Brogyntyn Hall / House of Tears is a grand abandoned hall in the UK. The history of the house is a sad tale involving tragic deaths, suicides and car crashes.
Oswestry, Shropshire, UK Abandoned History of the abandoned Brogyntyn Hall, Oswestry
Brogyntyn Hall, sometimes referred to as the House of Tears, was the home of a prestigious family for over 250 years. Built around 1730 and remodelled in 1804, the house has been added to over the years and has seen more than its fair share of sadness.
The house was commissioned by members of the princely dynasty of the Welsh kingdom of Powys. The mansion was passed through the family and the house, along with the title of Lord Harlech, and was inherited in 1985 by Francis Ormsby Gore. Francis was immediately hit with crippling death duties of more than £1 million and had to sell much of the families art and other possessions in order to maintain the property. [1]
The property and title had been inherited because Lord Harlech’s brother, Julian, had committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at the age of 33. In turn, his father had inherited the property after his own brother had died when his car careered off a country road and hit a telegraph pole.
Lord Harlech’s mother died in a car accident when her car skidded on a wet road and hit another vehicle. In a terrible coincidence, his father died in almost the exact same circumstances nearly 20 years later.
Understandably, with all those sad memories of his time living in the house, Lord Harlech decided to move out. The house was used as a telephone exchange by the military for some time and was sold to developers around 15 years ago. The house has stood empty ever since. [2]
References
1. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brogyntyn
2. Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1344294/Fall-of-the-house-of-Harlech.html
proper tasty!!
I still cannot believe this place sits empty,, tho regal and impressive, signs of decay are setting in,, why is the developer sitting on his butt, not doing anything with this?
Yes, needs immediate attention with that one unused room rotting like that. L
probably waiting for it to rot into the ground and then they can build apartments on the land… digusting hey!?
They cant knock the buidling down as it is listed. Developers bought the place cheap to wait for it to collapse. They bought the House and land for a mere 5 million, due to it being a hard sale. ( large amount of money was/is needed to get the Hall up to prime condition) When the hall collapses (as soon as possible the developers would hope) they will build on it and make a killing financially! The Hall, like the family – tragic!
Beautifully done mate.
Who owns this beautiful place now.
Does the owner pay concil tax on this and how much?
If a building is empty you don’t pay council tax
Beautiful and restorable really not in that bad a shape. Could be made usable again. What are death futies? Is this cause it was in England? L
death duties are like a tax the rich pay when someone dies in the family,its a lot of money that the family have to pay , it leaves the family in financil dificulties.
It was actually used by BT for many years.
Can the National Trust not take it on?
My old landlady is Francis daughter. And the house is beautiful. Shame people who to throw away history like. I been around the house and the grounds when I was younger. Defo be shame for it to turned into dust
should be saved as a historic building
What a wonderful ancestry home so sad to see it decaying and forgotten.