Glyn Cywarch, Historic Houses Restoration Award 2024

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That this House congratulates the owners of Glyn Cywarch, a Grade II listed house and gardens located within Eryri National Park, on winning the Historic Houses Restoration Award 2024; notes that the prestigious award recognises outstanding work in restoration and is sponsored by Sotheby’s Auction House; further notes that Glyn Cywarch, built by William Wynn in 1616, is the first ever Welsh house to win the award; highlights the building’s ambitious Renaissance character, which has been the Harlech family seat since the 1800s; commends the use of traditional materials and building methodology like lime plaster and slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog; and applauds the hard work of the team of local contractors who contributed to the project over the six-and-a-half years it took to restore the house.