Rossett Hall
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Rossett Hall is a Grade II listed Georgian manor house situated in the village of Rossett
Rossett
Rossett is a village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.At the time of the 2001 Census, Rossett community had a total population of 3,336 people.-Geography:Rossett is geographically located near to the Welsh and English...

, North Wales
North Wales
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. It was built in 1750 by John Boydell
John Boydell
John Boydell was an 18th-century British publisher noted for his reproductions of engravings. He helped alter the trade imbalance between Britain and France in engravings and initiated a British tradition in the art form...

 (1720–1804) as a country retreat for his family. Boydell was an engraver and publisher who became Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
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in 1790.

Today, Rossett Hall is an independently owned hotel but still displays much of the original interior, such as the stone cantilevered staircase, grand chandelier, classical fireplace and lounge rooms.
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