Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 26 September 1951.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 26 September 1951
- Community
- Holyhead
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.31095, -4.63248
- Cadw reference
- 14727
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 93 Holyhead (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At SE corner of Churchyard, adjacent to entrance arches, with rear facing over Holyhead inner harbour.
History
Former house, now divided, early C19, with rear rebuilt in late C19.
Exterior
To Market Square, three storeys, 4 windows, sash glazing generally with single large pane to each sash. W front (facing square) roughcast; roof with bitumous coating to L, slate to R, large rectangular chimneys. Doorcase with cornice and panelled soffits, panelled door. To R, small dormer with small pane glazing, and two storey advanced wing to R, crenellated, sash window on first floor; doorway with restaurant front.
Rear (E) elevations rebuilt late C19, render with exposed stone dressings, but tower in exposed stone. Ground drops steeply down to Victoria Road; 4 storeys two advanced bays with stepped gables with finials, mullioned windows, 2-light to top floor, 3-light to others. To R, gable with finial, 4-light mullioned window to 2 floors, below which is advanced crenellated block (2 storeys), segmental-headed doorway to L; to R, engaged cylindrical tower built on site of Roman tower. Tower crenellated with 2-light mullioned windows on top floor, 4-light mullioned and transomed windows on lower floors.
S gable end stepped with small windows. N gable, facing churchyard incorporates Roman wall and has mullioned and transomed window with cusped heads.
Reason for designation
Group value with Parish Church, Capel y Bedd and Churchyard walls.
Nearby in the register
- Stanley HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Capel y BeddReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St Cybi's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Roman Wall Surrounding St Cybi's ChurchyardFortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.