"Die Ladies von Llangollen"

Name of traveller

Julia Grosse (b. 1976)

Reason for travel

• research for the special issue of a German travel magazine

Date of travel

undated, ca. early 2010s

Die Fassade des Gebäudes, das sich über die Jahrhunderte in eine Fachwerk-Diva verwandelt hat, wirkt, als habe eine Armee kunstbesessener Handwerker Eichenplatten direkt aufs Haus geschneidert wie eine preziöse Robe. (Grosse 91)

Content

• architecture: description of the architectural peculiarities of Plas Newydd
• art:
  
  • illustrated with a historical etching portraying the Ladies of Llangollen and contemporary photographs by Walter Schmitz
  • description of the intricately carved oak panels inside and outside Plas Newydd
• history: notes significance of continental blockade Napoleonic Wars for the emergence of domestic tourism
• literature: quotes from Fürst von Pückler-Muskau's (1785-1871) travel account
• people: detailed description of the lives of the Ladies of Llangollen, Eleanor Charlotte Butler (1739-1829) and Sarah Ponsonby (1755-1831)
• recreation: Plas Newydd has been changed into a museum
• transport: Llangollen identified as being located on the former main route from London to Ireland via Holyhead
• compare with the author's description of Hay-on-Wye

Nationality of traveller

German

Language of publication

German

Gender of traveller

Female

Type of publication

illustrated travelogue

Citation

Grosse, Julia."Die Ladies von Llangollen." MERIAN 10 (20 Sep. 2012): 88-91. Print.