Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fountain near south-west corner of Glynllifon House
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
- 53.07317, -4.30566
- Cadw reference
- 20498
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 close to the south-west corner of the house, concealed by a bush.
History
Possibly contemporary with the improvements made by the 2nd Lord Newborough, before 1832, to the grounds in front of the predecessor to the present house. Alternatively relates to the rebuilding of the house c1840.
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
Circular brick-lined pool with central fountain composed of a scalloped bowl on fluted base mounted on a pierced brick plinth; stone border.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other listed items in the immediate surroundings of the house.
Nearby in the register
- Fountain Pool to east of Stable CourtyardDomesticunder 1 mi
- GlynllifonDomesticunder 1 mi
- Rubble-walled rear service drive to west of Glynllifon HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bridge over Afon Llifon to south of Glynllifon HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.