Ian King

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I have lived in Dolgellau since 1988 and have run a town website at dolgellau.wales since 2000. Nannau.com was launched in April 2014 and this site in May 2018. I also have a Nannau Facebook Page if you want to post any comments.
The Nannau Deer Park Walk Plotted on Google Earth

Nannau Deer Park Walk

A 4-mile circular walk that takes you through the old Nannau Deer Park, past several old lodges and estate cottages, then back along quiet country roads.
An Old Entrance to Yr Hen Ardd (The Old Garden)

Thomas Turner 1837

The surrounding grounds are beautifully wooded. The oak, the beech, the walnut, the acacia, the fir, the lime, the ash, with almost every variety of tree and shrub, are grouped in...
An Old Entrance to Yr Hen Ardd (The Old Garden)

Richard Lloyd 1831

The estate is covered with fine timber which clothes all the sides of the dingles for many miles: the park is remarkable for its small by excellent venison. …Richard Lloyd 1831
An Old Entrance to Yr Hen Ardd (The Old Garden)

Richard Fenton 1813

The Nannau gardens in July abounded with vegetables of all sorts and all fruits then in season, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, currants and cherries. …Richard Fenton 1813.
The Rear of Nannau Showing the Old Kitchen etc. - © Crown copyright RCAHMW.

Plas Nannau Hall Timeline

A Timeline of Plas Nannau ‘Hall’.
Effigy of Meurig Vychan

Nannau Timeline (People)

A Timeline of Some of the People & Events Surrounding Nannau. This is by no means 100% accurate and is a work in progress.
The Vaughan Vault at Llanfachreth Churchyard

The Funeral of Sir Robert Williames Vaughan 1843

From The North Wales Chronicle on May 9th, 1843 Funeral of the late Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, Bart., of Nannau. The funeral of this highly respected gentleman took place on Saturday morning, the...
Group portrait of staff and servants at Nannau from 1888 (outside one of the now demolished pavilion wings). © Crown copyright RCAHMW.

Census Returns 1911

Nannau Hall Ellenor Anne Vaughan, widow, 79, Private Means, born Dolgelley Robert Vaughan, 44 , son, visitor, married 7 years, no children, Cattle buyer, born Llanfachreth Patricia Stewart Vaughan, wife of above, born Harrow,...

Derwen Ceubren yr Ellyll

Nannau Cottages & Farms