. An anonymous contributor supports the idea of a parking ban and public space at St Peter’s Square but questions how disabled people might park there. We liked the view that the issue of access for the post sorting office “needs to be addressed”. Boom boom.
Bread & Water
Invisus reminds us that in addition to the historic Ellis and Cambrian water bores to the lake beneath Rhuthun, there was the “Castle Spring” bore from Lôn Parcwr industrial estate, in more recent times.
Siege of Rhuthun – Tesco
A comment left by Invisus on 1 October suggests that the Sealed Knot were offered the sum of £20 in sponsorship towards the Battle of Rhuthun. Invisus assures us £20 wasn’t a mis-print. As Invisus summed it up, “every little helps, I suppose”.