Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Shop
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abergynolwyn, Tywyn, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Gwynedd, designated on 10 April 2000.
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
- 52.64384, -3.95666
- Cadw reference
- 23206
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 · 149 Barmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The building is in the centre of the village, at the W end of a row of 3, facing across the B4405 towards the Railway Inn.
History
Built probably in the late C18 or early C19 as one house within a row of 3 dwellings related to the early expansion of the slate industry at Bryneglwys.
Exterior
Built of rubble stonework and whitewashed, with an old slate roof. Two storeys, a 3-window bay facade offset to the left, with an additional window at the right end of the ground floor. Boarded door with a 2-pane overlight, and deep stone lintel. Narrow 12-pane sash windows to the ground floor, the one right of the door replacing a former shopfront, the lintel of which remains. Nine-pane single sash window to the left. On the first floor, three 6-pane single hornless sash windows within deep reveals, one replaced with horns. Large gable end stack with weather courses. To the rear, a large lean-to under an extension of the roof, and with a boarded door and 3-pane modern window.
Interior
Not inspected at the time of the re-survey.
Reason for designation
Included as a well preserved village vernacular dwelling in the context of a small but expanding village, largely retaining its original external features.
Nearby in the register
- DolawelDomesticunder 1 mi
- 2 Heol Tan-y-brynDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Heol Tan-y-brynDomesticunder 1 mi
- 4 Heol Tan-y-brynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.