‘Picturesque castle’ on show in long-unseen photographs

PHOTOS of Gwrych Castle before it fell into disrepair have been shared after being uncovered by archivists.

Images from the 30s or the 40s show a dining room and a reception area at the Grade I-listed I’m a Celeb setting.

The “well-known picturesque castle” was listed for auction in 1946.

Documents said it was built during the Regency period between 1812 and 1822 near Abergele, north Wales, by Lloyd Hesketh bamford-Hesketh, and had 26 bedrooms, nine reception rooms and seven bathrooms on a 1400-acre estate.

It was eventually sold for £12,000 to Mr JR Rennie of Wrexham.

The castle was sold several times before it was asset-stripped in the 90s.

It was bought by a trust in 2018 and reopened after some restoration.

TASTEFUL LAYOUT Dining room at the castle