Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Summerhouse at Voelas
Pentrefoelas, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 19 October 1998
- Locality
- Voelas
- Town
- Pentrefoelas
- Community
- Pentrefoelas
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.04864, -3.71682
- Cadw reference
- 20586
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 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
The summerhouse is built in with the wall between the house and the stable yard, approximately 20m from the house.
History
Built to commemorate the golden wedding of Mr and Mrs T C Wynne-Finch by Clough Williams Ellis in the 1960s, to house items from the old family home.
Exterior
A single storey pavilion, rendered, with a flat roof. The front has 3 narrow arched openings divided by pierced and glazed pilasters, a round opening over each. The elevation returns by 1 similar opening each side. Paned painted metal glazing and pairs of doors.
Interior
The interior is lined with square panelling of the C17, and has, on the back wall, a very fine late C16 or C17 oak over-mantle with painted and gilded arms, within arches, topped by a cornice. On each side a further early C17 over-mantle, the E of 3 arcaded bays with a central painted lion rampant, cornice and gallery, and the W, narrower, with 2 arched bays and cornice over. Painted crested arms in the centre of each panel. These items are all believed to come originally from the Wynne family home at Hen Voelas.
Reason for designation
Included as an interesting example of an astylar small but well detailed pavilion by Clough Williams Ellis, of group value with the house and setting at Voelas.
Nearby in the register
- Brohomagli Stone (Now In Voelas Hall)Inscribed Stoneunder 1 mi
- Laundry, stable and bothy at VoelasDomesticunder 1 mi
- VoelasDomesticunder 1 mi
- Carriage house at VoelasDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.