 The family were generous landlords, and also employed a large household staff, plus agricultural workers.Following the end of World War I, the Walns, having lost one of their family members in action, were instrumental in having a cenotaph erected in Gwernymynydd, at the site of the old drinking fountain.This was at the roadside between Fron Hall drive and the Twmpath on the Mold-Ruthin road (now the A494).