on , ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Commander ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁in ▁the ▁March es ▁and ▁“ Mad ▁Jack ▁My tt on ”, ▁the ▁ecc ent ric ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁s quire ▁of ▁Hal ston . ▁Probably ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th . ▁century ▁a ▁grand io se ▁re building ▁scheme ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁De vere ux ▁My tt on . ▁His ▁grand son , ▁Richard ▁My tt on , ▁who ▁inherited ▁Gar th ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁was ▁faced ▁with ▁financial ▁problems . ▁ ▁The ▁My tt ons ▁were ▁never ▁able ▁to ▁afford ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁style ▁in ▁this ▁house . ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁cost ▁nearly ▁£ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁build ▁The ▁family ▁continued ▁to ▁own ▁the ▁house ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁finally ▁demol ished . ▁ ▁Ear lier ▁history ▁Gar th ▁is ▁a ▁historic ▁site ▁of ▁considerable ▁anti qu ity . ▁It ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Sir ▁Griff ith ▁V ych an ▁who ▁had ▁fought ▁at ▁Ag inc ourt ▁in ▁ 1 4 1 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Bro ch wel ▁Y sg ith rog , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Pow ys . ▁ ▁Hum ph rey ▁W yn n ▁of ▁Gar th ▁who ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 9 ▁was ▁fourth ▁in ▁descent ▁from ▁Gru ff y dd ▁F ych an . ▁ ▁His ▁grand son