Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
9 St George's Terrace
Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Old Barmouth, Barmouth, Gwynedd, designated on 31 January 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1995
- Locality
- Old Barmouth
- Community
- Barmouth
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.72087, -4.05195
- Cadw reference
- 15478
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 · 149 Barmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Built against the rock, immediately behind Williams Buildings, and adjacent to Green Bank. Access to No 9 (the upper flat) is from a narrow metalled lane which passes up behind the house at 3rd storey level.
History
The house originally formed two of the 13 St George's Guild Cottages which formerly served a community founded by John Ruskin. From 1871 Ruskin published his socialist theories in a series of letters - the Fors Clavigera - which were addressed to 'the working men of England'. In that year he founded the Guild of St George, 'a society established to carry out certain charitable acts', and the community at Barmouth was his first social experiment. It was made possible by the donation in 1874 of the land and cottages by Mrs Talbot of Tyn-y-Fynnon, a friend of Ruskin's and a sympathiser with his beliefs.
Reason for designation
One of the houses which belonged to Ruskin's guild and consequently of considerable socio-historic interest.
Nearby in the register
- 8 St George's TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Williams BuildingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 - 4 Goronwy TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Caprera CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.