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The Home Farm at Penrhos was bought by Captain Nigel Conant, the estate's land agent, who continued to farm some 500 acres (200 ha) until its sale in 1969—for the development of the Anglesey Aluminium smelting plant. Anglesey Aluminium granted public access in 1972 under the direction of Ken Williams, a local policeman and amateur naturalist.
The current facility was built on Penrhos Beach Road on the south-east part of Salt Island, just under a mile from the old hospital, and opened as Ysbyty Penrhos Stanley in 1996. [3] A four-bed hospice unit was created in an unused ward within the hospital in 2019. [4]
Penrhos Country Park (also known as Penrhos Coastal Park) (grid reference) is a country park near Holyhead, on the island of Anglesey in Wales, United Kingdom. The park attracts approximately 100,000 visitors each year. [ 1 ]
Its aluminium smelter, located on the outskirts of Holyhead, was one of the largest employers in North Wales, with 540 staff members, and began to produce aluminium in 1971. It was built on the Penrhos Estate, 500 acres (200 ha) of which were sold by the Stanley family for the project. Up until its closure it produced up to 142,000 tonnes of ...
The hospital was financed by a gift from William Owen Stanley of Plas Penrhos who had wanted to establish a facility to provide healthcare to sailors. [1] It was officially opened in 1871. [2] During the First World War it served as a military hospital with Jane Henrietta Adeane, a niece of the founder, as its commandant. [3]
Elin's Tower (Welsh: Tŵr Elin) is a Victorian stone tower on Holy Island, located around 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 km) west of Holyhead. The castellated folly , which was originally used as a summer house , was built between 1820 and 1850 for the notable Stanley family from Penrhos . [ 1 ]
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 10:49, 21 February 2011: 640 × 432 (64 KB): GeographBot == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |description={{en|1=Ysbyty Penrhos Stanley, Holyhead This modern hospital, which specializes in the care of the elderly, was built 1996 to replace the Stanley Sailor's Hospital on Salt Island and the Valley Hospital (t
Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, CH, PC (14 September 1916 – 22 February 2001) was a Welsh Labour Party politician, usually associated with the moderate wing of the party. He was also regarded, particularly in later years, as a non-political figure of stature in Wales having held posts of importance in bodies such as the University ...