Gloddaeth Hall
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Gloddaeth Hall is a large country house in Llandudno
, Conwy, Wales
. It is a Grade I listed building. It stands on land which had been owned by the Mostyn
family since the 15th century. The oldest part of the hall dates back to the mid or early 16th century and a wing to the east was added around 1700.
In the 19th century further additions were made to the building by William E. Nesfield
, and by John Douglas
, who designed a new west wing for Lady Augusta Mostyn in 1889. The hall now forms part of St David's College
.
Llandudno
Llandudno is a seaside resort and town in Conwy County Borough, Wales. In the 2001 UK census it had a population of 20,090 including that of Penrhyn Bay and Penrhynside, which are within the Llandudno Community...
, Conwy, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is a Grade I listed building. It stands on land which had been owned by the Mostyn
Mostyn Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Mostyn, both in the Baronetage of England. One creation is extant as of 2008....
family since the 15th century. The oldest part of the hall dates back to the mid or early 16th century and a wing to the east was added around 1700.
In the 19th century further additions were made to the building by William E. Nesfield
William Eden Nesfield
William Eden Nesfield was an English architect, designer and painter.W. E. Nesfield was the eldest son of the landscape architect and painter William Andrews Nesfield. He was educated at Eton and then articled to the architect William Burn in 1850, transferring after two years to his uncle by...
, and by John Douglas
John Douglas (architect)
John Douglas was an English architect who designed about 500 buildings in Cheshire, North Wales, and northwest England, in particular in the estate of Eaton Hall. He was trained in Lancaster and practised throughout his career from an office in Chester, Cheshire...
, who designed a new west wing for Lady Augusta Mostyn in 1889. The hall now forms part of St David's College
St David's College, Llandudno
St David's College, Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales is an independent boarding school which also takes day pupils. It occupies an eclectic variety of buildings such as Gloddaeth Hall centred on the magnificent Minstrel Hall dating from the Tudor period right up to Chelsea/Augusta Houses and the Keith...
.