Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tan-y-fron
Buan, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 15 July 1998
- Locality
- Boduan
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Buan
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.91837, -4.51670
- Cadw reference
- 20123
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on NE side of the A497, some 350m W of junction with B4354, and attached to No 1 Tan-y-fron.
History
The end house of a row of three former Newborough Estate workers' cottages built c1840, the other 2 now one house, listed as no 1, this house a mirrored pair with former no 2.
Exterior
W end cottage in row of three. Rubble granite walls, large stone lintels and small-slated roof. Left end-chimney, with two yellow clay crested pots. Two-storey, two-window range, 12-pane hornless sashes and a ledged door with bead mouldings and 6-pane overlight. C20 lean-to addition to rear.
Reason for designation
Grade II as one of a well preserved row of three late Georgian style estate cottages. Group value with No 1 (formerly nos 1 & 2) and also with Croglofft Cottage, Tan-y-fron.
Nearby in the register
- Tan-y-fronDomesticunder 1 mi
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
- The Cock-loftDomesticunder 1 mi
- Nant FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.