Miskin Manor
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Miskin Manor is a Victorian manor house built in 1864 in a Tudor style, situated in the village of Miskin
in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales
. The house is claimed to be haunted
. The estate was owned by the Williams family including Rhys Rhys-Williams
for many years who were descended from the Welsh bard David Williams
. Today the manor is used as a hotel and venue for wedding receptions.
in 1943. The manor was then passed from the Red Cross to the local health authority in 1948 for continued use as a hospital. This arrangement later caused Sir Rhys
some distress in old age and he lodged a formal protest at the actions of the Pontypridd and Rhondda Hospital Committee, claiming they had deprived him of the use of the house for six years and had paid only the sum £1 4s in rent during this period. Sir Rhys alleged that the hospital committee were now refusing to buy the house, having previously agreed to do. However the hospital was expensive to run and the Hospital Management Committee gave notice they were going to close it and that it was not economic to buy the manor. Lady Williams continued to occupy the manor after her husband's death in 1955.
Sir Rhys served as the first President of Llantrisant and Pontyclun Golf Club, formed in 1927.
Today the manor is run as a hotel and commonly used for wedding receptions.
Miskin
Miskin is a village approximately 2 miles south of Llantrisant in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.The origin of the village was a small hamlet known as New Mill, which grew up around New Mill farm...
in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The house is claimed to be haunted
Haunted house
A haunted house is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased who may have been former residents or were familiar with the property...
. The estate was owned by the Williams family including Rhys Rhys-Williams
Rhys Rhys-Williams
Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams, 1st Baronet DSO QC DL , born Rhys Williams, was a British Liberal Party politician from Wales. He later left the Liberal Party for the Conservatives.-Family:...
for many years who were descended from the Welsh bard David Williams
David Williams
-Musicians:* David Williams , Aboriginal musician and artist* David Williams , Welsh bassist* David Williams , Welsh guitarist and bassist in Son of Dork...
. Today the manor is used as a hotel and venue for wedding receptions.
History
Miskin Manor was built in 1864 to the design of David Vaughan, but additions have been made throughout its history. The earliest building on the site is thought to have been a service range, perhaps 17th century, to which the manor was built. In 1923 the manor house was partly consumed by fire which destroyed the south wing. In 1940 the manor house was taken over by the Red Cross and used as a convalescent home. Lady Williams was commandant of the Red Cross Hospital there and continued to occupy part of the building, giving the manor as her home address when writing to The TimesThe Times
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in 1943. The manor was then passed from the Red Cross to the local health authority in 1948 for continued use as a hospital. This arrangement later caused Sir Rhys
Rhys Rhys-Williams
Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams, 1st Baronet DSO QC DL , born Rhys Williams, was a British Liberal Party politician from Wales. He later left the Liberal Party for the Conservatives.-Family:...
some distress in old age and he lodged a formal protest at the actions of the Pontypridd and Rhondda Hospital Committee, claiming they had deprived him of the use of the house for six years and had paid only the sum £1 4s in rent during this period. Sir Rhys alleged that the hospital committee were now refusing to buy the house, having previously agreed to do. However the hospital was expensive to run and the Hospital Management Committee gave notice they were going to close it and that it was not economic to buy the manor. Lady Williams continued to occupy the manor after her husband's death in 1955.
Sir Rhys served as the first President of Llantrisant and Pontyclun Golf Club, formed in 1927.
Today the manor is run as a hotel and commonly used for wedding receptions.