Plas Newydd National Trust on Anglesey, North Wales
Plas Newydd is a stunning estate set on the shores of the Menai Strait, North Wales.
Plas Newydd, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, North Wales
Plas Newydd , a large neo-Gothic mansion, was extensively remodeled in the 18th Century. Perfectly sited on the edge of the Menai Strait at Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, North Wales, this imposing house has a commanding view of the Menai Strait with the entire range of the Snowdonia mountains as a backdrop. Now a National Trust property, it has long been the country seat of the Marquess of Anglesey (the 7th Marquess of Anglesey died in 2013).
The walls of interior of the mansion are totally covered with gilt-framed oil paintings, and in a large dining room, a 17.7 by 3.7 m trompe-l'oeil mural painted by Rex Whistler's covers an entire wall. By contrast, the more casual furnishings of the recent owners provide a glimpse of everyday family life. As customary, all of the major rooms have individual fireplaces --- now, the National Trust is installing a heat pump system, to be powered by the deep waters of the Menai Strait.
Outside, the extensive grounds range from natural woodland and an arboretum to a formal Italianate terrace flower garden. During the late summer/early autumn months, massed hydrangea bushes are smothered with pink and blue flower heads, while the terrace flower beds are filled with vibrantly colored yellow and scarlet flowers such as dahlias, crocosmias, Canna lilies, and cone flowers.
Alan Titchmarsh talks about Plas Newydd - Exclusive from Secrets of the National Trust
Secrets of the National Trust is back on Channel 5 and Alan Titchmarsh is getting a behind-the-scenes look at more of Britain’s most intriguing historic homes and gardens. In this exclusive video Alan tells us what he thinks about Plas Newydd, one of the unique places featured in the series. During the series Alan is joined by some familiar faces who uncover tales of high society, life below stairs and the trials, triumphs and scandals of our great estates all across the country. You can find out more at
Plas Newydd a'r Gerddi. House and Gardens
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the park and rhododendron garden adjoyning the country house of plas newydd. let's have some kitsh!
National Trust Plas Newydd Red Squirrel Reintroduction on Anglesey
Red squirrels were successfully reintroduced back into Plas Newydd after an absence of 20 years. Grey squirrels were eradicated and the native red squirrel restored as part of a landscape wide project to create a National Stronghold. Today on the island there are 300 adult red squirrels, and they have even crossed the bridges to recolonise the mainland county of Gwynedd.
Plas Newydd and Menai Strait time lapse.
Time lapse video of Plas Newydd (National Trust property) overlooking the Menai Strait on new years day 2013. Recorded using a GoPro Hero HD 2 and edited using cineform and windows movie maker.
Plas Brondanw Gardens Tour
Here Thenardier takes viewers on a mini tour of the garden of Clough Williams Ellis. The garden of Plas Brondanw is at the home of Clough Williams-Ellis in North Wales. He is the famous creator of Portmeirion in the area of Harlech North Wales.
Enjoy!
Stone circle at Plas Newydd, Llangollen
The Ladies of Llangollen were two upper-class Anglo-Irish women whose relationship scandalised and fascinated their contemporaries. The Ladies are interesting today as an example of historical romantic friendship.
Eleanor Charlotte Butler (11 May 1739 - 2 June 1829) was considered an over-educated bookworm by her family, who occupied Kilkenny Castle. She spoke French and was educated in a convent in France. Her mother tried to make her join a convent because she was becoming a spinster.
Sarah Ponsonby (1755 -- 9 December 1832) lived with relatives in Woodstock, Ireland. She was a second cousin of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, and thus a second-cousin-once-removed of his daughter the Lady Caroline Lamb. Her host, Sir William Fownes, tried to force himself on her on various occasions.
Their families lived only two miles (3 km) from each other. They met in 1768, and quickly became friends. Over the years they formulated a plan of a private rural retreat. Rather than face the possibility of being forced into unwanted marriages, they ran away together in April 1778. Their families hunted them down and forcefully tried to make them give up their plans -- in vain.
They decided to move to England but ended up in Wales, and set up home at Plas Newydd, near the town of Llangollen in 1780. They proceeded to live according to their self-devised system though they could rely on only an annual £280 from intolerant relatives (equivalent to £28,739.20 in today's terms 2007).[1] Still, they overhauled Plas Newydd to the Gothic style with draperies, arches and glass windows.[2] They hired a gardener, a footman and two maids. This led to significant debt, and they had to rely on the generosity of a very few friends.
They devoted their time to seclusion, private studies of literature and languages and improving their estate. They did not actively socialise and were uninterested in fashion. Over the years they added a circular stone dairy and created a sumptuous garden. Eleanor kept a diary of their activities. Town-dwellers of Llangollen simply referred to them as The Ladies.
After a couple of years, their life attracted the interest of the outside world. Their house became a haven for all manner of visitors, mostly writers such as Robert Southey, Wordsworth, Shelley, Byron and Scott, but also the military leader Duke of Wellington and industrialist Josiah Wedgwood; aristocratic novelist Caroline Lamb, who was born a Ponsonby, came to visit too. Even travellers from continental Europe had heard of the couple and came to visit them, for instance Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau, the German nobleman and landscape designer who wrote admiringly about them.
The Ladies were known throughout Britain, but in fact led a rather unexciting life. Queen Charlotte wanted to see their cottage and persuaded the King to grant them a pension. Eventually their families came to tolerate them.
Butler and Ponsonby lived together for the rest of their lives, over 50 years. Their books and glassware had both sets of initials and their letters were jointly signed.
Eleanor Butler died in 1829. Sarah Ponsonby died two years later. Their house is now a museum run by Denbighshire County Council. Both of the ladies are buried at St Collen's Church in Llangollen.
Butler's Hill, near Plas Newydd, is named in honour of Eleanor Butler. The Ponsonby Arms public house in Llangollen takes its name from Sarah Ponsonby.
Autumn at Plas Newydd, Llangollen
Plas Newydd (New Hall) was the home for over 50 years of a pair of eccentric aristocratic Irish spinsters, Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler, who moved to North Wales in the latter half of the 18th century.
Often pictured in black riding clothes and top hats, they became celebrities among the artistic and intellectual community, collecting works of art and decorating their house with antique carvings that have occasionally made it a location for fantasy movies. The equally dramatic hilltop ruin of Castell Dinas Brân looms in the background. Poets and painters were frequent guests of the Ladies. William Wordsworth wrote a sonnet in the landscaped grounds, which were in the forefront of the Romantic and Gothic Revival movements.
The extensive gardens are beautiful at all times of year, but particularly in the spring when they are carpeted with crocuses, and in autumn with the beech foliage at its golden best. A wooded valley with a stream, stone bridges and picturesque rustic and Gothick summerhouses borders the gardens to the east.
If you're not used to Welsh place names, Newydd is pronounced neh-with, the second syllable being identical to the English word with. For the town, Thlangothlen is close enough, though the ll is properly pronounced by saying l and blowing at the same time.
PLAS YN RHIW - RHIW - WALES.
Interesting isolated house
A Walk Around Kenilworth Castle
A castle was first built at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, UK soon after the Norman Conquest. Eventually, as a red sandstone fortress complete with a large surrounding man-made lake (Mere), the castle became an impressive stronghold. However, during the Civil War, the castle changed hands several times, and thereafter Oliver Cromwell ordered the partial demolition of the castle along with the draining of the Mere. As a result, Kenilworth Castle has long been a romantic ruin ---- it is currently maintained by the English Heritage organization.
As shown in this video, a pleasant countryside/urban walk can be taken in the area surrounding Kenilworth Castle --- from rural pastures beyond the castle walls, to red-brick traditional Midlands row houses on Castle Green, and on to black-timbered thatched cottages on Castle Hill.
Plas Newydd, Llangollen,Wales - home to Ladies of Llangollen
Plas Newdd, home to the Ladies of Llangollen, who were two upper-class Anglo-Irish women whose relationship scandalised and fascinated their contemporaries. The Ladies are interesting today as an example of historical romantic friendship.
Eleanor Charlotte Butler (11 May 1739 - 2 June 1829) was considered an over-educated bookworm by her family, who occupied Kilkenny Castle. She spoke French and was educated in a convent in France. Her mother tried to make her join a convent because she was becoming a spinster.
Sarah Ponsonby (1755 -- 9 December 1832) lived with relatives in Woodstock, Ireland. She was a second cousin of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, and thus a second-cousin-once-removed of his daughter the Lady Caroline Lamb. Her host, Sir William Fownes, tried to force himself on her on various occasions.
Their families lived only two miles (3 km) from each other. They met in 1768, and quickly became friends. Over the years they formulated a plan of a private rural retreat. Rather than face the possibility of being forced into unwanted marriages, they ran away together in April 1778. Their families hunted them down and forcefully tried to make them give up their plans -- in vain.
They decided to move to England but ended up in Wales, and set up home at Plas Newydd, near the town of Llangollen in 1780. They proceeded to live according to their self-devised system though they could rely on only an annual £280 from intolerant relatives (equivalent to £28,739.20 in today's terms 2007).[1] Still, they overhauled Plas Newydd to the Gothic style with draperies, arches and glass windows.[2] They hired a gardener, a footman and two maids. This led to significant debt, and they had to rely on the generosity of a very few friends.
They devoted their time to seclusion, private studies of literature and languages and improving their estate. They did not actively socialise and were uninterested in fashion. Over the years they added a circular stone dairy and created a sumptuous garden. Eleanor kept a diary of their activities. Town-dwellers of Llangollen simply referred to them as The Ladies.
After a couple of years, their life attracted the interest of the outside world. Their house became a haven for all manner of visitors, mostly writers such as Robert Southey, Wordsworth, Shelley, Byron and Scott, but also the military leader Duke of Wellington and industrialist Josiah Wedgwood; aristocratic novelist Caroline Lamb, who was born a Ponsonby, came to visit too. Even travellers from continental Europe had heard of the couple and came to visit them, for instance Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau, the German nobleman and landscape designer who wrote admiringly about them.
The Ladies were known throughout Britain, but in fact led a rather unexciting life. Queen Charlotte wanted to see their cottage and persuaded the King to grant them a pension. Eventually their families came to tolerate them.
Butler and Ponsonby lived together for the rest of their lives, over 50 years. Their books and glassware had both sets of initials and their letters were jointly signed.
Eleanor Butler died in 1829. Sarah Ponsonby died two years later. Their house is now a museum run by Denbighshire County Council. Both of the ladies are buried at St Collen's Church in Llangollen.
Butler's Hill, near Plas Newydd, is named in honour of Eleanor Butler. The Ponsonby Arms public house in Llangollen takes its name from Sarah Ponsonby.
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