Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Glan Aber
Abergele, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abergele, Conwy, designated on 3 June 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 3 June 1994
- Locality
- Abergele
- Town
- Abergele
- Community
- Abergele
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.28425, -3.59015
- Cadw reference
- 14544
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 95 Rhyl (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the western edge of Abergele, immediately beyond the Police Station, and set back in its own large gardens, approached by a curving driveway
History
An earlier C19 house, shown on the Abergele Tithe Map of 1840, with some Victorian alterations.
Exterior
The house consists of two-storeys and attic. Built of scribe-stuccoed stonework, with slate roofs, and painted stone chimneys with protruding round neck mouldings. The 4-window gabled front has Tudor detailing including shaped bargeboards and labels to the main windows; there is also a stone plinth from which spring brackets for the sill to the ground floor left window which is set in a splayed recess. Mostly sash windows, some 4-pane following removal of glazing bars but one 12-pane retained to right; horned to attic and over entrance. The porch and the bay window to its right are added. The porch has octagonal stone pillars and a hipped roof with ironwork cresting and the bay window has a broad central mullion and supports a balcony with tall wrought-iron parapet; access is from the upper floor French window. Panelled front door with diamond-shaped central panel and rectangular overlight. Left end has two part-external lateral chimney breasts and a central gable with sash window and Tudor label. Right end has a splayed corner, 16-pane sash windows and lean-to with panelled door; cresting to conservatory. Similar gabled rear with plain bargeboards and central staircase lean-to; horned sashes and splayed bay with cresting.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as an earlier C19 villa with its historic character and detail well-preserved.
Group value with the adjacent Stables and Coach-house at Glan Aber.
Nearby in the register
- Stables and Coach-house Range at Glan AberDomesticunder 1 mi
- King's Lodge, also known as Abergele LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Schoolmaster's House to the former Abergele Church School, with outbuildings to the E.Domesticunder 1 mi
- Abergele Community CentreEducationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.