page_title: Dolaucothi Estate
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Dolaucothi Estate / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person&#58; &#32;John Johnes&#32;– Welsh barrister-at-law and county court judge (1800-1876)
context_page_description: The Dolaucothi Estate is situated about 1 mile north-west of the village of Caio up the picturesque Cothi Valley in the community of Cynwyl Gaeo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its name of Dolaucothi means ‘the meadows of the Cothi’.
  The medieval manor house overlooking the fast-flowing River Cothi was rebuilt by the Johnes family and, in 1873, the estate encompassed 3,172 acres.
  Dolaucothi House could be approached by two drives of considerable length, that to the east skirting the Roman gold mines, while that to the west was flanked by four lines of ancient oaks — the "very noble oaks" remarked upon by George Borrow after walking along the avenue in 1854 for a glimpse of the house, charmed by the thought that "he had never seen a more pleasing locality".
context_section_description: Dolaucothi House was rebuilt in the early 18th century with a five-bay, three-storey façade. Retaining some original features, in 1679, it had 6 hearths; described as ‘simple and dignified’, the house was rebuilt in cube-formation with 28 rooms. John Nash (1752–1835) was employed in 1792 to add the porch and two low wings, each with a window in a recessed arch.  At that time, Nash had just finished working on the famous octagonal domed-library and square pavilions at Hafod for Colonel Thomas Johnes. 
  Captain John Johnes' son, also named John (1800–1876), became a judge, who commissioned various refurbishments, including having the wings raised adding bay windows in 1871. In its heyday Dolaucothi retained a domestic staff of nine with eighteen more working on the estate. Dolaucothy is noted as having interiors of much charm, displaying many portraits as well as the Eastern war trophies of the celebrated General Hills, VC.
caption: His Hon. Judge John Johnes, JP, DL
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