36:
42:
A manor house was first built at
Dolforgan in the 17th century, as the residence of the Fox family. In the middle of the 17th century the house was purchased by the Herbert family. Between 1790 and 1800, the house was extensively rebuilt and extended by John Herbert, essentially creating a new house.
112:
During the early part of the 1940s to the end of World War II, Dolforgan Hall became a refuge for children to escape the bombing of London. One of those children, Rosemary Daykin, recounted, "I was only five at that time and I had planted a little tree in a pot to show Mr. Willans. He took me by the
58:
In 1846, Walter Long married 21-year-old
Harriet Avarina Brunetta Herbert, the only daughter of Captain Owen Herbert, the owner of Dolforgan. Harriet died the following year as a result of complications during childbirth, and Walter died three months later, some say of a broken heart. Dolforgan
113:
hand and walked me around to the treed hill behind the Hall to see the redwood trees, the same type I had in my pot. He said remember the limbs of the tree are your arms, the trunk is like your body, and the name is the color of your cardigan. I have not forgotten."
70:
purchased the
Dolforgan Estate which included the Hall and 4,250 acres (17.2 km) of land to the north-west of Kerry. Walton moved into the Hall in 1870, and it was his primary residence until his death in 1883. Walton was also a High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire.
94:
John
Bancroft Willans inherited the Hall and his father's significant wealth. He lived at Dolforgan until his death in 1957. J. B. Willans was a historian and photographer, and made an extensive photographic record of Dolforgan, which is now in the
230:
328:
50:
Between 1807 and 1818, an iron bridge was built to carry the main drive to the house. This is one of the earliest iron bridges in the world.
44:
171:
333:
102:
After
Willans' death, Dolforgan was bought by the Jones family, who still own it. The Hall is currently divided into five
234:
79:
323:
96:
273:
60:
67:
35:
83:
190:
122:
75:
137:
308:
257:
167:
161:
291:
107:
317:
212:
24:
130:
20:
103:
47:. Some remains of the earlier building were left at the rear of the house.
126:
133:
34:
82:. He died unexpectedly in 1895, and the estate passed to his son
278:
Montgomery County Times and
Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser
191:"Dolforgan Hall: A Grade II* Listed Building in Kerry, Powys"
231:"National Library of Wales – Dolforgan Estate Records"
74:
In 1894, after Walton's death, Dolforgan was sold to
217:
The Iron Bridge: symbol of the
Industrial Revolution
43:This new hall may have been designed by architect
8:
309:Herbert Noel Jerman, who lived at Dolforgan
125:facade. The entrance has two full-height
155:
153:
149:
166:. Yale University Press. p. 114.
262:. The Macmillan Company. p. 277.
185:
183:
7:
329:Grade II* listed buildings in Powys
292:"Hidden photos donated to library"
14:
215:; Trinder, Barrie Stuart (2002).
129:, and four columns holding up an
259:Dictionary of National Biography
219:. Phillimore. pp. 93, 124.
1:
294:. BBC News. 21 January 2005.
274:"The Late Mr. J. W. Willans"
121:The hall has a three-storey
78:, the Chief Engineer of the
59:passed to Walter's brother
350:
193:. British Listed Buildings
80:Liverpool Overhead Railway
108:Grade II* listed building
97:National Library of Wales
160:Haslam, Richard (1979).
140:sawmill on the grounds.
61:Richard Penruddocke Long
334:Country houses in Powys
39:
84:John Bancroft Willans
38:
256:Lee, Sidney (1899).
76:John William Willans
40:
237:on 11 August 2011
341:
324:Dolforgan Estate
296:
295:
288:
282:
281:
280:. 16 March 1895.
270:
264:
263:
253:
247:
246:
244:
242:
233:. Archived from
227:
221:
220:
209:
203:
202:
200:
198:
187:
178:
177:
157:
349:
348:
344:
343:
342:
340:
339:
338:
314:
313:
305:
300:
299:
290:
289:
285:
272:
271:
267:
255:
254:
250:
240:
238:
229:
228:
224:
211:
210:
206:
196:
194:
189:
188:
181:
174:
159:
158:
151:
146:
119:
92:
56:
33:
12:
11:
5:
347:
345:
337:
336:
331:
326:
316:
315:
312:
311:
304:
303:External links
301:
298:
297:
283:
265:
248:
222:
204:
179:
172:
148:
147:
145:
142:
118:
115:
91:
90:Modern history
88:
55:
52:
32:
29:
17:Dolforgan Hall
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
346:
335:
332:
330:
327:
325:
322:
321:
319:
310:
307:
306:
302:
293:
287:
284:
279:
275:
269:
266:
261:
260:
252:
249:
236:
232:
226:
223:
218:
214:
213:Cossons, Neil
208:
205:
192:
186:
184:
180:
175:
173:9780300096316
169:
165:
164:
156:
154:
150:
143:
141:
139:
136:. There is a
135:
132:
128:
124:
123:Regency style
116:
114:
110:
109:
105:
100:
98:
89:
87:
85:
81:
77:
72:
69:
64:
62:
54:Victorian era
53:
51:
48:
46:
37:
31:Early history
30:
28:
26:
22:
18:
286:
277:
268:
258:
251:
239:. Retrieved
235:the original
225:
216:
207:
195:. Retrieved
162:
138:Gothic style
120:
111:
101:
93:
73:
68:James Walton
65:
57:
49:
45:John Johnson
41:
25:Kerry, Powys
16:
15:
241:14 December
197:30 December
117:Description
21:manor house
19:is a large
318:Categories
144:References
106:. It is a
127:pilasters
66:In 1868,
63:in 1867.
170:
163:Powys
134:porch
131:ionic
104:flats
23:near
243:2009
199:2018
168:ISBN
320::
276:.
182:^
152:^
99:.
86:.
27:.
245:.
201:.
176:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
