Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bron-yr-Aur
Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pont Aberglaslyn, Porthmadog, Beddgelert, Gwynedd, designated on 25 November 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 25 November 1998
- Locality
- Pont Aberglaslyn
- Town
- Porthmadog
- Community
- Beddgelert
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.99105, -4.09599
- Cadw reference
- 20941
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 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located towards the southern boundary of the community, approximately 200m S of Pont Aberglaslyn; raised up above the road against the side of the hill.
History
Early C19.
Exterior
Two-storey, 3-bay house of whitened rubble with boulder foundations; hipped slate roof with plain rendered end chimneys, that to the L projecting. Symmetrical facade with central entrance and boarded door; flanking C19 twelve-pane horizontal sliding sashes to the ground floor with similar 8-pane windows to the first floor. Late C19 whitened brick storeyed extension to the rear, with C20 casement windows.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a small early C19 house retaining good external character.
Nearby in the register
- Dinas DduAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- U-shaped Agricultural Range E of Dinas DduAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Bridge House (aka Ty Bont)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Pont AberglaslynTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.