The New Book

Released 14th October 2005

Hafodunos Hall
Llangernyw

Triumph of the Martyr

By Mark Baker

To Order

 


Courtesy of HTV Wales News

Chapter Titles

Contents

Foreword by the Marchioness of Linlithgow
Introduction
Early History
1530 – 1833 ~ Jure Non Dono
1833 – 1852 ~ The Gift of Gibson
1852– 1895 ~ Venetian Inspired Gothic
1895– 1934 ~ Sam, Arthur and Geraldine
1934– 1969 ~ Deeds Not Words
1969 - 1993 ~ Changing Faces
1994 – 2004 ~ Wind, Rain and Dry Rot
The Fire ~ Fallen Sons of Eve
Interior as it was
Exterior in it’s prime
Gardens and Estate
Conclusions ~ Phoenix With a Broken Wing

Appendices
Maps and Plans
The Development of Old Hafodunos Hall
Lloyd Family Inscriptions from St Digains, Llangernyw
Margaret Sandbach’s Poetry
Sculpture Once at Hafodunos
Surviving Old Girls from Hafodunos Hall Girl’s School
Acknowledgements

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Mark Baker presenting a copy of his new book to Michael Tree, Chairman of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust and Welsh Trustee of the Georgian Group

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The night of the Fire.
October 2004



A view of the house



View from the house over the terrace

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Statue of Aurora by Gibson, once at Hafodunos