Mold Museum and fortified house
Thursday 16th June 2010 | afternoon excursion
Leader: Mr Brian Elliot
Arrangements: Coach departs 12.30pm prompt.
Reply slips: 31st May - 7th June
Details of the Excursion
During our visit to Mold we will have a guided tour to show us the history of the town, which became an important place during the wars between Wales and England in the 12th and 13th centuries
Mold grew around the now ruined Mold Castle, built by Robert de Montalt in around 1140, and was the site of frequent battles between English and Welsh forces. The castle was apparently captured for the Welsh by Owain Gwynedd in 1146, though it is equally possible that reports of this event refer to a castle of the same name in mid-Wales. It was lost to Henry II of England in 1167, and recaptured by the Welsh in 1201. A further period of English authority commenced in 1241, when Dafydd ap Llywelyn yielded possession of the castle to the de Montalt family; however he recaptured it in 1245.
Mold museum
There are bronze age treasures to see including axes, jewellery and a replica of the Mold Cape. The museum has displays on the famous sons of Mold and life around the town. You can also experience Victorian Mold through the eyes of Welsh novelist, Daniel Owen, who is seen in his reconstructed study and tailor's shop.
Fortified house
TOWER is the only Welsh fortified border house still standing and, as such, is listed as a Grade 1 building of outstanding historical interest. For more than five hundred years. Tower has passed down through the family and has evolved from a lair for marauding raiders into the peaceful, gentrified home of the present owner. We will have a tour of the house and gardens, where tea and biscuits will be available
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