Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Post Office
Llanelltyd, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanelltyd, Gwynedd, designated on 20 July 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 20 July 1995
- Locality
- Llanelltyd
- Community
- Llanelltyd
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.75757, -3.90564
- Cadw reference
- 16150
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 · 135 Harlech (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the main Llanelltyd village lane (the former Barmouth road) immediately to the N of the new A496 replacement road.
History
Originally a terrace of second-quarter C19 cottages; this was altered in the late C19 when it became a shop-and-cottage unit. Formerly the village post office.
Exterior
2-storey building of rubble construction under an old slate roof; plain end chimneys with weathercoursing and capping. The shop section is to the R and has a late C19 shop-front; central boarded door with flanking 2-pane shop windows. These have outer panelled pilasters and support a narrow fascia and moulded cornice. Above, a contemporary 4-pane sash window off-centre R. The adjoining one-window cottage section to L has a 4-panel Victorian door and to the L windows as before to both floors. An earlier blocked entrance is visible to the R with a blocked window above; further window to attic as before, contained within a catslide dormer with slated cheeks. Lean-to extensions to R and L, the latter with a boarded door and wooden doorframe; large stone lintel. This was formerly a cart entrance and was reduced in the late C19; a small section of cobbles appears in front of this. The lean-to to the L has a corrugated iron roof and is angled gently to follow the curve of the road. C19 window to former entrance opening; 2-pane casement section to L. Modern door to E entrance. The rear is excavated out of the rock and has an upper boarded door with flanking 4-pane window to the L and a casement to the R; modern window to far L and to basement.
Interior
The shop section retains its late C19 plain, built-in shelving around the walls.
Reason for designation
Included as an earlier C19 building in a prominent village location and for the well-preserved character of its later C19 conversion to a shop.
Group value with other listed items in Llanelltyd village.
Nearby in the register
- Pont WninTransportunder 1 mi
- AwelonDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Toll HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tyn-y-CelynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.