This week local historian and author Brian Bennett takes a nostalgic look at one of the region s sadly demolished stately mansions, Penbedw Hall. Situated just five miles from Mold town centre, the Hall stood proudly overlooking the Penbedw Estate for almost two centuries, before its demolition in 1958. The hall itself was visible from the main A514 Mold to Denbigh highway, just before the charming village of Nannerch is reached. The last building on the site was built in 1770 but the hall and the estate was acquired by the noted railway engineer, William Barbour Buddicom in the 1850s period for the grand sum of £46,000 - a great deal of money at the time.