Robert Vaughan of Garthmaelan and his Wife, Lady Patricia Vaughan c.1920s. Photo © Philip Nanney Williams.

Robert Vaughan of Garthmaelan and his Wife, Lady Patricia Vaughan c.1920s. Photo © Philip Nanney Williams.

Robert Vaughan’s Coming of Age Festivities in Dolgellau in 1887. Looking towards Plas Newydd from outside the current Gwin Dylanwad Wine business. Photo © Philip Nanney Williams.
Robert Vaughan of Garthmaelan c.1920s. Photo © Philip Nanney Williams.

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