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<\/a>Here is St. Illtud\u2019s Church, one of the oldest churches in Wales, built in the 11th<\/sup> Century. Parts were rebuilt in the 13th<\/sup> and 15th<\/sup> centuries. If you climb up the bell tower, you can see the steps were replaced by headstones from the graveyard.<\/p>\nHere<\/a> we have, from the BBC, the latest manifestations of progress to be found in Llantwit Major:<\/p>\n The people of the Vale of Glamorgan gathered in Llantwit Major for the town’s inaugural Pride event on Saturday.<\/p>\n The rural town of about 9,500 people saw the streets adorned with rainbow flags as a parade marched through the streets.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n St. Illtud\u2019s Church did not escape the ravages of progress: it flew a rainbow flag:<\/p>\n Life is full of little ironies. Here is another photo of mine from 1995 of the church sign. Note the name of the rector (not me, I should add):<\/p>\n I last visited Wales in 1996. While there I drove to Llantwit Major (if you want to pronounce that, you have to be able to spit from both sides of your mouth simultaneously), not far from where I used to … Continue reading <\/a><\/a>Time marches on, I fear. My grandchildren tell me, with a slight hint of condescension, that we are making progress; nothing will convince them otherwise.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"