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mr_bones

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Situated in Llangernyw, North Wales. This once grand George Gilbert Scott masterpiece lays as an almost gutted shell following a fire in late 2004. It had stood derelict for more than a decade before the fire after its last use as a private school.

It was built in 1864 and even today, shows remnants of its extravagant use of marble and sandstone arches and a general theme of luxury and attention to detail.

Pictures taken after the fire are sad to say the least, especially if you see what it looked like before! There is more about the site at www.hafodunos-hall.co.uk, the owner sells a very thoroughly written and illustrated book on the site which i purchased with no regrets!

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That's a truly fabulous building, Mr. B, and your pics certainly do it justice. Thoroughly enjoyed seeing those and love the night shots. Did you see the ghost? ;)
Thanks for that and the link. Some interesting history there.

Cheers
Foxy :)
 
HI Mr Bones
Thanx for photos that place looks amazing!! I so wish i could go there! Just my cup of tea that is.:lol: Im just going to have to sort something out.
Thanx again
JAS
 
Very nice Mr. B, like the light-painting and night shot action. Did you spend the night in there?:eek:
 
Cheers Foxy - didn't see any ghosts and i spent the night in a room halfway up the clocktower! Some strange noises though :)

Jas - where abouts are you based? Perhaps if you went to a few other places in the area you could make a trip of it ;)

Lost - YES! however the night shots are from my first trip (Fuji Noise!), when we got there last time it was pouring with rain.
 
My oh my, what a lovely building!
Yet another superb set of pics Mr Bones -good job! :)
In particular like the night pic with the starlit sky behind. Thanks for posting these. Cheers also for that interesting link.

Lb:cool:
 
Thanks Sheep2405 and LB! Its a great building but was a lot more grand just a few years ago. I don't think my pictures do it full justice.
 
Cheers Foxy - didn't see any ghosts and i spent the night in a room halfway up the clocktower! Some strange noises though :)

Jas - where abouts are you based? Perhaps if you went to a few other places in the area you could make a trip of it ;)

Lost - YES! however the night shots are from my first trip (Fuji Noise!), when we got there last time it was pouring with rain.

Im from south wiltshire near stonehenge so im quite far away from wales, yeah, will have to find out about some other places and go for a weekend or something.
Thanx
JAS:)
 
im goign to have to find the directions to this place, im in north wales and this could be my first explore with a camera :D

lovely pics!!
 
Good grief, how on earth did i miss this post? :eek: sorry :(

What an absolutely beautiful building. I bet it was stunning when it was lived in both as a home, and also as a school.

So much plasterwork still left there. and love the gothic stonework, and the stained glass windows that are still intact. the conservatory looks gorgeous, and the stairs.

Awesome. Will have a search for any pics of it when it was built or lived in now.

Cheers Mr B, brilliant pics.

:) Sal
 
Cheers Sal, yeah it's a grand old building. Shame it's got into such a sad state now.

Glad you liked it

Mr. B
 
Sorry to have to report that this bas relief has now been destroyed, after the wall it was set into collapsed. I found it in bits all over the floor, surrounded by piles of bricks. It's official title was 'Eros and Anteros contending for the butterfly', crafted by John Gibson back in the 1860s.

SC
 
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