page_title: Nantclwyd y Dre
section_title: Lord's garden
hierarchical_section_title: Nantclwyd y Dre / Lord's garden
caption_attribution_description: English: Recently restored gazebo at Nantclwyd y Dre At the north-west corner of the original garden of Nantclwyd y Dre is the gazebo or summerhouse which was probably constructed by John Wynne and his wife Dorothy, who occupied Nantclwyd from 1733. http://www.cpat.org.uk/projects/longer/nantclwy/nantclwy.htm
context_page_description: Nantclwyd y Dre is a Grade 1 listed house in Ruthin, Denbighshire. It is Wales's oldest dated timbered town house, and is owned by the County and open to the public as a historic house museum.
context_section_description: Behind the house are two gardens, the inner garden and the outer Lord's Garden. The inner 13th century garden occupies the area to the rear of the house, and is bounded by a substantial masonry wall.
  The outer Lord's Garden is originally believed to have been part of a 13th-century developed castle garden. It became part of Nantclwyd y Dre after being rented by house owner Eubule Thelwall, who bought it in 1691. A 1780 plan shows both outer and inner paths, creating four roughly equal areas in the northern section, and what may have been an ornamental feature in the centre. In the south-west corner is a surviving substantial mound. Larger than depicted in the 1780 plans, 1980s archeological excavations suggest that the eastern section comprises spoil excavated during the construction of a swimming pool in the courtyard area. The older western section of the mound dates pre-18th century, suggesting that it may have been either an artillery position associated with the Civil War siege of the town, or a later garden platform with views over the gardens, gazebo and onwards towards the castle.
  Restored in the 18th century, Lord's Garden is now itself Grade II listed. However, at present there is no public access, and the garden lies in a semi-neglected state. In December 2013, the council successfully applied for a grant of £177,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, which will see Lord's Garden restored and opened to the public by 2015.
  The borders along either side of the garden now contain carefully selected plants representative of a 17th-century garden including crown imperials, old rose varieties and lilies.
caption: The inner 13th century garden, showing the restored gazebo
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