Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Plas Coch
Trefriw, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 May 1996
- Locality
- Trefriw
- Town
- Trefriw
- Community
- Trefriw
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.15152, -3.82472
- Cadw reference
- 16927
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
On the street line in the town centre, just S of Llys Llewelyn and opposite the Trefriw Hall; set back slightly behind a low wall with simple C19 gates and iron railings.
Exterior
Mid C19 L-shaped one-and-a-half pile town house in simple late Regency style. Of rough-dressed slate-stone blocks with modern slate roof and deep verges with plain bargeboards to gable ends; plain end chimney to main block with simple cornice band. The 2-bay main block is set back with a single-bay subsidiary pile advanced to the L at right-angles with it. This has elegant, single C19 recessed, 12-pane sash windows to each floor of its E (road-facing) and N (gabled) faces; projecting slate cills. Entrance to the L of the main block with original 4-panel door and plain 3-light rectangular fan. Windows as before to ground and first floors; small 4-pane sash at attic level to gable end of main block.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of re-survey (January 1996).
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other listed items in the main street.
Nearby in the register
- Llys LlewelynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Trefriw HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont TrefriwTransportunder 1 mi
- Peniel Welsh Presbyterian ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.