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Cae'rberllan

Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Braichmelyn, Bangor, Bethesda, Gwynedd, designated on 25 April 1997.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Cae'rberllan, Bethesda, Gwynedd, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
25 April 1997
Locality
Braichmelyn
Town
Bangor
Community
Bethesda
Unitary authority
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Coordinates
53.17416, -4.05563
Cadw reference
18408

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1896 map "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated some 600m S of centre of Bethesda, at right angles to A5 backing on to lower slopes of hillside.

History

Mid C19 terrace of twelve single-storey two-room cottages built for slate workers. Similar to the group 7-63 Braichmelyn behind and various isolated pairs or single examples elsewhere in Bethesda.

Exterior

C20 dry-dash cladding, original small-paned casements.

Reason for designation

The best surviving row of typical single storey quarry-workers houses in the region.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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