Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gazebo and sea wall at Condover House (formerly Villa Marina)
Llandudno, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Craigside, Llandudno, Conwy, designated on 13 June 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 13 June 1996
- Locality
- Craigside
- Town
- Llandudno
- Community
- Llandudno
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.32400, -3.79383
- Cadw reference
- 17096
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesNational Library of ScotlandNational Library of Scotland
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1885 · OS One-Inch (Hills) 1885-1903 (National Library of Scotland)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1930 · OS Popular Edition 1919-1947 (National Library of Scotland)
Cadw's description
Location
On north (sea) side of Condover House.
History
Built c1936, by Harry Weedon, architect, for Harry Scribbans. To increase restricted site of Condover House, retaining wall built to reclaim ground between site of house and beach. Drum below gazebo designed to provide changing rooms.
Exterior
Sea wall in concrete faced with random grey-brown rubble with bands of flat grey stone and black faience. Wall slightly convex with turret to each end; tubular railings at garden height. To L, drum base to gazebo has band of glass brick glazing. Gazebo has circular flat concrete roof supported on 6 ribbed columns; columns full-length on house side but half-length, supported on parapet wall on sea side. To L of and below gazebo, ramp runs down to beach level; parapet wall and tubular railings; window in return to L. At beach level, circular gate pier. To R of this, stairs (up to garden) between walls. To R of stairs simple grey stone wall.
Reason for designation
Listed for high architectural quality of gazebo and wall. Group value with Condover House.
Nearby in the register
- Condover House (formerly Villa Marina)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Southern Range of Outbuildings and Farmhouse at Bodafon Hall FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ogof Pant-y-WennolCaveunder 1 mi
- Piers and Walls at entrance to Forecourt to Bodafon HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.