Project background

Dolbelydr is a 16th Century house in a remote location near St. Asaph, in the ownership of the Landmark Trust. The house is both historically important and a fine example of the vernacular building which dominated the domestic architecture of North Walian lesser gentry in the Tudor period. It is perhaps best known as the home of the grammarian and physician Henry Salesbury, where he wrote the first Welsh grammar book, the Grammatica Britannica in 1593, and therefore Dolbelydr could be considered the home of the modern Welsh language.

Our involvement in this project included the provision of advice to the team of professionals, and ranged from the conservation of the structural timber frame to the repair of the joinery.
This restoration has won numerous awards, including the Conservation category at the Wood Awards, and the RICS Award for building conservation.

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Many of the roof timbers were found inside the building, the roof having collapsed over the years. Following careful conservation they were reinstated.

One of the internal panelled walls. With an important building such as this it is crucial to retain as much of the existing fabric as possible.

A rather elegant arched brace truss.

The dining room with the floor timbers reinstated

Returned to its former glory

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