Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Stable Block at Bryn Hir
Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Brynhir, Criccieth, Gwynedd, designated on 2 August 1949.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 2 August 1949
- Locality
- Brynhir
- Community
- Criccieth
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.92309, -4.23052
- Cadw reference
- 15379
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
To the east of the house at Bryn Hir, close to Lon Ednyfed.
History
Probably built in the early C19 (shown on the Tithe Map of 1839).
Exterior
Roughly coursed and squared stone with slate roof. 2 storeyed, a balanced design with outer gables, extended to the right as part of the original design to form a small cottage. This has single window to ground floor, with doorway to right, and dormer window in the roof above.Each gable has segmentally arched 4-pane sash window to first floor. Doorway in inner angle of left hand wing, and paired coach house doors in central range and right hand gable.
Interior
The stables open off a passage from the entrance door via an archway with semi-octangonal reponds with rough capitals. These are said to have been made with stones removed from the original arcade of c1500 in the Church of Saint Catherine, when it was replaced in a restoration of c1870. The timber stall dividers survive, as does a cobbled fllor, which has been laid according to a very controlled pattern.
Reason for designation
The stables form a significant psrt of a group at Bryn Hir, and are especially notable for the quality and character of their internal detailing.
Nearby in the register
- Bryn HirDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bryn HenllanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St CatherineReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Hafod y BrynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.