Plas Glynllifon is one of the most recognisable buildings in North Wales. The grand neo-classical mansion on the outskirts of Caernarfon, Gwynedd was built in the 1830s to 1840s by Lord Newborough and was a playground for the rich and aristocratic.
It sits on the site of a series of earlier houses and was the family seat of the Glynn family of the Glynn family until the 1700s, when it passed to the Wynns. It sits in the heart of Parc Glynllifon, which is now owned by Cyngor Gwynedd, and is a sprawling country park which is still open to the public.
In 1948 the estate was sold to a timber merchant and in 1954 the house and park were sold to Caernarfonshire County Council, the estate buildings were later transferred to Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor. In 1969 Plas Glynllifon even played host to the Prince of Wales Investiture Ball.
The mansion house has been in private hands since the turn of the century and was sold at the end of 2020, to a Manchester developer, after going into receivership, following a failed attempt to develop it into a luxury hotel. It's last listed guide price was for ?2 million. The mansion, it's understood, has lain empty for the last three years.
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