A 1787 engraving of the house from "Angus's Views of Seats." By kind permission of a private collection.
The house from a 1792 engraving
House & Family History: Called the Colditz of Wales, Dyffryn Aled was used as a prisoner of war camp for German naval officers during World War I. On April 4, 1915, three prisoners escaped and made their way to Llandudno, before being captured and sentenced to three months in Chelmsford Prison, after which they were returned to Dyffryn Aled. Possibly Dyffryn Aled's most famous POW was Lieutenant Wolf von Tirpitz, son of Grand Admiral Tirpitz, head of the German navy.
Collections: The contents were sold in 1920.
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 2008
Reference: pgs. 1062, 1150
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300125085
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Wynne family, 18th century. Richard O. Meyrick, late 18th century. Philip Yorke (York), until 1804; Pierce Wynne Yorke, 1804-37. Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, 1913-14.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No