Hafodunos Hall, North Wales, 07-08

Kaputnik · Jul 21, 2008

After seeing reports from Belial and Mr_bones about this place, we just had to take a look while on our recent North Wales explore.... Nobody Girl, The Revolution, and myself wandered up the overgrown path to get some pictures of this amazing place......

Really beautiful ornate stonework wherever you looked....

The Revolution braves the staircase climb.....

Nobody Girl stops for a minute with thorn in the shoe problems!

Awesome place..... more pics from the others to follow......

NobodyGirl · Jul 21, 2008

Kaputnik said:
Nobody Girl stops for a minute with thorn in the shoe problems!

*giggles* that had been there for bloody ever!!!!!!

Love your pic's Kaputnik, awesome detail!

Really really really enjoyed the day out!

NobodyGirl · Jul 22, 2008

I got a couple, No good ones, just a few in my strange style.

lol

A pic of Kaputnik taking a pic!! The_revoultion off upstairs!

A pleasant welcome. with kaputnik there.

smileysal · Jul 22, 2008

Excellent pics K, love all that ornate stonework, and whats left of the stair case. Absolutely love those windows, in fact, love the whole place.

Cheers,

Sal

CHEWY · Jul 22, 2008

looks a great place

no good pics NG?
that pic of The_Revoultion tackling the stairs is brill.

mr_bones · Jul 22, 2008

Ah, great stuff - such a shame that it continues to fall into further disrepair when i never thought it was possible! Glad you enjoyed it too, just a pain that you can't access the tower any more.

Great pics both of you.

The_Revolution · Jul 22, 2008

mr_bones said:
Glad you enjoyed it too, just a pain that you can't access the tower any more.

I tried but it's proper boarded up now; as are the stairs :neutral:

mr_bones · Jul 22, 2008

The_Revolution said:
I tried but it's proper boarded up now; as are the stairs

Aye, looks like a load of fresh boards in strategic places - was there a few weeks ago and noticed someones attempt to keep you out the tower and basement.

Tristanjay · Jul 22, 2008

You can get into the old basement through a hatch in the conservatory, all the original featyres are in there still - meat hooks meat chopping slate slabs etc.

Kaputnik · Jul 22, 2008

BUGGER!! don't tell us we missed out on a basement?!
we wondered if the place would have a cellar/basement while we were there, too! next time.....

Foxylady · Jul 23, 2008

Fabulous photos. I never tire of seeing pics of this gorgeous building, despite it's huge decline. Lovely stonework, especially of the flowers.

spacepunk · Jul 23, 2008

That staircase must've been awesome in it's day.
Great site.

Kaputnik · Jul 23, 2008

Foxylady said:
Lovely stonework, especially of the flowers.

loved the pillar- top carved stone, there was one with unfurling ferns and lilys which was fantastic, beautifully done. there's always a meaning to various carvings, like ferns for humility, (can't remember what lilies signify just now!) there's a brilliant book about the meanings of various flowers and other symbols in carvings on monuments and gravestones etc, called Stories in stone, i find that kind of thing really interesting.

Foxylady · Jul 23, 2008

Kaputnik said:
there's a brilliant book about the meanings of various flowers and other symbols in carvings on monuments and gravestones etc, called Stories in stone, i find that kind of thing really interesting.

Yes, me too. I noticed that the one kind of flowers were passion flowers, which relates to the Christ's passion on the cross. I think the three stems refer to the resurrection on the third day. That's the only symbolic meaning I know! :lol:

I'll have to look out for that book...it sounds interesting.

Kaputnik · Jul 23, 2008

Glad it's not just me! the book is by Douglas Keister.

Foxylady · Jul 23, 2008

Cheers Kaputnik.

Just located it on Amazon. I think I'll order it from the library to check it out first, although it does look good. :mrgreen:

soldiergirl · Aug 3, 2008

i work for a builders merchant and one of our customers put a bid in to buy it at the auction a few weeks ago. He had the result on Monday but he's giving no clues. However he is a property developer and he would be restoring as much of the hall as possible. The end use is not known but at the moment he's renovating an old hotel into luxury apartments, so maybe more of the same. So I think either way Hafodunas will be turned back as much into it's original state.

Solider xx

Kaputnik · Aug 3, 2008

thanks for that update, Soldiergirl, be good to see something done with such an unusual place, especially if as much as possible can be saved, before it declines any further and becomes totally unsavable in any way.

fire*fly · Aug 3, 2008

this place is amazing, I wish I was a time traveller so I could see it as it was, Dr Who is missing out big time :mrgreen:

SnakeCorp · Aug 5, 2008

Kaputnik said:
loved the pillar- top carved stone, there was one with unfurling ferns and lilys which was fantastic, beautifully done. there's always a meaning to various carvings, like ferns for humility, (can't remember what lilies signify just now!) there's a brilliant book about the meanings of various flowers and other symbols in carvings on monuments and gravestones etc, called Stories in stone, i find that kind of thing really interesting.

In the case of Hafodunos, all of the flower carvings are of plants that grow in the gardens and around the surrounding Hafodunos Estate. Nice touch, eh?

SC

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