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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.
The PQR ran close to Penrhyn Castle, and when the castle was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1951 a small museum of industrial railway relics was created in the stable block. The first locomotive donated to the museum was Charles, one of the three remaining steam locomotives working on the PQR. Over the years a number of other historically ...
Richard Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn (1737 – 21 January 1808) was a British politician who represented Petersfield and Liverpool in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1761 to 1790. He was the owner of Penrhyn Castle , an estate on the outskirts on Bangor , North Wales .
See more images Penrhyn Castle Llandygai SH6026671918 53°13′33″N 4°05′41″W / 53.225882014953°N 4.0946246710567°W / 53.225882014953; -4.0946246710567 (Penrhyn Castle) 3 March 1966 Castle Set in landscaped grounds of Penrhyn Park in elevated position surrounded by open lawns and some trees at end of long winding drive from Grand Lodge. 3659 See more images Glynllifon ...
Penrhyn Castle and the Great Penrhyn Quarry Strike, 1900-03; 2. Penrhyn Castle and the transatlantic slave trade; I'm not sure there is capacity in this pilot, but I hope the sources are useful for other editors. Lajmmoore 09:32, 1 August 2022 (UTC) 3. The NT Interim Report on Colonialism and the properties it owns; This is also a useful source.
The river passes through the arches of the Penrhyn viaduct, before entering the Cegin pool, an area of tidal saltmarsh. The final crossings are: Pont Penrhyn, carrying a road way accessing the west gatehouse of Penrhyn Castle, and a lower bridge now carrying road traffic to Porth Penrhyn.
Plas Newydd, with the Menai Strait behind. The house site was first occupied in the 13th century and was known as Llwyn-y-Moel. By 1470 it belonged to the Griffith family, who also owned Penrhyn Castle near Bangor. [4]
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