Visited with Darkzac
This site was abit of luck and Darkzac's great eyes. I have been coming to 3 miles down the road from this place best part of 20 years and didnt know it was there sitting on top of the hill.
We drove up the lane and was greated by 2 lads who at first thought we were trying to rob them but after we explained what we do they said they get alot of people stop to take pictures. The 2 lads are Caretakers of the property and pay cheap rent to keep an eye on the place and are more than happy to let people take a look around if you ask.
History
On an eminence, commanding unrestricted views of beautiful Carmarthen Bay and the picturesque village of Llansteffan, with its historic castle, is situated the dilapidated mansion named Iscoed, Ferryside. Once the centre of an 800 acre estate, it was the chosen retirement home of Peninsular War hero General Sir Thomas Picton, who went to live there in 1814. His stay was unfortunately very brief, for when Napoleon escaped from his island prison on Elba, the Duke of Wellington recalled Picton to the colours. He was given command of the 5th Division and reserves, and left London on the 11th June 1815. A week later he was killed at Waterloo on the 18th June 1815.
Work commenced in 1792 and the completed mansion was approached through a magnificent archway, which was decorated with three very large iron cannon balls.
The main building, with a large forecourt, was of three floors:—
* Ground floor — double drawing rooms, a large dining room with folding doors opening into a morning room, conservatory, large
billiards room, smoking room, housekeeper's room, sitting room, pantry, kitchen, scullery, larder, dairy, lavatory.
* First floor - six bedrooms, two dressing rooms, two lavatories.
* Second floor — seven bedrooms and lavatories.
* North Wing — five large rooms.
* South Wing — ten rooms.
* Outbuildings — a large stable, coach-houses, harness room, cow houses, piggeries, calves' cot, carpenter's shed and a fine range of farm buildings.
The outbuildings were surrounded by large gardens, an orchard well stocked with fruit trees, a large glasshouse and a peach-house.
For its wonderfull History please see - Iscoed Mansion History
My Pictures
This was there Pet Turkey Bernard, thankfully he will not being seeing a dinner table this Christmas lol
All My pictures can be found at my Flickr and my Website
Thanks for looking
Matt
This site was abit of luck and Darkzac's great eyes. I have been coming to 3 miles down the road from this place best part of 20 years and didnt know it was there sitting on top of the hill.
We drove up the lane and was greated by 2 lads who at first thought we were trying to rob them but after we explained what we do they said they get alot of people stop to take pictures. The 2 lads are Caretakers of the property and pay cheap rent to keep an eye on the place and are more than happy to let people take a look around if you ask.
History
On an eminence, commanding unrestricted views of beautiful Carmarthen Bay and the picturesque village of Llansteffan, with its historic castle, is situated the dilapidated mansion named Iscoed, Ferryside. Once the centre of an 800 acre estate, it was the chosen retirement home of Peninsular War hero General Sir Thomas Picton, who went to live there in 1814. His stay was unfortunately very brief, for when Napoleon escaped from his island prison on Elba, the Duke of Wellington recalled Picton to the colours. He was given command of the 5th Division and reserves, and left London on the 11th June 1815. A week later he was killed at Waterloo on the 18th June 1815.
Work commenced in 1792 and the completed mansion was approached through a magnificent archway, which was decorated with three very large iron cannon balls.
The main building, with a large forecourt, was of three floors:—
* Ground floor — double drawing rooms, a large dining room with folding doors opening into a morning room, conservatory, large
billiards room, smoking room, housekeeper's room, sitting room, pantry, kitchen, scullery, larder, dairy, lavatory.
* First floor - six bedrooms, two dressing rooms, two lavatories.
* Second floor — seven bedrooms and lavatories.
* North Wing — five large rooms.
* South Wing — ten rooms.
* Outbuildings — a large stable, coach-houses, harness room, cow houses, piggeries, calves' cot, carpenter's shed and a fine range of farm buildings.
The outbuildings were surrounded by large gardens, an orchard well stocked with fruit trees, a large glasshouse and a peach-house.
For its wonderfull History please see - Iscoed Mansion History
My Pictures
This was there Pet Turkey Bernard, thankfully he will not being seeing a dinner table this Christmas lol
All My pictures can be found at my Flickr and my Website
Thanks for looking
Matt
