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Brogyntyn Hall has such an amazing history. Although interesting, it’s one that’s filled with suicide and mysterious deaths.

Built in around 1730 and remodelled in 1804, the house has been added to over the years and has seen a lot of sadness.

It was the home of the Ormsby-Gore family from 1815 and had previously been the estate of their ancestors the Maurices and Ownes since the sixteenth century.

The house was then commissioned by members of the princely dynasty of the Welsh Kingdom of Powys. The mansion was passed through the family and the house, along with the title of Lord Harlech, and was inherited in 1985 by Francis Ormsby-Gore. Francis was immediately hit with crippling death duties of more than £1 million and had to sell much of the families art and other possessions in order to maintain the property.

The property and title had been inherited because Lord Harlech’s brother, Julian, had committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at the age of 33. In turn, his father had inherited the property after his own brother had died when his car careered off a county road and hit a telegraph pole.

Lord Harlech’s mother died in a car accident when her car skidded on a wet road and hit another vehicle. In a terrible coincidence, his father died in almost the exact same way nearly 20 years later.

Brogyntyn Hall…

Visit Date: October 2012

With all the sad memories that were held within the property, Lord Harlech decided to move out. The house was then used as a telephone exchange by the military for some time and was sold to developers around 15 years ago.

Since that time, the property has stood empty ever since with the exception of the odd music video being filmed inside.

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After a long drive and an even longer walk, we found ourselves stood at the doors to this grand abandoned mansion. Still standing proud, Brogyntyn Hall is just waiting for somebody to take on the task of renovating her.

Although much of the building has been stripped over the years, some unique features still remain such as a hidden bookcase door, fireplaces and some art work.

Plans are in place to renovate the building, but we see this all to often and then very little is ever actually completed.

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