Podlediad Penrhyn
Welcome to Podlediad Penrhyn, a five-part podcast about the history of the Penrhyn estate in northwest Wales. Penrhyn Castle is a country house in Gwynedd, now a major visitor attraction managed by the National Trust, which previously sat at the heart of an extensive landed estate stretching across parts of in northwest Wales. Your host, PhD researcher Kayla Jones, will take you through various aspects of the estate’s story, from its medieval history, connections with slavery and role in the global slate industry to considerations of Penrhyn today, its place in north Wales, and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Episodes
Welcome to Podlediad Penrhyn, an exciting five-part podcast exploring the history of an influential estate in north Wales, the Penrhyn estate.
Penrhyn Castle is a country house in Gwynedd, now a major visitor attraction managed by the National Trust, which previously sat at the heart of an extensive landed estate stretching across parts of in northwest Wales.
Your host, PhD researcher Kayla Jones, will take you through various as...
Explore Penrhyn and Wales' role in transatlantic slavery in episode two of Podlediad Penrhyn.
In this eye-opening episode, host Kayla Jones explores Penrhyn’s connection with the slave trade in the 18th-19th century. Recorded during the height of the Black Lives Matter Movement in 2020, this episode highlights one of many heritage sites across the UK that have been looking a bit closer into their colonial connections, Penrhyn Castl...
Exploring life at Penrhyn Castle...
Welcome to the third episode of Podlediad Penrhyn. In this episode, Kayla explores life at Penrhyn, from the building of the castle, servant life, the operation of the estate and the lives of the families who lived in and worked the tenant farms.
Penrhyn Castle is a Neo-Norman country house located near Bangor in northwest Wales. Penrhyn Castle was built for Lord Penrhyn in 1822-37, on the site o...
The Penrhyn estate and the slate industry...
In episode four, Kayla explores one of the most crucial and at times contested parts of Penrhyn Estate’s history: slate. Penrhyn Quarry, once the largest slate quarry in the world, employed thousands of quarrymen and brought large employment to the area.
For many, slate quarrying was not just a job, it was a way of life, and a highly skilled trade that was honed over a lifetime. Though q...
Penrhyn's impact today...
In the fifth and final episode, we’ll look at the impact of Penrhyn Castle as a heritage site today, from Penrhyn’s transformation project, to other exhibits about the estate’s communities, books, plays and art installations that are being created, and the continuing conflict of the heritage site and local perception.
This episode will also look at other heritage sites associated with the estate, the new u...
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