The Towy Valley: Landmarks.

Just outside Carmarthen is what used to be the Middleton Hall Estate. Sadly the house was deserted and burned down years ago. It was built by a chap called Paxton who came to Carmarthenshire after making an acre or so of boodle in India. Having becoming very, very rich, he decided that he was the right man to become the MP.

He bought an awful lot of alcohol, which he fed to the voters. Some of these people died due to partaking over-much of the falling down water.

His main campaign pledge was that he would build a bridge over the river Towy if he was elected. To prove that he could, he bought the stone and hired the masons.

However, despite having spent liberally, Mr. Paxton lost.

So, Paxton went to his masons and gave them new orders. The stone was hauled up to a ridge overlooking the Towy, and clearly visible from Carmarthen. There it was built into a tall tower which has no use at all. I like Mr. Paxton's reaction to the electorate.