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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...
Notable Architecture
A few of the notable buildings around Nannau
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.
The First Houses of Nannau
The First Houses of Nannau
“Nanney” is derived for the old Welsh name for “Streams” or “Brooks”.
The “Lords of Nannau” pre-date the usage of the surname “Nanney”. Surnames were not adopted in...
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,...
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.
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 Nannau Hall Floorplans
Plans of Plas Nannau Hall © Philip Nanney Williams.
The People of Nannau
Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 2nd Bart.
Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 2nd Bart. (1768-1843)
Robert Williames Vaughan was born on March 29th, 1768 and was the first son of the surgeon and apothecary Sir Robert Howell Vaughan who was...
Susan Vaughan’s Wedding at Nannau
Susan Vaughan's Wedding at Nannau in 1957
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...
Brigadier C.H.V. Vaughan – The London Times
BRIGADIER C.H.V. VAUGHAN
The London Times - 30th March 1976
Brigadier Charles Hilary Vaughan Vaughan, DSO, DL, JP, late of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, died on March 28th at the age of 70....
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...
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 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...
