Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Old School
Llanfair Talhaiarn, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 22 July 1998
- Locality
- Llanfair Talhaiarn
- Community
- Llanfair Talhaiarn
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.21839, -3.60816
- Cadw reference
- 20151
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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
Prominently-sited at the N end of the village opposite Llanfair Bridge; low rubble walled forecourt, with simple spear-headed railings to the side.
History
Single-storey rectangular school-house dated 1836, with later C19 alterations.
Exterior
Of rubble construction with slate roof, half-hipped at the ends and with deep verges and plain bargeboards. Single-storey gabled porch L of centre with plain bargeboards; C19 boarded door with stopped-chamfered frame and cambered head to entrance. Small square lights to the porch reveals, with original lozenge cast-iron glazing. Two modern 6-pane windows to the R and one to the L of this, all in primary openings with cambered heads, projecting stone sills and rough-dressed voussoirs. The E gable has a large cambered window as before, with an inset stone plaque above; this is inscribed: 'National School, Erected 1836'. The W gable end is roughcast and has a low C20 addition with entrance to the N.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a second-quarter C19 village school in a prominent location within the village.
Group value with Glandwr (the former school-master's house) adjacent.
Nearby in the register
- GlandwrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Plas-yn-LlanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llanfair BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Neuadd ElwyInstitutionalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.