Earlier Houses: The current house replaced the early Georgian Clytha House built for the Berkeley family of Spetchley Park.

Built / Designed For: William Jones the Younger

House & Family History: Clytha is a Greek Doric style ashlar house with sandstone dressings and a large, central Ionic portico. The interiors are notable, particularly the entrance and stair halls, which are intensely Doric. The dining room contains Jacobean paneling from Perth-Hir House (Perthir).

Collections: Francis Danby's apocalyptic 19th century painting, "The Deluge," hung in the dining room at Clytha; the house also contained a fine collection of sculpture by the 19th century Neoclassical Dutch sculptor Mathieu Kessels.

Comments: Clytha Park is considered one of the finest Neoclassical houses in Wales.

Garden & Outbuildings: Considered one of the finest 18th century Welsh follies, Clytha Castle is a crenellated Gothick style folly of rendered rubble and Bath stone dressings built to the designs of John Davenport in 1790 for William Jones the Elder in memory of his wife. The castle is today in the care of The Landmark Trust, who operate it as a holiday rental.

Country Life: CLXII, 1718, 1826, 1977.

House Listed: Grade I

Park Listed: Not Listed

Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Berkeley family, 18th century. William Jones the Elder, until 1805; William Jones the Younger, 1805-22. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: William Jones (Herbert) the Younger, 1822-85; William Reginald Herbert, 1885-1929. Sir Richard Hanbury-Tenison (as tenant), 1972-2017.

Current Ownership Type: The National Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: Limited Access to Grounds Only

Historic Houses Member: No