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evilnoodle
04-01-2011, 11:45 PM
Baron Hill is an estate in Beaumaris, Anglesey, named after the hill on which it stands. It was established in 1618 by Sir Richard Bulkeley, as the seat of the influential Bulkeley family , who were originally from Cheshire, until William Bulkeley was appointed Deputy Constable of Beaumaris Castle. He then married one of the daughters of Gwilym ap Gruffydd ap Gwylim, a local big cheese, and began the accumulation of land and public offices, which eventually lead to the Bulkeley family being one of the largest landowners in Anglesey.

The house was built in 1618 during the reign of James the 1st and was re-modelled in the Neo-Palladian style in 1776.

King Edward VII visited Baron Hill and had tea on the terrace in 1907. Shortly after this, during WW1, death duties soaked up the family fortune and made it impossible for the family (by then called Williams-Bulkeley) to continue to maintain the house. They were forced to move into more modest accommodation nearby.

Baron Hill was then used for storage until WWII, when it was converted into a billet for Polish soldiers. Apparently the old house was so cold at night that the Poles burnt down part of the building in the hope that they would be transferred to warmer accommodation, but this backfired on them, as they were re-housed in colder wooden huts in the gardens.

The house has remained unused since the fire and this is how it looks today.

Visited with ceejam and Judderman62.

Possibly the gardeners lodge...

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/jaclmur/Baron%20Hill%20Beaumaris/IMG_5891.jpg

The Mansion...

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The stables...

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Inside the walled garden...

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/jaclmur/Baron%20Hill%20Beaumaris/IMG_5851.jpg

:smile

ceejam
05-01-2011, 12:07 AM
My take on a really knackered, but wonderful place...

The lodge

http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx207/ceejam/baron%20hill/IMG_5858.jpg

The Big house...

http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx207/ceejam/baron%20hill/IMG_5741.jpg

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Some really nice external features...

http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx207/ceejam/baron%20hill/IMG_5794.jpg

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The water pump, and well..

http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx207/ceejam/baron%20hill/IMG_5837.jpg

The carriage garage door hinges...

http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx207/ceejam/baron%20hill/IMG_5748.jpg

The walled garden...


http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx207/ceejam/baron%20hill/IMG_5751.jpg

http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx207/ceejam/baron%20hill/IMG_5758.jpg

Through to the stables...

http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx207/ceejam/baron%20hill/IMG_5744.jpg

A very large tree...

http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx207/ceejam/baron%20hill/IMG_5763.jpg

The folly...

http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx207/ceejam/baron%20hill/IMG_5855.jpg

I think it may have outgrown its pot...

http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx207/ceejam/baron%20hill/IMG_5824.jpg

And finally a bit of graff...

http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx207/ceejam/baron%20hill/IMG_5772.jpg

Ta for looking. :smile

judderman62
05-01-2011, 09:27 PM
Evening Peeps.

well before I throw up my record of the day I'm going to put up some images snaffled off the interweb to give you an idea of how it looked in better times.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5169/5327570001_663094c715.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5006/5327570451_988341d0a9_z.jpg


time for a social gathering



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Sadly as far back as the 1950's it already looked like this


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OK next post will consist of my shots from the day

judderman62
05-01-2011, 09:41 PM
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5248/5324846243_0c7c1e63cd_z.jpg

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Huge Feck off tree in the grounds - maybe a giant redwood ?

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5046/5324856815_50a55f87e0_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5325470476_55eb1fa39e_z.jpg


sense of scale for the tree


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5162/5325478688_c63f824db1_z.jpg

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I loved this place, such a shame to see it in this state, mind it has sat empty for 65 years.

evilnoodle
07-01-2011, 07:59 AM
Is there a vehicle of some description attached to them or is it another one of his fetishes? :lol:

Oh, he only hit a huge pothole on New Years eve, popped 2 of the tyres and we had to have the car recovered :lol:

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/jaclmur/IMG_5660.jpg

the kwan
01-05-2011, 11:38 PM
I Visited here yesterday and absolutely loved the place and felt the history, I read that it is planned for renovation into luxury flats very soon.....................cut and pasted from penmon family history page.............................................. .................................................. .................................................. .......



Multi-million pound bid to save
Baron Hill stately home

16th August 2008 by Owen R Hughes, Daily Post

A MULTI-MILLION pound bid to turn one of the great lost homes of Wales into luxury apartments has been submitted.

Baron Hill, the former stately home of the Bulkeley family, would be turned into luxury apartments under a partnership between the Watkin Jones Group, Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley and the Baron Hill Estate.

The North Wales developer has now lodged the application to build 43 apartments in the massive restoration and redevelopment project at the Grade II listed building outside Beaumaris. If completed it would be one of the most ambitious and luxurious developments ever seen on Anglesey.

Sir Richard said: "We are at last chance saloon now before the house reaches a stage from which it would never recover from. The family is very pleased at the plans and excited at this development, which will return the appearance of the home back to how it was once was.
"We have had previous attempts to develop the property but they have come to nothing and I think time is now running out. This would also be very good news for jobs locally and be good for the whole economy. I am hopeful that the planning application will now be approved."

Originally built in 1618 for the Bulkeley family, Baron Hill was remodelled into the Neo-Palladian style in 1776 by the architect Samuel Wyatt for the 7th Viscount of Bulkeley, who was also the first and last Baron of Beaumaris.

It remained the Bulkeley family home until the 1920s, when they moved to more modest accommodation and the mansion was then used for storage.When the Second World War broke out, the Government requisitioned it and it was used as a billet for Polish soldiers.

Over the years the house and associated outbuildings have become derelict and now stands roofless and overgrown by trees.

Sir Richard added: "After the war lead was stolen from the parapets which really contributed to its downfall. It is now roofless but we can still preserve much of its original appearance."

Jeff St Paul, development manager with Watkin Jones, said: "Watkin Jones Group is working closely with Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley and the Baron Hill Estate on a scheme to restore the derelict house."

Discussions have been held with planning officers from Anglesey council and heritage group Cadw.

A spokesman for Beaumaris Chamber of Trade said: "This is very good news for the town of Beaumaris and would provide a major boost for the town and its shops, which are struggling.

"It is far better to have a development of this type there rather than a derelict building and inaccessible grounds. I welcome this scheme and hope that it progresses."