Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bowden House
Abergele, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 5 August 1997
- Locality
- Abergele
- Town
- Abergele
- Community
- Abergele
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.28391, -3.58295
- Cadw reference
- 18663
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
Chapel Street runs S from the town centre. The house stands 200m S of the junction, before a side entry to the rear.
History
Built c1820 as a substantial town dwelling house.
Exterior
Built of coursed limestone with a slate roof. Three storeys and cellar, 3-bays, symmetrical with gable brick stacks. Central 4-panelled door with decorative overlight, raised 2 steps from the pavement, and 12-pane sashes to either side on ground and first floors. Painted stone sills. The top floor has smaller 9-pane sashes. To the rear, a narrow 2-storey service wing on the N side.
Reason for designation
Included as a handsome and unaltered Georgian style town house of architectural quality.
Nearby in the register
- Telephone Call-box outside the Harp InnCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Former Medical HallCommercialunder 1 mi
- Shop adjoining former Medical HallCommercialunder 1 mi
- National Westminster BankCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.