Hafodunos Estate
Llangernyw, Wales.		 Hafodunos

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Timeline

1100Bleddyn Llwyd establishes Hafodunos
1282Death of Llewelyn, last native Prince of Wales
1400Owain Glyndwr takes refuge in the grounds of Hafodunos
1588Welsh language saved by the translation of the Bible
1674Manor house built with 'seven gables' for the Lloyd family
1833Estate bought by Samuel Sandbach, a prominent Victorian merchant
1845Llangernyw Cottage Garden Improvement Society established
1851Estate inherited and improved by Henry Robertson Sandbach
1852Sir J D Hooker introduces Rhododendrons to Kew Gardens
1861Royal Natonal Eisteddfod of Wales established
1865New hall designed by Sir Gilbert Scott in the Gothic style. Garden terraces introduced
1895Death of Henry Robertson Sandbach. Garden reaches maturity
1912Hall leased to a succession of owners
1945Hafodunos used as a boarding school
1990Final fall into neglect

Sir J D Hooker
Sir J D Hooker plant collecting in Sikkim    © RBGKew

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