Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fountain Pool to east of Stable Courtyard
Llandwrog, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Glynllifon, Llandwrog, Gwynedd, designated on 8 September 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 8 September 1998
- Locality
- Glynllifon
- Community
- Llandwrog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.07311, -4.30594
- Cadw reference
- 20451
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 118 Nevin (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the east side of the forecourt to the stable block.
History
Probably contemporary with the mid C19 rebuilding of the house and stables and general estate improvements by the 3rd Lord Newborough. This fountain was once part of a small formal garden as indicated by archaeological evidence of the surrounding ground.
Glynllifon was the seat of the Wynn family and Sir Thomas John Wynn became the 1st Lord Newborough in 1776. The house was rebuilt after a fire 1836-48 by Edward Haycock, architect of Shrewsbury.
Exterior
Long concrete-sided pool in a lobed cruciform manner. Central fountain broken.
Also in this forecourt (at north-west end) is a relocated Gothic drinking fountain dated 1874.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with neighbouring listed items at Glynllifon for its contribution to the historic character of the immediate surroundings of the house.
Nearby in the register
- Fountain near south-west corner of Glynllifon HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Rubble-walled rear service drive to west of Glynllifon HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Footbridge over service drive to west of Glynllifon HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Sluice, two sluice houses and linking footbridge adjacent to Children's MillDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.