Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Llanfair Talhaiarn, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 January 1968
- Locality
- Garthewin
- Community
- Llanfair Talhaiarn
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.21954, -3.62350
- Cadw reference
- 187
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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
Located SE of Garthewin half-way along its main drive and facing out accross the Elwy valley.
History
Small second-quarter or mid-C19 lodge, built by the Wynne family to serve Garthewin and formerly used for lunches for shooting parties.
Exterior
Lodge-type building of stuccoed rubble construction, with shallow-pitched, hipped slate roof and slightly oversailing eaves; lead flashings and plain flanking chimneys, that to the R of brick. The building is of 2 storeys, rectangular in plan with a canted, semi-octagonal upper storey. Central entrance via modern porch, part-glazed and with slated roof. Flanking this are recessed 12-pane sash windows with projecting stone sills. The upper storey has similar windows to each of the 3 front-facing sides. Flat-roofed storeyed modern extension to rear, continued as a single-storey addition to the L side.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a C19 estate lodge in a prominent location.
Group value with other listed items at Garthewin.
Nearby in the register
- GarthewinDomesticunder 1 mi
- Terrace Walls, Steps and Gazebo at GarthewinGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Chapel at GarthewinReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Garthewin CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.