Object description

Glandyfi Castle in Glandyfi, Ceredigion, Wales, is a mock castle dating from the early 19th century. It was built for George Jeffreys, High Sheriff of Cardiganshire in 1819, whose great-uncle, Edward, had purchased the estate in 1792. The architect is not known, although John Hiram Haycock has been suggested. Jeffreys and his wife were friends of Thomas Love Peacock, the novelist and poet, whose wedding took place at the castle in 1820. In the 20th century, the castle was bought by the BSA motorcycles corporation, for the use of its chairman, Sir Bernard Docker. His, and his wife's, use of company funds to restore the property led to criticism from shareholders and the subsequent sale of the castle. The only castellated country house in the county, Glandyfi is a Grade II listed building.