Plas Newydd

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Plas Newydd

Plâs Newydd or Plas Newydd, located in Llanfairpwll, Anglesey

Anglesey

Anglesey is an island and principal areas of Wales off the northwest coast of Wales, with a predominantly Welsh language-speaking population. It is connected to the mainland by two bridges spanning the Menai Strait: the original Menai Suspension Bridge , designed by Thomas Telford in 1826; and the newer reconstructed Britannia Bridge ; which...
, Wales

Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, is the country seat of the Marquess of Anglesey

Marquess of Anglesey

Marquess of Anglesey is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, a hero of the Battle of Waterloo....
. It is not to be confused with the house of the same name at Llangollen

Llangollen

Llangollen is a small town in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee, Wales and on the edge of the Berwyn range mountains....
; the family's other seat being at Beaudesert

Beaudesert (house)

Beaudesert in Staffordshire, was one of the family seats of the Paget family — the Marquess of Anglesey. The estate was obtained by William Paget, 1st Baron Paget in approximately 1550; the family's other main seat is at Plas Newydd....
, Staffordshire

Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked Counties of England in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Stafford. Part of the National Forest, England lies within its borders....
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The house is situated on the bank of the Menai Strait

Menai Strait

The Menai Strait is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about 14 miles long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales....
and has magnificent views of Snowdonia

Snowdonia

Snowdonia is a region in north Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three National parks of England and Wales, in 1951....
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Plâs Newydd or Plas Newydd, located in Llanfairpwll, Anglesey

Anglesey

Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Marquess of Anglesey

Llangollen

Llangollen is a small town in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee, Wales and on the edge of the Berwyn range mountains....
; the family's other seat being at Beaudesert

Beaudesert (house)

Staffordshire

Menai Strait

The Menai Strait is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about 14 miles long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales....
and has magnificent views of Snowdonia

Snowdonia

Snowdonia is a region in north Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three National parks of England and Wales, in 1951....
. The house dates to the 14th century and is the work of James Wyatt

James Wyatt

James Wyatt Royal Academy , was an England architect, a rival of Robert Adam in the Neoclassicism style, who far outdid Adam in his work in the Gothic revival....
. The estate itself can be traced to the 15th century when it was owned by the Griffiths', owners of a large estate in nearby Bangor. It also contains Rex Whistler

Rex Whistler

Reginald John 'Rex' Whistler was an England artist, designer and illustrator.Rex Whistler was the son of Henry and Helen Frances Mary Whistler....
’s largest painting and an exhibition of his work. The house was built in both the Classical and Gothic styles. At the end of the 19th century the 5th Marquess had the chapel

Chapel

A chapel is a building used as a place for fellowship and of worship for Christians. It may be attached to an institution such as a large Church , a college, a hospital, a palace, a prison or a cemetery, or may be an entirely free-standing building, sometimes with its own grounds....
turned into a theatre

Theatre

Theatre is the branch of the performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one or more actor, isolated in time and/or Theater , present themselves to Audience." By this broad definition, theatre has existed since the dawn of man, as a result of human tendency for story telling....
and plays put on regularly, often taking the lead role himself. At the house there is also a Military Museum which contains campaign relics of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey and the Battle of Waterloo

Battle of Waterloo

In the Battle of Waterloo forces of the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte and Michel Ney were defeated by those of the Seventh Coalition, including a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Bl?cher and an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington....
. For a short period of time after the Second World War part of the house was used as a training school for the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
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The house has been owned by the National Trust

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales and Northern Ireland....
since 1976. Modern additions arising from this include a tearoom and a second hand bookshop as well as historical cruises along the Straits, running from the house. The 7th Marquess of Anglesey still retains rooms at the house. Lady Rose McLaren

Lady Rose McLaren

The Lady Rose Mary Primrose McLaren was a United Kingdom aristocrat, the fourth daughter of the Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey.The Paget family , who lived at Plas Newydd and Beaudesert in Staffordshire were a close-knit family particularly noted for the beauty of their daughters....
grew up at the house along with the 7th Marquess - her brother.

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