Rhyl is a young town whose history does not stretch back very far, but only a few miles away is the historic Bodrhyddan Hall on the A5151 between Rhuddlan and Dyserth – officially in Rhuddan.
This is the family home of Lord Langford (pronounced Longford), a 17th century house with later additions. It is a Grade 1 listed building with wonderful paintings and period furniture to see and a lovely garden to walk round.
To see on YouTube a promotional video for Bodrhyddan please click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-kEL2lYN3A
For opening times, admission prices and other details please click here: http://www.bodrhyddan.co.uk/
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FRI 10th JUL 2015 UPDATE: Here is a splendid image of Bodrhyddan Hall Garden by Vera West, published by Clwyd-Denbigh Federation of Women’s Institutes:
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WED 30th DEC 2015
UPDATE: Bodrhyddan - West Entrance
Hall picture dated circa 1960:
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FRI 17th JUN 2016 UPDATE: Recently this Bodrhyddan sign measuring 2 ft x 20 inches turned up for sale on Internet, referring to School of Fishery and Foxons of St. Asaph:
FRI 17th JUN 2016 UPDATE: Recently this Bodrhyddan sign measuring 2 ft x 20 inches turned up for sale on Internet, referring to School of Fishery and Foxons of St. Asaph:
There is no indication of how old the sign is, but Foxons Tackle Ltd is still in existence at Penrhewl, Lower Denbigh Road, St. Asaph.
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TUE 19th SEP 2017 UPDATE: Two old images of Bodrhyddan Hall followed by a group photo taken there in 1937.
The handwriting was on the back of the photo. Click on it for a better view.
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Below is another view of the hall from the south, an image published by National Building Record (NBR) which existed from 1940 until 1963.
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Glad to see Bodrhyddan's fire engine manned. Not sure about fire-fighting in shorts, though!
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