SAMUEL WYATT'S KINMEL HALL

AND SOME OF THE ACCOUNTS

FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION

The Gentleman's Magazine,

Volume 16

DOMESTIC

September 28th 1841

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The superb mansion of Kinmel Hall near St Asaph the residence of Lord Dinorben was burned to the ground the outside walls alone remaining.

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The library, jewels, papers and a portion of the furniture were saved. Fortunately no lives were lost nor was any personal injury sustained It is said the whole of the property was uninsured and it is computed £35 00 07 will not cover the damage done.

The original house was pulled down by the father of Lord Dinorben, the Rev Edward Hughes, shortly after that Rev gentleman became the proprietor of the Parys Mountains from whence the family has derived all their immense wealth and a noble mansion was built on its site in 1783 which cost upwards of £90,000

The vestibule was without exception the finest in the country the dome being supported by 12 marble pillars brought from Naples of inestimable value.

The interior was fitted up in a style of costly splendour the walls of the grand staircase being exquisitely painted and the saloons and dining room were alike remarkable for the beauty of their embellishments

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The whole of the chief apartments were on the rez de chamee affording the greatest facility of communication and were superbly furnished

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The origin of the disastrous conflagration still remains quite a mystery.

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NOTE:
This article shows how the press can manufacture facts even in 1841! 'Old Kinmael' is still standing - what is left of her - in the former Kitchen Gardens in 2021!

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NEWSFLASH

A recent discovery has raised the question: -
DID HOPPER ALTER THE HALL BEFORE 1841?
The answer may have been YES!