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Hawarden Castle (18th century)

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81: 97: 89: 27: 112:. It replaced the 16th-century Broadlane Hall, the seat of the Ravenscroft family, which stood some way to the south. Glynne had acquired the estate through marriage. The new house was of brick with stone dressings. The main block was three storeys high, and seven bays wide, with a projecting three-bay central pediment. Two flanking side pavilions were planned but may not have been completed. 138:
from 1837 to 1847. In around 1830, he had the main entrance moved from the south side of the house to the north, and had a vaulted porch added. On the death of the 9th Baronet, the estate passed to his brother-in-law, the liberal politician
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because of its architecture, especially the 18th-century interiors, and for its exceptional importance as the home of W. E. Gladstone. The castle's gardens and landscape park are designated Grade I on the
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and destroying the castle. De Montalt later reneged on a promise not to rebuild his stronghold and the present massive keep was built. This was besieged in 1281 by Llywelyn's brother,
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In the early 19th century, Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, 8th Baronet, inherited the estate. In 1809 to 1810, he had the house enlarged, and the exterior completely remodelled in a
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relocated to Hawarden — first to the Old Rectory, then to the new castle in 1939 before it closed the following year.
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Gladstone occupied the house until his death there in 1898, when it passed to his grandson
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it changed hands several times and ended up in a ruinous state in Parliamentary hands.
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Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
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The core of the present house is formed by a mansion built in 1752–57 for
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for 1888 but had died in 1891). W. G. C. Gladstone was killed in the
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Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales
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In the grounds of the building lie the ruins of a medieval castle,
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The house is designated as a Grade I listed building by
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List of houses and associated buildings by John Douglas
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Registered historic parks and gardens in Flintshire
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Index

Hawarden Castle (medieval)

Welsh
Hawarden
Flintshire
Wales
British prime minister
William Gladstone
Catherine Glynne
Gothic



Sir John Glynne
Whitchurch, Shropshire
crenellated
Gothic Revival
Thomas Cundy the elder
Sir Stephen Glynne
Flint Boroughs
County of Flint
William Gladstone
Saddleworth
Douglas and Fordham
Archbishop of Canterbury
Edward White Benson
Sandycroft station
London
William Glynne Charles Gladstone
William Henry Gladstone

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