Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Summerhouse at Glan-y-Mawddach
Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1995
- Locality
- Cutiau
- Community
- Barmouth
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.73119, -4.02950
- Cadw reference
- 15496
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
Glan-y-Mawddach is situated off the main road to the E, between Cutiau and Barmouth bridge. The summer house is situated 100m NE of the house at the end of a long paved topiary walk; raised up with stepped access and square flanking rubble piers with carved heraldic griffins (in reconstituted stone).
History
Built in 1909 for Mr and Mrs Keighley.
Exterior
A part-open timber summerhouse in eclectic Gothic style with good Arts and Crafts detailing. Gabled felt roof with wavy decorative bargeboards and central finial (top missing). Feathered, oversailing eaves with exposed, chamfered rafter-ends. The roof is boarded internally and has 3 thin longitudinal tie beams. 2 bays, the front open and carried on stopped-chamfered posts on stone blocks; in the centre of each of the 4 posts, each face has carved panels with foliate and quasi-heraldic decoration. Arched braces to the 3 open sides enriched with carved foliate decoration. These are supported on carved oak-leaf corbels; cusped spandrels.
The rear bay is enclosed on 3 sides and is highly carved internally with foliate and reed forms, birds and insects, all in relief. Heraldic stained glass windows to return walls and tripartite geometric coloured glass panel to upper gable. The rear wall has 2 boarded sections, probably originally accommodating seating.
Inscribed on the R post, rear bay:` A Lloyd Fecit.'
Reason for designation
An unusual and interesting example of this building type with high-quality Arts and Crafts detailing.
Group value with Glan-y-Mawddach.r
Nearby in the register
- Decorative Garden Gates and Gate Piers at Glan-y-MawddachDomesticunder 1 mi
- Adjoining raised Terrace to Eof Glan-y-MawddachDomesticunder 1 mi
- Glan-y-MawddachDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Coach House and Stables at Glan-y-MawddachDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.