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.
Robert Vaughan Obituary by John Caseby.

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.
Robert Vaughan of Garthmaelan. Obituary Newspaper Clippings from 1941.

Sir Robert Vaughan of Garthmaelan – Obituary from The Cambrian News, 1941

Great Western Railway officials from Chester and other stations arrived by train at Dolgelley on Monday to pay the last tribute of respect to the late Sir Robert Vaughan, K.B.E., Garthmaelan, who was popularly known as “The railwaymen’s friend.”
Robert Vaughan's Coming of Age Festivities in Eldon Square, Dolgellau, 1887. Photo © Philip Nanney Williams.

Sir Robert Vaughan of Garthmaelan – Coming of Age, 1887

The rejoicings were continued at Llanfachreth, in beautiful weather, on Tuesday morning. The servants of the House of Nannau assembled on the lawn to meet Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan, Mr. Robert Vaughan, and the various members of the family.
The Old Nannau Post Van in Dolgellau

The Nannau Post Van

Plas Nannau Hall used to have its own post van which picked up letters from the local town of Dolgellau. Here it is pictured by the old Dolgellau post office in...
Painting by Barbara Morrison - Painted in Paris When She Was 21 - Photo Courtesy of Pat Evans.

Edward & Barbara Morrison

Nannau was in a terrible condition when it was bought by Edward A. Morrison III, D.F.C. in the 1960s...
David Shovelling Snow of the Roof of Nannau in February 1963 (Courtesy of Philip Nanney Williams)

Nannau in the Winter of 1963

All Photographs Courtesy of Philip Nanney Williams.
The Interior of St. Machreth Church, Llanfachreth

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...

Book Review (The Local Historian)

Review from The Journal of the British Association for Local History - The Local Historian.

Derwen Ceubren yr Ellyll

Nannau Cottages & Farms