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1840s Read Article

Craig-y-Nos built as a Victorian country house in the Upper Swansea Valley

Craig-y-Nos From Opera Star's Palace to TB Sanatorium: The Remarkable History of Craig-y-Nos Castle
1878 Read Article

Opera star Adelina Patti purchases Craig-y-Nos and begins extensive renovations

Craig-y-Nos From Opera Star's Palace to TB Sanatorium: The Remarkable History of Craig-y-Nos Castle
1891 Read Article

Patti's private theatre completed, featuring an auditorium from Drury Lane

Craig-y-Nos From Opera Star's Palace to TB Sanatorium: The Remarkable History of Craig-y-Nos Castle
1919 Read Article

Adelina Patti dies at Craig-y-Nos and is embalmed in the castle's cellars

Craig-y-Nos From Opera Star's Palace to TB Sanatorium: The Remarkable History of Craig-y-Nos Castle
1922 Read Article

First tuberculosis patients admitted as the castle becomes the Adelina Patti Hospital

Craig-y-Nos From Opera Star's Palace to TB Sanatorium: The Remarkable History of Craig-y-Nos Castle
1986 Read Article

Hospital closes after serving as TB sanatorium and elderly care facility

Craig-y-Nos From Opera Star's Palace to TB Sanatorium: The Remarkable History of Craig-y-Nos Castle
1990s Read Article

Castle restored and reopened as a hotel and events venue

Craig-y-Nos From Opera Star's Palace to TB Sanatorium: The Remarkable History of Craig-y-Nos Castle

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From Opera Star's Palace to TB Sanatorium: The Remarkable History of Craig-y-Nos Castle

Craig-y-Nos

📍 Brecon Beacons, Powys
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Craig-y-Nos Castle transformed from a Victorian country house into the extravagant home of the world's most celebrated opera singer, before becoming a tuberculosis hospital where hundreds of children spent years in isolation. This layered history of glamour, tragedy and death has left an indelible mark on the Welsh castle.

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Craig-y-Nos

Brecon Beacons, Powys

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