Gregynog
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Gregynog is a large country hall 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Newtown, Powys, Wales. Various halls have occupied the site since the twelfth century and it was the ancestoral home of the Blayneys and the Traceys from the fifteenth century. It was given to the University of Wales in 1963 by owners and art-collectors, Margaret and Gwendoline Davies.
The current hall was built in the 1840's by Charles Hanbury-Tracey, the 1st Lord Sudeley of Toddington and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. The original estate was over 18,000 acres (73 km²) but is now set in 750 acres (3 km²) of mature formal gardens and rolling countryside. The sunken garden and arboretum are of particular note.
The hall is now used by the University as a conference centre and study centre for students. Since 1932, the Gregynog music festival has been held here and has attracted names such as Vaughan Williams, Holst, Britten and Elgar.
The hall is also home to Gwasg Gregynog, a private printing press producing limited edition, hand-bound books of the finest order.
External links
- Gregynog (http://www.wales.ac.uk/newpages/EXTERNAL/E3650.asp)
- Gregynog Press (http://www.gregynogpress.co.uk/)