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.
Dolrhyd Postcard

Doluwcheogrhyd (Dolrhyd)

Cottages and Farms
This house had a long association with the Vaughan family. The full meaning of this house is “Meadow Above The Ford of the Salmon”.
Lt. Col. C.H.V. Pritchard, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Photo courtesy of Philip Nanney Williams

Charles Hilary Vaughan Pritchard – Military Career

C.H.V. Vaughan
Brigadier Charles Hilary Vaughan Pritchard Military Career Commanding Officer of the 2nd Parachute Brigade. Awards: Distinguished Service Order (Greece 1944-45). Commander of the Royal Order of King George I with swords (Greece). Service Record Courtesy of generals.dk -...
Lt. C.H.V. Pritchard, Royal Welsh Fusiliers c.1930. Photo courtesy of Philip Nanney Williams

A Tribute to Brigadier C.H.V. Vaughan

C.H.V. Vaughan
A TRIBUTE Brigadier C H V Vaughan In his foreword to The Red Beret (H. St. George Saunders’ story of the Parachute Regiment), the late Field Marshall Lord Montgomery said that the Parachutist’s...
Portrait of Brigadier Charles Hilary Vaughan 1956. Photo courtesy of Philip Nanney Williams

Brigadier C.H.V. Vaughan Biog

C.H.V. Vaughan
Brigadier C.H.V. Vaughan - Biography Charles Hilary Pritchard was born on October 29th, 1905. He was the son of Lt.-Col. Charles Hamerton Pritchard. His birth name was Charles Hilary Vaughan Pritchard, but...
Newspaper Tribute to Brigadier C.H.V. Vaughan of Nannau in 1976. Courtesy of Philip Nanney Williams

Brigadier C.H.V. Vaughan – The London Times

C.H.V. Vaughan
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....
Susan Vaughan's Wedding in 1957. Photo courtesy of Philip Nanney Williams

Susan Vaughan’s Wedding at Nannau

C.H.V. Vaughan
   
Start of the Pandy Bach Walkvideo

Pandy Bach Walk (Time-Lapse)

Video
A short video of Llyn Cynwch, near Dolgellau, followed by a Timelaps video down the Pandy Bach Walk.

Book Review (The Magazine of the Friends of Friendless Churches)

Book
NANNAU: A RICH TAPESTRY OF WELSH HISTORY by Philip Nanney Williams. Published by Llwyn Estates, November 2016, 408pp. Available at £25 from www.nannauhistory.com. This substantial authoritative account of a great Welsh house, near Dolgellau, rises...
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Derwen Ceubren yr Ellyll

Nannau Cottages & Farms

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A Rich Tapestry of Welsh History

Gatehouses and Lodges

© Copyright 2026 Ian King (MSS Studios), Dolgellau.

The book, "Nannau – A Rich Tapestry of Welsh History" by Philip Nanney Williams is available to buy here.

I would like to thank the following people for their help and contributions to this website (and my previous one at nannau.com): Dennis Yancey (and his Nanney Family Archives), David Brown, Philip Nanney Williams, Christopher Quaile, Miles Wynn Cato (welshart.co.uk), Welsh Antiques (welshantiques.com), The National Library of Wales, The National Museum of Wales and The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.