Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ty Capel and School Room at Tal-y-Bont Chapel
Llanycil, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 October 2001
- Locality
- Rhyd-Uchaf
- Town
- Bala
- Community
- Llanycil
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.92713, -3.63662
- Cadw reference
- 25817
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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
Adjacent to Tal-y-Bont chapel in the centre of the village.
History
Manse and schoolroom built to serve the adjoining Methodist Tal-y-Bont chapel c1870.
Exterior
Mid-Victorian manse with adjoining school room. Of rough-dressed, squared slatestone blocks with continuous slate roof with tiled ridge; plain brick end chimneys to the manse section (L), with simple cornicing and ceramic pots. The 2-storey manse (Ty Capel) has a symmetrical 3-window elevation with glazed C20 door to a central entrance; narrow rectangular overlight. Original flanking windows on both floors; plain 2-pane sashes with marginal glazing and projecting slate sills. A short section of wall adjoins flush to the L and stands to a height of approximately 3m; 4-panelled door to the centre.
Adjoining the manse to the R, set back slightly, though continuously-roofed with it, is the school room. This has an entrance to the L with 6-panel door and rectangular overlight. To the R of this are 2 large sash windows with marginal glazing and sills as before.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as a mid-Victorian village manse and school room retaining good original character in a prominent road-side location.
Group value with the adjacent chapel.
Nearby in the register
- Tal-y-Bont Chapel including forecourt walls and railingsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Carthouse and Pigsty at Coed-y-Foel IsafAgriculture and Subsistence1 mi
- Outhouse at Coed-y-Foel IsafAgriculture and Subsistence1 mi
- Coed-y-Foel Isaf including adjoining Agricultural RangeDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.