Wales · Restored
Penrhyn Castle
Penrhyn Castle is a 19th-century country house on the Penrhyn Estate in North Wales rebuilt in a Neo-Norman (Romanesque Revival) style by Thomas Hopper between 1822 and 1837. It was created as a castellated country seat for the Pennant / Douglas-Pennant family and today is in the care of the National Trust. The house contains a significant collection of paintings assembled by the family.
First raised
1820
Its prime
1837
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1837
The shape it held in its prime.
Long, grey ashlar ranges arranged as a castellated country house with a tall rectangular multi-storey tower at one end and a sequence of round and square turrets along the façades. Low pitched rooflines behind crenellated parapets, narrow arched windows and occasional slit openings give a Romanesque Revival silhouette. The house sits on a gentle rise amid lawns and belts of mature trees with a sweeping tree-lined drive; much stone was taken from the family quarries.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1837.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Penrhyn Castle — including 2 interiors: adjoining chapel (medieval site), picture gallery / principal reception room. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Penrhyn Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1837 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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