Discovering the Historic Houses of Snowdonia
Tue. February 3, 2015
This new book has just arrived and we are taking it in turns to read it. Discovering the Historic Houses of Snowdonia by Richard Suggett and Margaret Dunn, is a partnership project between Dating Old Welsh Houses Group which succeeded the North West Wales Dendrochronology Project and The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. There are many excellent professional and specialist people who have been involved in producing the book. I am so looking forward to reading it. My initial impression is that it provides lots of statistical information and plans but it is also balanced with good colour photographs and interestingly some images show the interiors as they are now such as Egryn on page 105. I loved the stenciled boarding which has been left exposed in the bedroom at Bodllosged page 204. A book for the library of anyone interested in Welsh houses, culture and interiors and a welcome addition to the Bowen book collection. Two good websites to look at more images coflein.gov.uk and datingoldwelshhouses.co.uk