Lady Henrietta Augusta Mostyn - Mostyn Gallery, Vaughan Street, Llandundo, Conwy, Wales
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One of a number of red plaques scattered around Llandudno in memory of famous and historic locals, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales.
Waymark Code: WMCC3R
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/20/2011
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Lady Mostyn was born in 1830 at Birling Manor near Maidstone, Kent. She was one of seven children. She married Thomas Mostyn and moved to the estate in Llandudno. After her husbands death she moved for a time back to Kent but continued to run the estate through an agent.
She returned to live in Llandudno in 1875, where she died in 1912.
The plaque is bi-lingual, the English text reads:
LADY HENRIETTA AUGUSTA MOSTYN
1830 - 1912
Philanthropist and town planner. Guiding light in development
of Victorian town. Many of the town's public buildings
owe their existence to her philanthropy