FollowThe Llanwrtyd District Heritage and Arts Centre has celebrated the start of its ninth season with the fitting of beautiful new doors to the building.
The original heavy, dark oak doors have been replaced and the new glazed doors offer a welcoming glimpse of the interior of the Centre and completely transform the previously somewhat foreboding entrance. Made by local craftsman Allan Webb, the doors were funded by a legacy received from Mr Trevor Sutton together with a contribution provided by PAVO under the Rebuilding Community Foundations in Powys Initiative.
Mr Sutton was born in London in the 1930’s and was the son of William and Nancy Sutton who lived at Fairy Glen, Llanwrtyd before they moved to Kilburn. Due to the war Trevor was evacuated to Llanwrtyd where he lived with his grandparents and attended Llanwrtyd Primary School before returning to the capital to finish his education. Even though Trevor lived in London for the rest of his life he regarded himself as a true Welshman, was passionate about Welsh culture and always enjoyed visiting Llanwrtyd taking great interest in all that happened here. He was very interested in history and heritage, was a regular visitor to the Heritage Centre.
“We are obviously very grateful not only to PAVO but particularly to Trevor Sutton for his incredibly generous legacy which has enabled us to install the doors which we hope will present a more welcoming façade to our visitors to the Centre”, says Anthony Smith, Chairman of the Trustees. “We felt that using the legacy in this way would not only improve the building but would provide a permanent, visual memory of Mr Sutton’s kind gesture”.
