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The Houses, Gatehouses and Arches of Nannau
1984 Advertising Brochure
1984 Nannu Brochure Text
In the glorious setting of the Snowdonia National Park is the elegant Georgian mansion of Nannau. From almost any point one looks out over fold upon fold of...
Y Garreg Fawr
Y Garreg Fawr "The Great Stone"
This arch marked the entrance to the Nannau Estate from the Llanfachreth side. The 18-ton lintel was transported over ten miles from near The Roman Steps,...
The Georgian House
The current Georgian house was started circa 1788 by Sir Robert Howell Vaughan and completed by his son in 1796 after his death in 1792. There was a house-warming celebration on...
Coed y Moch Lodge
Coed y Moch Lodge (aka Garthbledden Lodge or Clock Lodge) was built by “Yr Hen Syr Robert” between 1794 and 1818 (as a lodge is shown on an 1818 estate map,...
Hywel Sele (Howel Sele) Lodge
Hywel Sele (Howel Sele) Lodge, like Coed-y-Moch Lodge, seems to have been built between 1794 and 1818 by Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 2nd Bart. It forms the northern entrance to the...
Plas Nannau Hall Floorplans
Plans of Plas Nannau Hall © Philip Nanney Williams.
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...
The People of Nannau
Susan Vaughan’s Wedding at Nannau
Susan Vaughan's Wedding at Nannau in 1957
Coming of Age of R.W. Vaughan, 3rd Bart, 1824 (Part 2)
Chester Courant and Anglo-Welsh Gazette, July 6th 1824
REJOINCINGS ON THE COMING OF AGE OF ROBERT WILLIAMES VAUGHAN, ESQ. (FURTHER PARTICULARS)
We last week noticed some few particulars of the celebration of this...
Susan Vaughan Coming of Age Booklet from 1957
Susan Vaughan Coming of Age Booklet from 1957
Coming of Age of R.W. Vaughan, 3rd Bart, 1824 (Part 1)
Chester Courant and Anglo-Welsh Gazette, June 29th 1824
HOUSE OF NANNAU
On Thursday last the son and heir of Sir Robert Vaughan, M.P. for the county of Merioneth, attained his majority for the...
Walks Around Nannau
Derwen Ceubren yr Ellyll
Artwork Relating to Nannau
Folklore
The Demon Tree – Radio Play
The Radio Play “The Demon Tree” from Dark Fantasy.
From YouTube: I have a weakness for arboreal menace (i.e. killer plants), so this cheesy old...
The Gwiber/Wyvern of Coed y Moch
The curse of the Wyvern lay like a pestilence upon the people of Coed-y-Moch. The monster hunted human being and beast alike, destroyed every...
The Fairies of Llyn Cynwch
The following is taken from “The Story of Two Parishes: Dolgelley and Llanelltyd” written by T.P. Ellis and published in 1928:
The most famous of...
