Carreglwyd

Carreglwyd
Carreglwyd
	Carreglwyd House
	Location within Anglesey
General information
Architectural style	Georgian
Town or city	Near Llanfaethlu, Anglesey
Country	Wales
Coordinates	53°21′36″N 4°32′32″W / 53.36000°N 4.54222°WCoordinates: 53°21′36″N 4°32′32″W / 53.36000°N 4.54222°W

Carreglwyd is a Georgian country house, northwest of Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales, which became a Grade II* listed building in 1952.^[1]

The earliest mention of the estate is in 1544, when William Griffiths, the Rector of Llanfaethlu, whose ancestors were the Griffiths family of Penrhyn, bought a house named "Ty'n y Pant".^[1] His grandson, the Chancellor William Griffiths, oversaw the building of a new house on the site in 1634.^[2] Another William Griffiths, the Chancellor's grandson, made further alterations in the late 17th century and early 18th century, the oldest of which remains in the southwest side of the house.^[1] The fine hall of the house dates to this period. During the ownership of (1756-1839) in the late 18th and early 19th century,^[3] further remodelling of the estate was conducted, during which time the dining room, sitting room and library were given a major renovation. The interior was updated in the 1980s.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Carreglwyd". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
^ HMC 5th Report: Griffiths (London, 1876), p. 419.
^ Bloom, Edward Alan; Bloom, Lillian Doris (2002). The Piozzi Letters: 1817-1821. University of Delaware Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-87413-395-0.

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[BLB-1] "Carreglwyd". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

[2] HMC 5th Report: Griffiths (London, 1876), p. 419.

[BloomBloom2002-3] Bloom, Edward Alan; Bloom, Lillian Doris (2002). The Piozzi Letters: 1817-1821. University of Delaware Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-87413-395-0.

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