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Daily Mirror
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Chloe Shakesby

Abandoned hotel gutted by fire that killed owner's wife is like 'world without humans'

Step inside the grand Welsh hotel that has hosted everyone from Winston Churchill to Richard Burton - until a tragic fire left it half destroyed, half perfectly preserved.

Bontddu Hall, built in 1873 as a country residence for the Mayor of Birmingham, sits in Snowdonia National Park, between Dolgellau and Barmouth.

The 20-bedroom building was then used as one of the grandest hotels in Wales until 2004, with guests including Winston Churchill, Neville Chamberlain, Richard Burton and Sean Connery.

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