Fronfraith, Llandyssil, Powys - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Fronfraith, Llandyssil, Powys - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Fronfraith Hall is a mid-Victorian house in the historic parish of Llandyssil in the shire area of Montgomeryshire in Powys. Fronfraith also appears in records as Bronfraith and Vronvraith. Fronfraith was also a township within the parish of Llandyssil. The present house was built in 1863 under the supervision of the Shrewsbury architect James PickardJames Pickard is noted as working from Goldstone Cottage, Cherry Orchard Shrewsbury in 1868. He was the surveyor to the Shropshire Fire Office and the Shropshire Building Society. Antonia Brodie ed ‘’’Directory of British Architects, 1834–1914’’’: Vol. 2 (L-Z),330. British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects Continuum 2001. This house replaced a large house, probably a half-timbered Tudor mansion, which had been the home of the Morgan family. In 1966, the west wing of the Fronfraith Hall was badly damaged as the result of a fire, but has now been restored.English E (ed) 1999 "A Collected History of the Communities of Llandyssil, Abermule and Llanmerewig". Section 6, pt. 1 The Hall is now partly used as a guest house. Read more on Wikipedia
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