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Penrhyn Castle is a country house in Llandygai, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, constructed in the style of a Norman castle. The Penrhyn Estate was founded by Ednyfed Fychan. In the 15th century his des
Penrhyn Castle – the keep to the right, the main block in the centre and the service wing to the left
Richard Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn of the first creation
George Hay Dawkins-Pennant
Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn of the second creation
Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn, was a British Conservative Party politician, landowner in Wales. He played a major part in the development of the Welsh slate industry.
Penrhyn Castle
…of slaves in the British Empire was eventually achieved, through the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act. In 1840, the Penrhyn Estate passed to Edward Gordon Douglas, through his marriage to Dawkins-Pennant's elder daughter, Juliana. Douglas, who assumed the surname Douglas-Pennant, was elevated to the peerage as…
Portrait of Edward Gordon Douglas Pennant
"Slate". Caricature by "Spy" (Leslie Ward) published in Vanity Fair in 1882.
Lord Penrhyn with a deputation of quarrymen from the Penrhyn Quarry