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Glanusk Park is an estate in Wales, United Kingdom. It is situated near Crickhowell, Powys. It was established in 1826 by a 'retired'〔(Victorian Crickhowell - Glanusk Park )〕 ironmaster, Sir Joseph Bailey. The park features in the hereditary title Baron Glanusk which was given to Sir Joseph's grandson, Sir Joseph Russell Bailey in 1899. At that time Baron Glanusk was the Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire. Glanusk Park and Estate is privately owned by the Legge-Bourke family. It is situated in the countryside of the Usk Valley, South Wales in the Brecon Beacons National Park, and is one of the largest privately owned Estates in Wales.〔http://www.glanuskestate.com〕 ==History== Joseph Bailey and his brother, Crawshay Bailey,〔(Learn the Crawshay Bailey song - Teaching resource )〕 had made a fortune working for their uncle, Richard Crawshay, who owned the Cyfarthfa Ironworks near Merthyr Tydfil. Joseph had bought estates in Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Herefordshire, and Glamorganshire, including the estate of Glanusk Park〔 in 1826. The park and estate contains of common land, of farmland and a five-mile (8 km) stretch of the River Usk. The mansion that was built by the founder was demolished in 1952,〔(1771-1918: deeds and papers rel to portion of Glanusk estate )〕 due to fire damage which took place during the Army's requisition of the building.〔(Glanusk Park Estate Home Page )〕 However the family still live in the Dower house (Penmyarth) and numerous other buildings are acknowledged as of either grade II or grade III architectural importance. These include the Tower Bridge, the gamekeeper's cottage, numerous farm buildings dating from 1826 and a private chapel. There are also some Celtic standing stones. There are of private parkland and of forest which also includes a collection of 120 different species of oak trees.〔 Crickhowell & Penmyarth Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in 1897 and played on a course at Glanusk Park. The club and course disappeared in the late 1960s.〔(“Crickhowell & Penmyarth Golf Club” ), “Golf’s Missing Links”.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glanusk Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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