Gregynog Hall

Gregynog is a former manor house in Wales.

It is located six kilometers northwest of the town of Newtown in Powys. Today, it serves the University of Wales as a conference center.

History

At the site of the present building since the 12th century were already several previous buildings. Charles Hanbury - Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley Gregynog was built in its present form in the 1840s. 1920 acquired the known as art collectors sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies the mansion. The Davies sisters founded 1932 to the present day annual Gregynog Music Festival. Already in the first years of the festival renowned musicians such as Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Edward Elgar and Benjamin Britten came to Gregynog. Among the guests of the festival included eminent personalities such as British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and the playwright George Bernard Shaw. In addition, the Davies sisters founded with the Gregynog Press a private printing for limited, hand -bound editions, which today is located in Gregynog. After Gwendoline Davies had already died in 1951, Gregynog came after the death of Margaret Davies in 1963 as the Foundation to the University of Wales.

Gregynog today

The originally 73 km ² large property now includes the manor house a 3-km ² large park with arboretum and landscaped gardens. Here takes place annually in June, organized by the Gregynog Festival Company Music Festival. In addition to the printing Gregynog Press the mansion is home to a variety of objects from the collection owned by the Davies sisters. This does not include the significant collections of paintings by Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, who came after her death to the National Museum Cardiff. The University of Wales Gregynog uses today mainly for conferences.