Gwrych
Has been described as a Questionable Uncertain
There are no visible remains
| Name | Gwrych |
| Alternative Names | Y Fron |
| Historic Country | Denbighshire |
| Modern Authority | Conwy |
| 1974 Authority | Clwyd |
| Community | Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-foel |
C19 gothick castle on site of possible earlier home of Lloyd family. This house was called 'Y Fron' meaning rounded hill, but this suggestive name is not generally associated with mottes in Wales (and only rarely is 'round hill' associated with mottes in England)
Extremely complex building history covering over a century. A castellated scheme was prepared by the architect C A Busby as early as 1814, though this was abandoned by the owner, Lloyd Bamford Hesketh, in favour of his own designs. Thomas Rickman, architect and architectural theorist, was consulted from 1816 onwards, producing a full scheme in 1817. The foundation stone was finally laid 1819. Cast iron Perpendicular-style windows from John Cragg's Mersey Iron Foundry (where Rickman had collaborated on his iron churches at Liverpool), were incorporated in the scheme. Part of E front and upper courtyard by Henry Kennedy (1840's &1850's), alterations by C E Elcock (c1914) for Lord & Lady Dundonald (Hesketh's grand-daughter married 12th Earl of Dundonald). Interiors by same architects are now much decayed but include grand classical treatment of Dining Room, and Entrance Hall chimneypiece by Elcock. Stained glass (virtually all lost) was by George Lyon (c1837), J Alexander Forrest (c1846), Ward & Nixon and Ward & Hughes. (Listed Building Report - no mention of any earlier building on site)
Not scheduled
This is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law
Historic Wales CADW listed database record number
The National Monument Record (Coflein) number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SH928774 |
| Latitude | 53.2832717895508 |
| Longitude | -3.60863995552063 |
| Eastings | 292861 |
| Northings | 377475 |
