Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Rhowniar Outward Bound Centre
Aberdovey, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Rhowniar, Aberdovey, Gwynedd, designated on 14 October 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 October 1994
- Locality
- Rhowniar
- Community
- Aberdovey
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.56360, -4.06812
- Cadw reference
- 14967
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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the boundary between Aberdyfi and Towyn communities, reached off main road midway between the towns of Aberdyfi and Towyn.
History
House of circa 1911; by Oswald Milne (1881-1968), architect, a pupil of Blomfield, and assistant to Lutyens.
Exterior
Two storeys, rendered walls (with first floor slightly recessed), slate roof laid to diminishing courses.
Entrance faces roughly SW. Two storey gabled porch has 12-pane sash to first floor, doorway with exposed stone architrave, 12-pane sash window to side. Porch flanked by projecting chimneys with twin stacks. To R of porch, slate-hung gablet and 12-pane sash to each floor, similar arrangement to L of porch, but with windows closer to porch. Beyond this, 2-storey link to service block, link has 12-pane sash to first floor, and small modern window to ground floor; service block has 2 windows to house, and gabled end with large small-pane sash windows. Main front faces garden. Each end has large projecting gabled block with 2-light slits at apex, single first floor 12-pane sash window; two similar windows to ground floor. Between large gables, centre block has two small dormers with slate-hung gables and two 12-pane sash windows set at eaves. On ground floor, two tall windows and door (to L), sundial above central window. To right, lower conservatory block; roof sweeps down to first floor level, 2 small gabled dormers with small-pane casement windows; ground floor has full-height small-pane glazing and doors.
Beyond conservatory block is attached modern accommodation block for outward Bound Centre. (Not included).
Interior
Alterations for use as Outward Bound centre. Ground floor corridor, and rooms to front have oak panelling and some simple plasterwork and fireplaces. On first floor 'Blue Room' has barrel-vaulted ceiling.
Reason for designation
Included as good example of country house by this prominent architect.
Nearby in the register
- The Cruck Hall at Rhowniar Outward Bound CentreDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bod TalogNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Former coach house and stables at Bod TalogNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Tywyn & District War Memorial HospitalHealth and Welfare2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.