Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Nant 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
- 53.13216, -3.81083
- Cadw reference
- 16945
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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 an elevated, wooded site immediately above the `Grey Mare's Tail' waterfall and to the E of the unclassified road running NW-wards from Gwydir Castle to Tai Isaf.
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
One-and-a-half storey 2-window cottage with extensions to the rear, forming an plan. Constructed of rough-dressed slate-stone blocks under a graded iron-rich 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 W gable; of 2 stages with a cylindrical stack with plain cornice and louvre. Near-centre entrance with slightly-recessed boarded and studded door and flanking mullioned windows, 3 lights to the L and 2 to the R; wooden mullions with C20 leaded glazing. 2 later gabled rubble dormers to roof with 2-light leaded windows as before and plain modern bargeboards. 2-light window to L of stack projection on W gable and single-light windows to the E gable on both ground and upper floors, the latter with triangular-arched head. Gabled rear wing set back slightly at the NW, with plain end chimney with louvre to gable; this appears to be a later C19 addition to the original 2-window rectangular block of the primary cottage. Gabled dormer as before to W face with ground-floor window at L. Further plain chimney at NW corner. Stepped-down and adjoining to the N a further gabled extension, single-storey and with 2-light window to the W face. Single-storey lean-to projection to 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
- Gwydir Uchaf ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Capel Gwydir UchafChapelunder 1 mi
- Gwydir UchafGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Former Coachhouse at Gwydir Castle including associated wall and entrance arch adjoining to the EDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.