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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...
Nannau Cottages
Behind Nannau, situated on the side of the driveway to the Coach house are the ruins of what used to be two old cottages. These may pre-date the current 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...
Nannau 1905 Postcard
An interesting postcard of Nannau from 1905.
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,...
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...
Drawings by Bethan Rowlands Wiffen
Drawings of some of the Nannau Estate buildings, by local-born Bethan Rowlands Wiffen.
The People of Nannau
Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 3rd Bart by Samuel Drummond 1825
Robert Williames Vaughan, 3rd Bart, by Samuel Drummond 1825
Image Courtesy of welshantiques.com.
Half-length portrait of Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, Baronet (1803-1859), oil on canvas. Sir Robert is holding a letter dated March 16th 1825 addressed...
Recollections of Nannau by Phillip Vaughan Davies
Phillip Vaughan Davies tells of the halcyon days when the last Vaughan was at Dolgellau’s old manor house.
The old manor house of Nannau stands solid as a fortress at an altitude...
Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 2nd Baronet
Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 2nd Baronet (1768-1843).
He was elected MP for Merioneth in 1792 and held his seat continuously through fourteen Parliaments until 1836. He was appointed High Sheriff of Merionethshire 1837/1838.
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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 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 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...
