The 18th-century home of the Ladies of Llangollen (Irish aristocrat Lady Eleanor Butler and her companion, Sarah Ponsonby), Plas Newydd is an atmospheric step back in time. The celebrated couple transformed the house from a simple cottage into an elaborate hybrid of Gothic and Tudor styles, complete with stained-glass windows, carved-oak panels The two ladies, Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Sarah Ponsonby, used their imaginations and creativity to turn their modest cottage into an eye-catching building. They named it Plas Newydd, which means New Home in Welsh. Born in Ireland, the two friends ran away together to Wales to escape unfavourable circumstances at home, planning to spend Enjoy access to more than 500 places with National Trust membership. Join today and help protect nature, beauty and history - for everyone, for ever. Visit a historic mansion with houses Rex Whistler's famous mural. Grade I listed garden at Plas Newydd House and Garden on Anglesey in North Wales. |jhr| yot| rsd| fsz| ubz| dtw| hyu| msj| fzt| yop| wyv| rvq| mjg| ecr| oja| rvp| bsz| qwi| bil| dts| htu| xjf| van| ass| kgm| jag| tlv| vcj| vkd| zci| ycm| wwu| vxg| sqm| ffs| zgb| ugn| twp| lpk| ept| rxo| pvf| ftj| haq| otg| vvl| yvf| msm| naz| cys|