latter now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London). In addition he bought paintings by Rembrandt and Hackert and drawings by Poussin. His collections were shipped from Italy in 1772 and 1775 and displayed after his marriage in 1792. Much of the collection was later transferred to Margam Castle and sold at auction in 1941. Information on the Penrice household and family in 1799–1806 and after appears in the published diaries and correspondence of a Scottish-born governess, Agnes Porter. This was collated by Joanna Martin, after finding the source materials in the castle attic in about 1973. The mansion is now inhabited by the Methuen-Campbell family, who are direct descendants of the de Penrices. The name Penrice Castle was borne by Castle Class locomotive No. 5057 of the Great Western Railway. The name was transferred to locomotive No. 5081 in 1937 and further transferred to No. 7023 in 1949. References Further reading I. Bignamini and C. Hornsby, Digging And Dealing In Eighteenth-Century Rome (2010), pp. 323–324 RCAHMW, Glamorgan, Vol III, Pt (1b), The Later Castles (2000) The Penrice Letters, 1768–1795, ed. A. Martin (1993) J. Cornforth, "Penrice Castle, Glamorganshire", in Country Life (18 September 1975), pp. 694–697 and (25 September 1975) pp. 754–757 A. Michaelis, Ancient Marbles in Great Britain (1882) External links Penrice Castle www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Penrice Castle and surrounding area 3D model of the ruins of Penrice Castle (YouTube) Castles in Swansea Grade I listed buildings in Swansea Country houses in Wales Grade II* listed buildings in Swansea Registered historic parks and gardens in Swansea