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Originally called ''Tŷ Nantclwyd'', carbon dating on its timbers have shown that the core structure was started in 1435/1436 |
Originally called ''Tŷ Nantclwyd'', [[carbon dating]] on its timbers have shown that the core structure was started in 1435/1436.<ref name=DCCNyD/> This date the property to the time after the destruction wrought by the army of Welsh rebel [[Owain Glyndwr]], and the then English-sponsored rebuilding of the affected Welsh towns.<ref name=HistPoints/> At this time Ruthin was a regional centre for [[weaving]], and the land on which the house now stands then belonged to Welsh weaver Goronwy ap Madog and his English wife Suzanna.<ref name=HistPoints>{{cite web|url=http://historypoints.org/index.php?page=nantclwyd-y-dre|title=Nantclwyd y Dre|publisher=History Points|accessdate=26 December 2013}}</ref> |
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Following [[Jacobean]] enlargement, the major late [[Stuart]] addition includes the distinctive pillared porch.<ref name=OldMill/> The name ''Nantclwyd y Dre'' was probably bestowed on the property in the 1720s.<ref name=HistPoints/> During the [[Georgian |
Following [[Jacobean era]] enlargement, the major late [[Stuart period]] addition includes the distinctive pillared [[porch]].<ref name=OldMill/> The name ''Nantclwyd y Dre'' was probably bestowed on the property in the 1720s.<ref name=HistPoints/> During the [[Georgian era]], the local Wynne family restored the property to habitable status.<ref name=OldMill/> It was then converted into a girls school in the [[Victorian era]],<ref name=OldMill/> and from 1834 it also became the local lodge for visiting [[judge]]s.<ref name=HistPoints/> |
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In 1925, existing tenant and retired [[civil engineer]] Clinton Holme bought the house, and in 1928 he removed the exterior render to expose the timber frames.<ref name=HistPoints/> He sold the property to Samuel Dyer Gough who continued the restoration,<ref name=HistPoints/> and made it into the local hub for the [[Arts and Crafts movement]].<ref name=OldMill/> |
In 1925, existing tenant and retired [[civil engineer]] Clinton Holme bought the house, and in 1928 he removed the exterior render to expose the timber frames.<ref name=HistPoints/> He sold the property to Samuel Dyer Gough who continued the restoration,<ref name=HistPoints/> and made it into the local hub for the [[Arts and Crafts movement]].<ref name=OldMill/> |
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Revision as of 18:03, 26 December 2013
| Nantclwyd Y Dre | |
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 Nantclwyd Y Dre looking North on Castle Street, Ruthin | |
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Ruthin |
| Country | Wales |
| Construction started | 1425 |
| Completed | 15th century |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Timber frame |
Nantclwyd y Dre (previously known as Tŷ Nantclwyd) is a Grade 1 listed house in Ruthin, Denbighshire it is Wales's oldest dated timbered town house.[1]
History
Originally called Tŷ Nantclwyd, carbon dating on its timbers have shown that the core structure was started in 1435/1436.[1] This date the property to the time after the destruction wrought by the army of Welsh rebel Owain Glyndwr, and the then English-sponsored rebuilding of the affected Welsh towns.[2] At this time Ruthin was a regional centre for weaving, and the land on which the house now stands then belonged to Welsh weaver Goronwy ap Madog and his English wife Suzanna.[2]
Following Jacobean era enlargement, the major late Stuart period addition includes the distinctive pillared porch.[3] The name Nantclwyd y Dre was probably bestowed on the property in the 1720s.[2] During the Georgian era, the local Wynne family restored the property to habitable status.[3] It was then converted into a girls school in the Victorian era,[3] and from 1834 it also became the local lodge for visiting judges.[2]
In 1925, existing tenant and retired civil engineer Clinton Holme bought the house, and in 1928 he removed the exterior render to expose the timber frames.[2] He sold the property to Samuel Dyer Gough who continued the restoration,[2] and made it into the local hub for the Arts and Crafts movement.[3]
Museum
In 1984 Dyer Gough's widow sold the house and its gardens to Clwyd County Council. From the mid-2000's, successor administration Denbighshire County Council started work on preserving the property. Converted into a living history museum, it displays demonstrate the changing fashions and the lives of the house's residents under the theme of the "Sevene ages of Nantclwyd y Dre":[1][3]
- 1942 hall
- 1916 rector’s study
- 1891 schoolroom
- Georgian panelled bedroom suite with Chinese-wallpaper
- 1690 "cabinet" of Stuart owner Eubule Thelwall, with its "Kidderminster stuff" hangings and plaster ceiling
- Jacobean bedchamber with hung bed, painted cloths, and "stool of ease" in its closet
- 15th century "business room", its 1435 structure virtually unchanged, showing the preserved documentation of a mediaeval resident' pilgrimage to Rome, founded during restoration within the buildings infrastructure
Opened to the public on 23 June 2007, visitors can also observe a colony of Lesser horseshoe bats in the attic rooms via a "bat cam".[1]
Lord's garden
Behind the house is Lord's Garden, an original 13th century Grade II listed garden which was restored in the 18th century. However, at present there is no public access, and the garden alys in a neglected state. In December 2013, the council successfully applied for a grant of £177,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, which will see the garden restored and opened to the public by 2015.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Nantclwyd y Dre". Denbighshire Council. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Nantclwyd y Dre". History Points. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Nantclwyd y Dre". Old Mill, Chester. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "'Secret' garden in Denbighshire to be opened to public". BBC Wales. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
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