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Restored Nantclwyd House /Nantclwyd y Dre in Ruthin opened to the public
on Saturday the 23rd June 2007. Ruthin is about a 30
minute drive from The Old Mill.
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 Tree-ring dating and documentary research
have revealed the long and fascinating history of
this impressive timber-framed mansion, begun in c.1435
and the oldest timbered town house so far identified
in Wales. Following Jacobean enlargement and the
major late Stuart additions—including the distinctive
pillared porch—which gave it its present form, ‘Nantclwyd
y dre’ was again updated for the Georgian Wynne
family. Next it became in turn a Victorian girls’ school
and an Edwardian rectory, also serving as the lodging
for visiting judges. Finally it gained 20th century
Arts and Crafts embellishments from the Dyer Gough
family, then suffering dereliction before extensive
restoration by Denbighshire County Council.
 Each of the ‘Seven Ages’ of Nantclwyd’s
history is evoked by recreated and fully-furnished
rooms within. Visitors can walk backwards in time from
the 1942 hall, through the 1916 rector’s study
and the 1891 schoolroom, to the splendid panelled and
Chinese-wallpapered Georgian bedroom suite. Next comes
Stuart owner Eubule Thelwall’s 1690 ‘cabinet’ with
its ‘Kidderminster stuff’ hangings and
handsome plaster ceiling, followed by the vividly decorated
Jacobean bedchamber with its hung bed and painted cloths,
and a ‘stool of ease’ in its closet. Finally
the 15th century ‘business room’, its 1435
structure virtually unchanged, recalls a mediaeval
resident whose pilgrimage to Rome was recorded in a
document found concealed within the house itself.
Essential information for Visitors
Telephone
01824 709822/708281
Opening Times
2011 - Every Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, between 10am and 5pm until September.
Wheelchair access to ground floor only, but interactive
display gives visitors with limited mobility visual
access to upper floors
No parking on-site, but pay & display car-parks
within walking distance at Dog Lane, Market Street
and Crispin Yard.
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Denbighshire County Council
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