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Bryn y Pys - A Traditional Family-Run Estate
With a Proud Heritage of Activity and Contribution, Conservation and Respect
The original Bryn y Pys Hall was built in the 1500s and was bought by Edmund Ethelston Peel (the present owner’s family) in 1850.
Edmund was the eldest son of the Rev. Charles Wicksted-Ethelston of Wicksted Hall, Cheshire, who married Anne Peel, cousin of The Rt Hon Robert Peel - Prime Minister from 1834-35 and 1841-46 and widely regarded as the father of modern policing, having introduced a new type of officer, known as a ‘Peeler’ or ‘Bobby’.
After the death of Edmund, the Estate was inherited by his eldest son Hughie, Major Peel, who lived at Bryn y Pys Hall until his death in 1950.
Hughie Peel was a keen sportsman - hunting, shooting, fishing, horse racing and breeding amongst his keenest interests; the family having been closely involved in the formation of Bangor Races in 1859.
The sporting high point for Hughie came in 1918 when his horse ‘Poethlyn’ won the Grand National at the wartime venue of Gatwick. The following year he won again, this time at Aintree, carrying the record weight of 12st. 7lb and ridden by Mr Ernest Piggot, Grandfather of racing legend, Lester Piggot.
‘Poethlyn’ died at the age of 25 and is buried in Bryn y Pys Park. There is a Munnings portrait of him, with ‘Bryn Truthful’, Hughie’s greyhound, who won the Waterloo Cup in 1934. This picture hangs in the National Sporting Museum in Newmarket.