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The Houses, Gatehouses and Arches of Nannau
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...
1828 Arch at Yr Hen Ardd
Grade II Listed Tudor Arch built by Sir Robert Williames Vaughan Bart, of Nannau in 1828. Inscribed on both sides RW v AM 1828 (Robert Vaughan & Anna Mostyn). A Nannau Estate feature...
The Georgian House
The current Georgian house was started circa 1788 by Sir Robert Howell Vaughan and completed by his son in 1796 after his death in 1792. There was a house-warming celebration on...
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...
Horses and Plas Nannau Hall
Photographs of Brigadier Charles Hilary Vaughan Pritchard’s daughter’s horses at Plas Nannau Hall taken in the late 1950s. They are also interesting as some show the old Pavilion Wings before they...
Notable Architecture
A few of the notable buildings around Nannau
Plas Nannau Hall Floorplans
Plans of Plas Nannau Hall © Philip Nanney Williams.
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 People of Nannau
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....
Nannau – Post Vaughans
Nannau was in a terrible condition when it was bought by Edward A. Morrison III, D.F.C. in the 1960s...
Sir Robert Vaughan of Garthmaelan – 1941 Obituary by John A. Caseby
Robert Vaughan, Knight of the British Empire, died on January 16th, 1941, at Garthmaelan, Dolgelley, Merioneth. A true democrat with a great heart has passed on to his Father.
Susan Vaughan Coming of Age Booklet from 1957
Susan Vaughan Coming of Age Booklet from 1957
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 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...
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.
