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Nannau Book Launch

Photos from the Book Launch, Taken by Erfyl Lloyd Davies

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Photos from the Book Launch, Taken by Erfyl Lloyd Davies.

The Nannau book launch

The Nannau book launch

Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas

Mr & Mrs Janey Allen (née Vaughan) and Miles Wynn Cato (Owner of Welsh Art at Ludlow)

The harpist Cerys Havana

The author Philip Nanney Williams

A painting of Gruffudd Nanney IV (1667-1689), aged 8

Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas looking at a painting of Huw Nanney II, Huw the Younger (1588-1647), inscribed and dated 1632

Left to Right: Peter Ogden (Director of the CPRW) - Philip Nanney Williams - Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas and Dr Shaun Evans of the Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates at Bangor University — Left to Right: Peter Ogden (Director of the CPRW) – Philip Nanney Williams – Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas and Dr Shaun Evans of the Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates at Bangor University

The author Philip Nanney Williams & Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas

A painting of Brigadier Vaughan with his youngest daughter, Mrs Janey Allen (Née Vaughan)

Miles Wynn Cato (Owner of Welsh Art at Ludlow) pointing to a painting of Colonel Huw Nanney, M.P. (1669- 1701) by Randle Wilcocke, signed and dated 1695

The author’s family and friends

© 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.