Glanmoy House - Trefwrgi Road, Goodwick

Glanmoy House

Glanmoy House

Are these the builders ?

Andrew Hale

The sale of the house following the death of Mr De Beamish

Western Mail 15.8.1925

map showing Glanthool

This wonderful looking house was built around 1905 and was originally named Glanthool. It was known to be occupied in 1905 by a Mr De Courcey Beamish so it is probable that it was he, who had the house built.  Mr De Courcey Beamish died in 1925 and by the time of his death he had  renamed  the house,  Glanmoy. He is buried in Manorowen Church.

Thomas H Narbett, a butcher who had his shop in Main Street, Fishguard was a later occupier.

Over the years the house has been a private residence, a hotel, guesthouse and latterly a private home. Recently however it has been demolished because its condition in recent years had considerably deteriorated. It will live on however as it is planned to incorporate some of the original features of the house (eg staircase) in the new property which will be put on the site.

When built in 1905 it was considerably ahead of its time being of a very unique construction which must have been quite alien to the builders involved.  It was of a timber frame construction and is said to have used peat as insulation with concrete slabs as render held in place by metal straps.  It is is not know if the photo of the workman records the original build but the house certainly looks quite new at this time.