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The history.
Brogyntyn is a dominating Neoclassical mansion. It was originally constructed in 1735 of Grinshill sandstone ashlar, and stands in a magnificent parkland of 1,445 acres of land. The mansion is famed for the fabulous portico of four giant iconic columns with scrolls and pediment. It was once owned by royalty, and held a high status when it was at the top of its era.
The mansion was once a residence for the royalty of Powys, and in the late medieval period it became a house for the Welsh gentry. It then fell under the possession of the Lord Harlech’s family for over 200 years. The family was once one of the greatest English dynasties, and owners of Harlech Castle, North Wales. The Harlech’s family shield of arms is illustrated on the entrance hall in coade stone.
The hall was used as headquarters by British Telecom during the Second World War for communications on the spy network in Europe. It became a large employer of local people, and some of the employees and their relatives still live in the area. Inside the mansion, remnants illustrate this period with an ancient computer, switchboards, and typewriters. BT were supposed to restore the mansion to its original state after they left, however, Lord Harlech took the cash instead. The mansion is in a continuing state of decline, and the future is unknown.
Due to financial reasons the property was placed on the housing market in 2000 for a minimum of five million pounds ending the era of the Harlech dynasty. The building is now nearly empty and the decorative features show extensive signs of decay; there is dry rot, wet rot, leaks, and plaster falling off walls and ceilings.
The family had fame and social status but suffered a lot of tragedies and upset, leading to the dynasty’s fall. Lord Harlech only inherited the title because his brother committed suicide. His father was the ambassador to Washington and almost married Jackie Kennedy, after her husband’s assassination; he only inherited the title after his brother died in a car crash. His mother and father both died in separate car crashes. Much financial distress was caused by massive death duties of over one million pounds occurring because the Lord’s had not executed Wills before their deaths.
Brogyntyn Hall is now a grade II* Listed Building. This listing means that any alterations, or workings can only be done via permission from the Council, and any structural work done has to reflect the period of the building. Therefore, keeping the historical value of the mansion.
The visit.
Visted with @Lucyloo and @TheVampiricSquid. We'd previously attempted the hall but sadly failed due to alarms and the neighbour coming out trying to find us. We finally manage to get inside this time and not trigger any alarms, slowly creeping around corners trying not to set anything off. After a while we settled in and started shooting. The place has been completely locked down inside, almost every door has been locked. But the bits we seen where beautiful and cannot complain! Had a bump into the owner when we got out and was in the field, didn't seem to happy we was on his field, imagine if he came half hour previous lol.Brogyntyn is a dominating Neoclassical mansion. It was originally constructed in 1735 of Grinshill sandstone ashlar, and stands in a magnificent parkland of 1,445 acres of land. The mansion is famed for the fabulous portico of four giant iconic columns with scrolls and pediment. It was once owned by royalty, and held a high status when it was at the top of its era.
The mansion was once a residence for the royalty of Powys, and in the late medieval period it became a house for the Welsh gentry. It then fell under the possession of the Lord Harlech’s family for over 200 years. The family was once one of the greatest English dynasties, and owners of Harlech Castle, North Wales. The Harlech’s family shield of arms is illustrated on the entrance hall in coade stone.
The hall was used as headquarters by British Telecom during the Second World War for communications on the spy network in Europe. It became a large employer of local people, and some of the employees and their relatives still live in the area. Inside the mansion, remnants illustrate this period with an ancient computer, switchboards, and typewriters. BT were supposed to restore the mansion to its original state after they left, however, Lord Harlech took the cash instead. The mansion is in a continuing state of decline, and the future is unknown.
Due to financial reasons the property was placed on the housing market in 2000 for a minimum of five million pounds ending the era of the Harlech dynasty. The building is now nearly empty and the decorative features show extensive signs of decay; there is dry rot, wet rot, leaks, and plaster falling off walls and ceilings.
The family had fame and social status but suffered a lot of tragedies and upset, leading to the dynasty’s fall. Lord Harlech only inherited the title because his brother committed suicide. His father was the ambassador to Washington and almost married Jackie Kennedy, after her husband’s assassination; he only inherited the title after his brother died in a car crash. His mother and father both died in separate car crashes. Much financial distress was caused by massive death duties of over one million pounds occurring because the Lord’s had not executed Wills before their deaths.
Brogyntyn Hall is now a grade II* Listed Building. This listing means that any alterations, or workings can only be done via permission from the Council, and any structural work done has to reflect the period of the building. Therefore, keeping the historical value of the mansion.
The visit.
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