Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
27 Castle Street / Ffordd Castell
Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Criccieth, Gwynedd, designated on 12 December 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 12 December 1994
- Community
- Criccieth
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.91692, -4.23278
- Cadw reference
- 15354
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)
- 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)
- 1899 · 118 Nevin (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Facing the open ground at the entrance to the Castle, and forming a terrace with Nos 21-23.
History
The two houses were probably built or remodelled as a pair in the early C19, possibly incorporating earlier buildings, as they appear to be at least in part a continuous build with Nos 21-23.
Exterior
Roughly coursed and shaped boulder rubble, modern slate roof with red tiled cresting and end wall stacks. 2 storeys, each house has a 3-window range forming a 2-unit plan with doorway towards centre. Doors themselves renewed in earlier openings. No 27 has a 4-pane sash window to either side of entrance, and 3 similar windows above, which do not align with the lower openings. No 25 has a
2-pane sash window to left of doorway, and a long 3-light window to the right, relating to its previous use as a shop. 3 narrow 4-pane sashes above, aligned with the 3 lower openings.
Reason for designation
A pair of modest vernacular town houses which forms part of a group of older buildings close to Criccieth Castle.
Nearby in the register
- 25 Castle Street / Ffordd CastellDomesticunder 1 mi
- CemlynDomesticunder 1 mi
- TrefanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Criccieth Castle, Outer Bank DefencesCastleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.