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Bodelwyddan Castle
The story
History of Bodelwyddan Castle
Bodelwyddan Castle (Welsh: Castell Bodelwyddan), close to the village of Bodelwyddan, near Rhyl, Denbighshire in Wales, was built around 1460 by the Humphreys family of Anglesey as a manor house.
United Kingdom · Denbighshire
- Built
- 1460
- Era
- Medieval
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Denbighshire
- UNESCO
- —
- Coordinates
- 53.261, -3.502
In depth
The fuller history
The castle was bought from the Humphreys by Sir William Williams, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1680 to 1681.
The castle was remodeled in 1805 into a Greek Revival style and then reconstructed between 1830 and 1832 by Sir John Hay Williams, who employed the architects Joseph Hansom (inventor of the Hansom cab) and Edward Welch to refurbish and extend the house; the modifications made it into the castellated style. The castle has been described as one of Hansom's most ambitious projects, "being wildly dramatic and owing nothing to its predecessors". At the same time works were carried out to construct an estate wall and formal gardens.
Key dates
- 1460Bodelwyddan Castle (Welsh: Castell Bodelwyddan), close to the village of Bodelwyddan, near Rhyl, Denbighshire in Wales, was built around 1460 by the Humphreys family of Anglesey as a manor house.
- 1805The castle was remodeled in 1805 into a Greek Revival style and then reconstructed between 1830 and 1832 by Sir John Hay Williams, who employed the architects Joseph Hansom (inventor of the Hansom cab) and Edward Welch…
- 1925Lowther College purchased the property five years later, in 1925.
- 2017The historic house and grounds are distinct from the hotel, although Warner did consider purchasing the site in 2017.
- 2019In August 2019, the trustees advised that in addition to the castle, "public access is no longer granted for the woodlands, parklands, play area and trench experience".
- 2021In mid-2021, Bourne Leisure Hotels agreed to purchase the remaining part of the Castle from Denbighshire County Council which had bought the lease to the building.
Historical summary drawn from Wikipedia. Read the full article.
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