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The Houses, Gatehouses and Arches of Nannau
Interior of St. Machreth Church, Llanfachreth
The Interior of St. Machreth Church, Llanfachreth. Photographs Taken by Ian King in November 2019.
Please note that the Anne Nanney Memorial is in need of Repair and was hidden away. The repairs...
1960s Tourist Guide
Historic Houses of Wales: Nannau - North Wales This is a transcript of a small A5 16-page booklet produced by the Vaughan family in the 1960s. The family gave tours of the house to...
Nannau in the 1960s
Edward & Barbara Morrison lived at Nannau from 1965-1979. These photos have been kindly sent to me by their son, Tom.
Nannau Red Cross Auxiliary Hospital 1918
Photos of Plas Nannau Hall When it was a Red Cross Auxilliary Hospital in 1918. Photos Courtesy of Philip Nanney Williams.
Nannau Rainwater Hopper
The Rainwater Hopper from the Georgian House of Plas Nannau Hall. It shows the completion date of the house of 1795 and includes the Nannau Crest.
The 1693 – 1794 House
The House of Hugh Nanney Hên (c.1693 – c.1794)
"Old Nannau" (built c.1693) from a sketch by Moses Griffiths (1749-1819) drawn circa 1785. Image courtesy of The National Library of Wales.
Note the...
Plas Nannau Hall Floorplans
Plans of Plas Nannau Hall © Philip Nanney Williams.
Horses and Plas Nannau Hall
Photographs of Brigadier Charles Hilary Vaughan Pritchard’s daughter’s horses at Plas Nannau Hall taken in the late 1950s. They are also interesting as some show the old Pavilion Wings before they...
The People of Nannau
Dolgelley Postboy Drawing by R.W. Vaughan, 2nd Bart.
A unique drawing from Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 2nd Bart.
It is a drawing of a Dolgelley Postboy showing a postillion type postboy. The drawing was made in 1804.
Thanks to Philip Nanney...
Nannau in the 1960s
Edward & Barbara Morrison lived at Nannau from 1965-1979. These photos have been kindly sent to me by their son, Tom.
Obituary of R.W. Vaughan, 3rd Bart. 1859
The Cheshire Observer and General Advertiser - May 14th 1859
THE LATE SIR ROBERT VAUGHAN, BART
It is our painful duty, says the North Wales Chronicle, to announce the death, on the 29th...
With Fondest Love, Trev.
With Fondest Love, Trev.
The Letters Home of Lt. E. Trevor Evans, R.F.C., R.A.F.
The following are excerpts from an excellent transcript of an RAF Pilot’s letters home (and more). The full transcript...
Walks Around Nannau
Derwen Ceubren yr Ellyll
Artwork Relating to Nannau
Folklore
Nannau Oaks in 2019
These photos were taken during Spring 2019. Both trees are located near the site of Derwen Ceubren yr Ellyll, so may well be descended from that tree.
The Strangling Oak of Nannau Woods
A few miles north of Dolgelly, the county town of Merioneth- shire, North Wales, in a beautifully wooded park, lies Nannau Mansion, the ancient...
Cadi & The Cursed Oak Book
Cadi & The Cursed Oak
by Kara Gebhart Uhl.
Illustrations by Elin Manon
More Details of the Book Can Be Found Here
"Cadi brought the cup’s silver rim...
