Bedwellty House
Bedwellty House is a Grade II-listed house and gardens in Tredegar, in the Sirhowy Valley in south-east Wales. It was built in the early 19th century on the site of an earlier building and subsequently enlarged into its present form by mid-century. The owners donated the house and its grounds to the public at the beginning of the 20th century. They were restored at the beginning of the 21st century. The grounds are included on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales, the only estate so listed in Blaenau Gwent.
History
Plas Bedwellty was a small house owned by the Morgans of Tredegar House and was purchased by the ironmaster Samuel Homfray in 1800. He rebuilt it in 1825 and his son enlarged the house with the two rear wings by 1842. The Morgans reacquired the building by mid-century and reserved for the use of the manager of the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company. The Morgan family gave the house and its grounds to the local community in 1901 and it was remodelled as offices for the Urban District Council.[1]
Bedwellty House and its grounds were restored 2006–11 by the
The surrounding 26-acre (110,000 m2)
See also
References
- ^ National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Bedwellty House and Park Home page". www.bedwelltyhouseandpark.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Arson destroys historic pavilion". 16 June 2004 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council – Bedwellty House & Park". Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.