Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . THE SEAT OF SIR WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN, BART., M. P. The annexed Plate exhibits a view of Wynnstay, anciently called Wat-stay, the delightful residence of the member for Denbighshire, whopossesses large estates in Wales. It is a long range of building, stand-ing on the spot where formerly stood the Mansion of Madox ap GrufFydMaelor. Part of it was rebuilt by the first Sir John Wynn in the six-teenth century, and a part by the late Sir Watkin Williams Wynn,Bart.; the whole has been recently cased and enlarged
Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . THE SEAT OF SIR WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN, BART., M. P. The annexed Plate exhibits a view of Wynnstay, anciently called Wat-stay, the delightful residence of the member for Denbighshire, whopossesses large estates in Wales. It is a long range of building, stand-ing on the spot where formerly stood the Mansion of Madox ap GrufFydMaelor. Part of it was rebuilt by the first Sir John Wynn in the six-teenth century, and a part by the late Sir Watkin Williams Wynn,Bart.; the whole has been recently cased and enlarged by the presentowner. The House is situate on a spacious lawn, in a park, in whichthere is a column nearly a hundred feet high, erected to the memory ofthe late Sir W. Williams Wynn, by his mother, Frances Lady WilliamsWynn; and an avenue, a mile in length, of fine oak and elm trees,leading from a handsome modern gateway to the Hall. In the Parkthere is a particularly large oak, which is named after Sir John Wynn;to this spot it is said he was frequently led to feel the old tree, aft
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