Author: Various. Published by The National Trust, 1991, 1st Edition. Printed in Great Britain. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Size: 9.5 x 7 inch, 96 pages including Index, bibliography, maps, photographs, and more. PENRHYN CASTLE in Gwynedd, England, is an enormous neo-Norman castle that sits between Snowdonia and the Menai Strait. Built by Thomas Hopper between 1820 and 1845 for the wealthy Pennant family, this is the story...
The Pennant's made their fortune from Jamaican sugar and Welsh slate, and the castle is crammed with fascinating things such as a one-ton slate bed made for Queen Victoria. The builder, Thomas Hopper, also designed the castle's interior with elaborate carvings, plasterwork and mock-Norman furniture. The castle contains an outstanding collection of paintings. The Victorian kitchen and other servants' rooms, including scullery, larders and chef's sitting room, have been restored to reveal the preparations for the banquet for the Prince of Wales' visit in 1894.
