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The Houses, Gatehouses and Arches of Nannau
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.
Hywel Sele (Howel Sele) Lodge
Hywel Sele (Howel Sele) Lodge, like Coed-y-Moch Lodge, seems to have been built between 1794 and 1818 by Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 2nd Bart. It forms the northern entrance to the...
The Last Days of Dolwyn Film
Coed y Moch Lodge can be briefly glimpsed in “The Last Days of Dolwyn” (aka “The Women of Dolwyn”), a 1949 British drama film directed by Russell Lloyd and Emlyn Williams...
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...
Nannau 1905 Postcard
An interesting postcard of Nannau from 1905.
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...
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 People of Nannau
Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 3rd Bart.
Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 3rd Bart.
Such were the preparations for Robert Williames Vaughan’s ‘Coming of Age’ celebrations (his twenty-first birthday) on June 25th, 1824 a new kitchen wing had already been...
Nannau in the Winter of 1963
All Photographs Courtesy of Philip Nanney Williams.
Col. Edward Williams Vaughan – Book Plate
A late-18th/early 19th Century bookplate belonging to Colonel Edward Williams Vaughan, the second son of Sir Robert Howel Vaughan, 2nd bart, of Nannau. He was born in Hengwrt (Dolgellau) and was...
Coming of Age of R.W. Vaughan, 3rd Bart, 1824 (Part 1)
Chester Courant and Anglo-Welsh Gazette, June 29th 1824
HOUSE OF NANNAU
On Thursday last the son and heir of Sir Robert Vaughan, M.P. for the county of Merioneth, attained his majority for the...
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...
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 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...
