Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gwydir Cottage
Trefriw, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 May 1996
- Locality
- Gwydir
- Town
- Llanrwst
- Community
- Trefriw
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13166, -3.79981
- Cadw reference
- 16939
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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
Set back and raised up slightly on the W side of the B 5106 (Gwydir Road), some 200m SE of Gwydir Castle.
History
One of a number of Gwydir estate cottages built by Lord Willoughby de Eresby c.1845 and conceived in a characteristic and highly stylised pseudo-vernacular style. This estate style represents a fusion between the Tudorbethan popularly employed in this context, and a Picturesque historicising style, ultimately dependant on such earlier examples as the Ty-Hyll, or `Ugly House' near Capel Curig.
Exterior
Single-storey 2-window cottage constructed of rough-dressed slate-stone blocks with sandstone dressings; slate roof with deep verges and eaves, the latter with characteristic shaped corbelling, diagonally-set at the corners, and the former of large slate slab construction. Round, projecting end chimney to the S gable; of 2 stages with a cylindrical stack with plain cornice. Near-centre entrance with slightly-recessed boarded and studded door and flanking mullioned windows, 3 lights to the L and 2 to the R. Chamfered sandstone mullions and reveals and simple returned labels to windows and entrance; sash windows to each light with leaded upper panes. Square, squat chimney with simple 2-stage capping to the L at rear.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey (February 1996).
Reason for designation
A mid C19 estate cottage of characteristic design.
Nearby in the register
- Tyn-y-CoedDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tyn-y-CoedDomesticunder 1 mi
- Knot-garden arch at Gwydir Castle with associated courtyard wallsGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Gwydir Castle (including gatehouse)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.