The Welsh History Group visited the Quaker Meeting House at Llandegley, known as The Pales, on a lovely sunny day when the views up and down the valley were clear and spectacular.

Martin Williams, Warden of the Meeting House, gave an interesting talk and we learned about the Quaker movement which started in remote areas, away from the main centres of population in the 18th century of London, Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge – and away from the corruption of the Church. Most Quaker leaders of the time were under 25.

The Pales was built in 1717 and a flourishing school for local children was set up in 1867, with 70 children attending, not all of whom were Quakers.

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