An historic mansion left in ruins is set to be brought back to life - 40 years after it was devastated in a fire.
Plas Gwynfryn mansion was built in 1876 by Sir Hugh Ellis-Nanney who inherited the estate from his father. The Eton and Oxford graduate decided to demolish the old buildings there on his 21st birthday to build the ultimate bachelor pad.
Architect George Williams designed the fashionable fairytale property - complete with castle-style turrets and narrow arched windows. Politician Ellis-Nanney, who later lost his constituency seat when he was defeated by future Prime Minister David Lloyd George in 1880, paid a huge £70,000 for the build.
