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The Houses, Gatehouses and Arches of Nannau
The 1693 – 1794 House
The House of Hugh Nanney Hên (c.1693 – c.1794)
"Old Nannau" (built c.1693) from a sketch by Moses Griffiths (1749-1819) drawn circa 1785. Image courtesy of The National Library of Wales.
Note the...
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...
Nannau At Risk (BBC News)
Nannau Hall: Grade II* Listed Mansion 'At Risk' After Lead Theft
Read the Article at bbc.co.uk/news/
A Grade II* listed mansion, on a site once destroyed by Owain Glyndŵr, is under threat after lead...
Nannau Rainwater Hopper
The Rainwater Hopper from the Georgian House of Plas Nannau Hall. It shows the completion date of the house of 1795 and includes the Nannau Crest.
Coed y Moch Lodge
Coed y Moch Lodge (aka Garthbledden Lodge or Clock Lodge) was built by “Yr Hen Syr Robert” between 1794 and 1818 (as a lodge is shown on an 1818 estate map,...
The People of Nannau
Coming of Age of R.W. Vaughan, 3rd Bart, 1824 (Part 2)
Chester Courant and Anglo-Welsh Gazette, July 6th 1824
REJOINCINGS ON THE COMING OF AGE OF ROBERT WILLIAMES VAUGHAN, ESQ. (FURTHER PARTICULARS)
We last week noticed some few particulars of the celebration of this...
Coming of Age of R.W. Vaughan, 3rd Bart, 1824 (Part 1)
Chester Courant and Anglo-Welsh Gazette, June 29th 1824
HOUSE OF NANNAU
On Thursday last the son and heir of Sir Robert Vaughan, M.P. for the county of Merioneth, attained his majority for the...
Susan Vaughan Coming of Age Booklet from 1957
Susan Vaughan Coming of Age Booklet from 1957
With Fondest Love, Trev.
With Fondest Love, Trev.
The Letters Home of Lt. E. Trevor Evans, R.F.C., R.A.F.
The following are excerpts from an excellent transcript of an RAF Pilot’s letters home (and more). The full transcript...
Walks Around Nannau
Derwen Ceubren yr Ellyll
Artwork Relating to Nannau
Cadi & The Cursed Oak Book
Cadi & The Cursed Oak
by Kara Gebhart Uhl.
Illustrations by Elin Manon
More Details of the Book Can Be Found Here
"Cadi brought the cup’s silver rim...
Cae Clyd
NOTE: Cae Clyd means “Sheltered Field”. The old welsh word “Clyd” has the same derivation as used in the River Clyde in Scotland (“Sheltered River”).
Photographs...
Dolgelley Postboy Drawing by R.W. Vaughan, 2nd Bart.
A unique drawing from Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 2nd Bart.
It is a drawing of a Dolgelley Postboy showing a postillion type postboy. The drawing...
Book Slide Made From The Nannau Oak
Book Slide Made From The Nannau Oak in 1848
Cambrian News – October 2021
Nannau Hall Owner Could Face £100,000 Bill - Cambrian News 21st October 2021.
Folklore
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...
The Strangling Oak of Nannau Woods
A few miles north of Dolgelly, the county town of Merioneth- shire, North Wales, in a beautifully wooded park, lies Nannau Mansion, the ancient...
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...
