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The Houses, Gatehouses and Arches of Nannau
St. Machreth Church, Llanfachreth
St Machreath’s Church, first mentioned in documents of 1254, is situated within a curvilinear churchyard, which has been extended to the east. The boundary is circular on the south and west...
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...
Nannau from Foel Offrwm in 1918
Nannau from Foel/Moel Offrwm in 1918. Photo courtesy of Philip Nanney Williams. The cropped image (below) shows the sunken garden and greenhouse in more detail. Also, the Pavilion Wings of the house...
Nannau At Risk (BBC News)
Nannau Hall: Grade II* Listed Mansion 'At Risk' After Lead Theft
Read the Article at bbc.co.uk/news/ A Grade II* listed mansion, on a site once destroyed by Owain Glyndŵr, is under threat after lead...
The 1581 – c.1650 House
Hugh Nannau Hen (1542-1623), rebuilt Nannau on a grand scale around 1581. Nothing remains of this house except for a few inscribed stones in the back wall of the current Georgian...
Plas Hen and Caerynwch
“Plas Hen” (The Old Court) was the original 15th century manor house of Caerynwch. The current owners can trace their family back to Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, Cadwgan and Madog (Lord of...
The Arch at Hywel Sele Lodge
The Arch at Hywel Sele Lodge. Read about the Lodge.
The People of Nannau
Edward & Barbara Morrison
Nannau was in a terrible condition when it was bought by Edward A. Morrison III, D.F.C. in the 1960s...
Cadwgan ap Bleddyn’s Castle Site
Cadwgan ap Bleddyn’s Castle Site by Philip Nanney Williams
Cadwgan ap Bleddyn is considered as the head of the Nannau family dynasty and today I visited the excavations of the probable site...
Sir Robert Vaughan – Salopian & Montgomeryshire Post 1887
The procession was formed, headed by the Dolgelley Brass Band, followed by two stuffed oxen. When the procession came into Dolgelley it was seen that the town was splendidly decorated, several triumphal arches having been built.
1887 Eisteddfod Winning Poem by Rhys Cain (Welsh)
Eisteddfod Entry Winning Poem by Rhys Cain about Robert Vaughan’s Coming of Age in 1887 (In Welsh).
Walks Around Nannau
Derwen Ceubren yr Ellyll
Artwork Relating to Nannau
Folklore
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...
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 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...
