Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
4 Heol Tan-y-bryn
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 10 April 2000
- Locality
- Abergynolwyn
- Town
- Tywyn
- Community
- Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.64397, -3.95512
- Cadw reference
- 23171
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
Heol Tan-y-bryn is a development of two confronting terraces of houses running NE-SW, on the S side of Abergynolwyn.
History
The houses fronting Tan-y-bryn were designed by T H Connell for the Aberdovey Slate Co Ltd between 1865 and 1868. It consited of a street of two facing rows of 22 houses also by T H Connell, the 12 on the N side containing a parlour, living room, kitchen and 3 bedrooms. On the S side 5 larger houses had four bedrooms, presumably the houses at the W end of the S side, and 6 were smaller with only two bedrooms. One was to a different plan, presumably incorporated a shop. All had back gardens. The quarry was sold in 1879, and closed in 1909, but was re-formed as the Abergynolwyn Slate and Slab Co Ltd in 1911, continuing production into the late 1920s.
Exterior
The upper panels of the door are glazed. Original windows.
Reason for designation
Included as part of a mid-later C19 formally planned development of high quality workers' dwellings of urban character for a specific local industry. Retains much of its original character and detail.
Nearby in the register
- 3 Heol Tan-y-brynDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Heol Tan-y-brynDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Heol Tan-y-brynDomesticunder 1 mi
- 2 Heol Tan-y-brynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.