Abercelyn Country House is a Grade-II listed, former rectory built in 1729

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Mrs Lindsay Hind

Abercelyn Country House

& Cottage

Llanycil, Bala, LL23 7YF

Gwynedd, Wales, UK

Phone: 01678 521109

Phone (int.): +44 1678 521109

Fax: 01678 520848

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Abercelyn is located near Bala in Snowdonia, Wales, UK
Bala is located in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales, UK

The Snowdonia National Park provides outstanding opportunities for mountain walking, white-water-rafting, mountain biking, sailing and more

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Georgian Style
The Georgian period is generally considered to encompass the reign of George I, II, III and IV within the period 1714 to 1830. The Georgian style is associated with buildings of deceptive simplicity, attention to detail, quality of craftsmanship, refined furniture and importance of landscaped gardens to provide views from the house. The country house set in a pleasing park, with house and garden "designed as one", was a feature of the Georgian period.
 
Abercelyn Country House was built in 1729 and therefore in the early Georgian  architectural style known as "Palladian" after the influence of the 16th C. Italian architect and sculptor Andrea Palladio. Palladianism is known for a sense of symmetry, proportion, order and simple elegance and recreated the classical style of Rome. The early Georgian gardens were informal based on the natural environment.
 

  The Georgian stairs, hall and magnificent mirror

Some features of Abercelyn Country House that reflect early Georgian style are:

  • The simplicity of the architecture

  • The impressive entrance hall and  staircase
  • The symmetrical layout of the house with servant’s accommodation to the rear with a "back staircase"
  • Marble fireplaces, sash-windows, panelled window-shutters & window-seats
  • The informal nature of the garden.

 

The drawing room was a comfortable room near the main entrance and used for receiving guests. At Abercelyn Country House the drawing room, which incorporates the library, is appropriately available for guest’s use.
 

 

Further reading:

  • Georgian House Style – An Architectural and Interior Design source book by Ingrid Cranfield (David & Charles)
  • Classic Georgian Style by Henrietta Spencer-Churchill (Collins & Brown)