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Penrhyn Castle (Welsh: Castell Penrhyn) is a country house in Llandygai, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, constructed in the style of a Norman castle. The Penrhyn estate was founded by Ednyfed Fychan . In the 15th century his descendant Gwilym ap Griffith built a fortified manor house on the site.
If Suetonius had established a camp a little further west, across the River Ogwen on the present site of Penrhyn Castle, Bangor Flats would have offered access to a similar 240-metre crossing, reached by only some 1.5 km on tidal sand flats. The attackers would need to time their movement across the tidal flats with care, to avoid being caught ...
Worked on the Penrhyn Quarry Railway. To be retained as part of the planned "Industrial Penrhyn" museum. [2] Hugh Napier: Hunslet: 0-4-0 ST: 1904 855 ex-Penrhyn Quarry locomotive, moved to the Ffestiniog Railway and restored to working order at Boston Lodge in 2012. [3] Fire Queen: 4 ft (1,219 mm) A. Horlock and Co: 0-4-0 tender 1848 Worked on ...
Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn, with a deputation of quarrymen from the Penrhyn Quarry. Baron Penrhyn is a title that has been created twice. The first creation came in the Peerage of Ireland in 1783 in favour of Richard Pennant, who had previously served as a Member of Parliament for Petersfield and Liverpool.
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Padarn Railway locomotive Jenny Lind Fire Queen of the Padarn Railway preserved at the Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum. The Padarn Railway was a narrow-gauge railway in North Wales, built to the unusual gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm). [1] It carried slate seven miles (11 km) from Dinorwic Quarry to Port Dinorwic.