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Coordinates: 52°58′35″N 3°01′51″W / 52.9763°N 3.0307°W / 52.9763; -3.0307
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Wynnstay Hall
TypeHouse
LocationRuabon, Wrexham
Coordinates52°58′35″N 3°01′51″W / 52.9763°N 3.0307°W / 52.9763; -3.0307
BuiltMid 19th century with earlier origins
Architectural style(s)French Neo-Renaissance
Governing bodyprivate
Official nameWynnstay
Designated1 February 2022; 3 years ago (2022-02-01)
Reference no.PGW(C)64(WRE)
ListingGrade I
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameWynnstay Hall
Designated7 June 1963
Reference no.1627
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameCascade
Designated22 February 1995
Reference no.15749
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameWynnstay Column
Designated22 February 1995
Reference no.15746
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameDairy at Wynnstay Hall
Designated22 February 1995
Reference no.15742
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameKennels (including valeting house and attached courtyard buildings and boundary walls)
Designated22 February 1995
Reference no.15723
Wynnstay is located in Wrexham
Wynnstay
Location of Wynnstay Hall in Wrexham

Wynnstay is a country house within an important landscaped park 1.3 km (0.75 miles) south-east of Ruabon, near Wrexham, Wales. Wynnstay, previously Watstay, is a famous estate and the family seat of the Williams-Wynn baronets. The house was sold in 1948 and is under private ownership as of 2000.

History

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Wynnstay, 1793

During the 17th century, Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet, inherited the Watstay Estate through his marriage to Jane Evans (daughter of Eyton Evans of Watstay), and renamed it the Wynnstay Estate. The gardens were laid out by Capability Brown. Wynnstay was Brown's largest commission in Wales, work beginning in 1774 and completed in 1784, a year after his death. He replaced the older formal gardens with lawns which swept right up to the house overlooking the lake.[1]

Famous occupants of the house and estate included Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet. During the 19th century, Princess Victoria stayed there with her mother, the Duchess of Kent.

In 1858, Wynnstay was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt on the same site, with Benjamin Ferrey as architect.

After the house was vacated by the Williams-Wynn family in the mid-20th century, in favour of the nearby Plas Belan on the Wynnstay estate, it was bought by Lindisfarne College. When the school closed due to bankruptcy, the building was converted to flats and several private houses.

Historic listing designations

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Wynnstay is a Grade II* listed building.[2] The gardens underwent a process of refurbishment which was completed by 2016[3][4] and are listed at Grade I on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[5]

Other structures listed at Grade II* include the Cascade,[6] the Wynnstay Column commemorating Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet,[7] the dairy,[8] and the kennels.[9]

Structures listed at Grade II include a range of garden features: a plunge pool,[10] a boathouse,[11] an ice house,[12] a sluice,[13] an ha-ha[14] a tunnel from the kitchen garden,[15] and the walls of an earlier kitchen garden.[16] There are also an number of ancilliary buildings designed to support the estate including: the estate office[17] and cottage,[18] the stables,[19] the chapel,[20] a game larder,[21] and school room and attached master's house.[22][23] Lastly, five lodges stand at the entrances to the estate: the West and East Broth Lodges,[24][25] the Bakers Lodge,[26] the School Lodge,[27] and the Park Lodge.[28]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Capability Brown Festival – Wynnstay". 2016. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Cadw. "Wynnstay Hall (Grade II*) (1627)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  3. ^ Latham, Laura (14 April 2016). "Capability Brown, the Master of the English Garden". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Hughes, Owen (3 February 2017). "'Live like a lord' in former mansion house of one of Wales's most powerful families". northwales.
  5. ^ Cadw. "Wynnstay (PGW(C)64(WRE))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. ^ Cadw. "Cascade at Wynnstay (Grade II*) (15749)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  7. ^ Cadw. "Wynnstay Column (Grade II*) (15746)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  8. ^ Cadw. "Dairy at Wynnstay (Grade II*) (15742)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  9. ^ Cadw. "The Kennels at Wynnstay (Grade II*) (15723)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  10. ^ Cadw. "Plunge Pool at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15750)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  11. ^ Cadw. "Boathouse at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15745)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  12. ^ Cadw. "Icehouse at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15747)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  13. ^ Cadw. "Sluice gate at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15742)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  14. ^ Cadw. "Ha Ha to east of Kitchen Garden at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15744)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  15. ^ Cadw. "Tunnel to east of Kitchen Garden at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15743)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  16. ^ Cadw. "Former Kitchen Garden Walls at Wynnstay (Grade II) (1627)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  17. ^ Cadw. "Estate Office at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15738)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  18. ^ Cadw. "Estate Cottage at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15740)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  19. ^ Cadw. "Stables at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15742)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  20. ^ Cadw. "Chapel at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15739)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  21. ^ Cadw. "Game Larder at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15737)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  22. ^ Cadw. "School Room at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15756)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  23. ^ Cadw. "House attached to School Room at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15757)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  24. ^ Cadw. "Broth Lodge West at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15751)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  25. ^ Cadw. "Broth Lodge East at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15752)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  26. ^ Cadw. "Bakers Lodge Gates and Gatepiers at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15754)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  27. ^ Cadw. "School Lodge at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15723)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  28. ^ Cadw. "Park Lodge at Wynnstay (Grade II) (15708)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
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  • Transcript of information from Picturesque Views of Seats of The Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland edited by F. O. Morris (published c.1880) [1]
  • 1860 – Wynnstay Hall, Ruabon, Wales
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