The open-air museum at St Fagan’s is situated on the outskirts of Cardiff. The museum houses a collection of buildings including an 11 th Century church and 17 th Century farmhouse as well as a 19 th Century row of worker’s cottages and 20 th Century pre-fab. The diverse range of buildings has been sourced from all over Wales, carefully dismantled and painstakingly rebuilt and restored in the magnificent grounds of St Fagan’s Castle. Ty Gwydd, The House of the Future Ty Gwydd, translated as ‘Green House’ was erected a decade ago to showcase tomorrow’s green technologies. From microwave ovens and sheep’s wool insulation the house was designed and built to second-guess the features and fittings future houses would contain. As well as demonstrating the then un

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