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During the First World War the house was used to house at least eighty
Belgian refugees. By this point the house had been uninhabited for some time and was in poor condition. To be able to house the refugees properly the house underwent repairs and maintenance over a period two years and at a cost of
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The house was built on the southern slope of Kilvey Hill, it was facing southwards overlooking Fabian Bay. There are no traces left of the house but
Grenfell Park Road follows the line of the drive of the house, with the house itself standing roughly where the junction of Grenfell Park Road and St
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Elizabeth Mary
Grenfell, who was Pascoe St Leger Grenfell's daughter, lived at the house after the death of her father. She was involved in local philanthropy, aiding the welfare and religious development of the local community. During her time Maesteg House would be sometimes used to help the
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The house is described as being an irregularly shaped block 70ft wide by 60ft deep, with a hipped roof. On the front of the house there were two full-height bay windows with peaked slate roofs. A conservatory formed an extension of the eastern side.
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Soon after the war in about 1920 the house was demolished and the land of the house was used to build
Grenfell Park housing estate, an extension of the St Thomas suburb which had already been built immediately in front of the house.
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The main lodge, with the stables, greenhouses, and
Maesteg cottage, stood at what is now the junction of Morris Lane and Grenfell Park Lane. There was a second lodge near the junction of Kinley Street and Port Tennant Road.
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Maesteg house was built sometime in the 1840s by Pascoe St Leger
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