Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Aber House
Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1995
- Locality
- Barmouth
- Community
- Barmouth
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.72071, -4.05279
- Cadw reference
- 15462
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Located at right-angles with the High Street and facing Church Street to the SE. Behind dwarf front walls with iron railings and gates.
Exterior
An early C19 late Georgian house of 3 storeys. Of rough-dressed stone under a medium-pitched slate roof. Coped and kneelered gables with plain squat end stacks; 3 modern skylights.
Symmetrical 3-bay main facade (facing SE). Central round-arched entrance via slate steps; stucco entablature with central projecting key; recessed late C19 part-glazed double-doors with good original segmental fanlight above. Near-flush sash windows with projecting stone cills, 12-pane to the ground and first floors and 9-pane to thesecond floor. External stepped basement access to L with later,deeply-recessed 20-pane iron framed French window; narrow cellar lightto R.
2 late C19/early C20 shop windows to NE side, facing the High Street. Large plain-glazed bays, that to the L canted towards entrance at L; that to the R with central entrance and flanking bays. Part-glazed double doors with plain rectangular fans. Fenestration to upper floors as before. To the rear, a tall multi-pane arched stair-light. A single storey extension adjoins to the L of the main facade; partly C19 with prefabricated modern section to the front.
Interior
Well stair with swept mahogany rail and plain stick- balusters. Contemporary reeded doorcases off hall with 6-panel doors. Simple moulded cornice to entrance hall.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good, relatively unaltered late Georgian house in a very prominent location in the centre of the town.
Nearby in the register
- Discount World (Formerly Caersalem Chapel)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Tyn-y-CoedDomesticunder 1 mi
- 8 St George's TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Williams BuildingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.