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Kinmel Hall, a sprawling estate near Abergele, in Conwy, North Wales, was once visited by Queen Victoria but has sat empty for 20 years after hotel plans fell through.
A crumbling mansion with more than 200 rooms dubbed the 'Welsh Versailles' has sold at auction to a mystery buyer for $1.3M (£950,000).
BBC News By Rob Thomas image captionThe building has become run down after lying empty for years Dilapidated Kinmel Hall has been sold at auction for £950,000 after concerns were aired about its future. The guide price was £850,000, but the new owners will need far more to protect and restore the building. Auctioneers Allsops said the buyer of the so-called Welsh Versailles, in Conwy, was local. The Friends of Kinmel Hall, who are dedicated to seeing the Grade I listed building saved, followed the online auction. They said only three bidders tried to buy the building, near Abergele. There ...
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