Llanelly House
Introduction
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Llanelly House
Image: © Hywel Williams Taken: 19 Sep 2006
Llanelly house is an early 18th Georgian property near the centre of Llanelli town and is one of the town's most historic properties. It was built in 1714 by the MP for Carmarthenshire Thomas Stepney and it's recorded that John Wesley stayed there several times during his evangelical campaigns in the area. After Stepney's death, the mansion fell into disrepair and has also since been used as a commercial property. Over the last couple of years, grants have been awarded for the restoration of the house and was also one of the locations featured in the 2003 BBC series Restoration, making it through to the national final. With regards to spelling, the house's name takes on the anglicised spelling for Llanelli, which was generally used in local government and other bodies until Llanelli was officially accepted as the correct spelling in 1966.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.682432
Longitude
-4.162435