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The Houses, Gatehouses and Arches of Nannau
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.
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...
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,...
Lower Lodge
Lower Lodge (aka Deer Park Lodge or South Lodge)
Lower Lodge is a small, two-storey building, with one room on each floor. It is built in a vaguely similar style to the...
Plas Nannau Hall Floorplans
Plans of Plas Nannau Hall © Philip Nanney Williams.
Nannau Rainwater Hopper
The Rainwater Hopper from the Georgian House of Plas Nannau Hall. It shows the completion date of the house of 1795 and includes the Nannau Crest.
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 People of Nannau
Major-General John Vaughan (1871-1956)
Major-General John Vaughan (1871-1956)
Major-General John Vaughan, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., D.L., J.P., was born in Mangalore, India, on July 31st, 1871. He was the second son of John and Elinor Anne Vaughan....
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...
Hugh Nanney Hên
Hugh Nanney Hên was a very rich man and rebuilt Nannau on a ‘palatial’ scale around 1581. Bricks from this building can still be seen in the back wall of the...
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
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...
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 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...
