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As I walked towards the 1950s college of nursing I expected to encounter builders or security guards but the place had an eerie stillness about it. Aside from the houses on the road and a small part of the workshop block which was in use as an industrial unit there was no-one on site and no-one came to question my presence. <br><br> Captions in quotation marks are taken from a souvenir of the official opening in 1903 (see the bibliography). <center> <br><br> <A HREF="http://derelictmisc.org.uk/talgarth.html">Introduction</A> - <A HREF="http://derelictmisc.org.uk/index.html"> Home</A> - <A HREF="tg2.html"><B> Next: Gallery ! 2</B></A><div id="flashContent"><font color=red><br><br>This gallery requires JavaScript and the Flash Player to operate. <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer/">Download Flash Player here.</a>.</font><br><br></div><center> <A HREF="http://derelictmisc.org.uk/talgarth.html">Introduction</A> - <A HREF="http://derelictmisc.org.uk/index.html"> Home</A> - <A HREF="tg2.html"><B> Next: Gallery ! 2</B></A> <br> <BR> </td><td width=13></td></tr></table> </TD></TR><TR><TD bgcolor="#EEE9E9" ALIGN=CENTER> <font size=1>Derelict Miscellany. 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