Augusta Mostyn

Lady Henrietta Augusta Lloyd-Mostyn (née Nevill; 18 June 1830 – 25 January 1912) was a philanthropist and artist who contributed to the development of the Welsh town of Llandudno. She was born at Birling Manor near Maidstone, Kent.[1] Her parents were William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny, and Caroline Leeke.[2] Her sisters, Caroline Emily Nevill and Isabel Nevill, were also photographers. On 19 July 1855 Augusta Nevill married Thomas Lloyd-Mostyn. They had two sons, Llewelyn Neville Vaughan Lloyd-Mostyn and Harry Richard Lloyd-Mostyn. They lived at Gloddaeth Hall.

Detail of a portrait of Lady Augusta Mostyn by Herbert Sidney (Mostyn Estates)

Lady Augusta Mostyn commissioned All Saints Church, Deganwy from the architect John Douglas as a memorial to her parents.[3] She commissioned the Mostyn Art Gallery in Llandudno, the precursor of the current MOSTYN gallery, as a headquarters for the Gwynedd Ladies' Arts Society, a society that was set up by a 'miss Clearance Whaite' (daughter of the president of Royal Cambrian Academy of Art), Lady Mostyn donated £10.10s (which was worth ~£1500 after inflation in 2019), thus making her the founder.[4] This is thought to have been the first art gallery dedicated to exhibiting work by female artists in the world.[5]

References
  1. "Lady Augusta Mostyn—a heroine of Llandudno", North Wales Daily Post, 29 April 2010, retrieved 15 March 2015
  2. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999. volume 1, page 19
  3. "Church of All Saints". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  4. Cheshire Observer (Chester, Cheshire, England) 29 Dec 1894, Sat - Page 5
  5. "A world first—and a warning". Mostyn. Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
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