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The Houses, Gatehouses and Arches of Nannau
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 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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
The Arch at Maes-y-Bryner
This is one several arches commemorating the 1820 coronation of George IV. The wide Tudor arch was Grade II Listed in 1995. It is situated on a private road leading to...
The People of Nannau
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...
Susan Vaughan Coming of Age Booklet from 1957
Susan Vaughan Coming of Age Booklet from 1957
Nannau – Post Vaughans
Nannau was in a terrible condition when it was bought by Edward A. Morrison III, D.F.C. in the 1960s...
The Vaughan Graves at St. Machreth Church, Llanfachreth
The Vaughan Vault
Originally built to hold six graves, the vault holds just four.
The Inscription on the Vault
HERE LIE THE REMAINS OF SIR ROBERT WILLIAMES VAUGHAN OF NANNAU BART WHO DIED APRIL...
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 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...
