Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
26 High Street, including street railings
Bala, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 October 1951
- Community
- Bala
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.91142, -3.59651
- Cadw reference
- 25965
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
Set back slightly from the street-line, partly behind railings.
History
Early C19 town house, one of a pair. An external modern slate plaque records the stationing of American soldiers in Bala during World War II.
Exterior
Two-storey late Georgian town house, the right-hand one of a pair. Of coursed, rough-dressed local stone blocks with shared modern slate roof and large end chimneys; oversailing eaves and 2 out-of-character modern skylights. Three-bay facade with central entrance; 6-panel door with marginally-glazed rectangular overlight. Recessed 20-pane horned sashes to the ground floor, with similar 16-pane windows to the first floor; projecting slatestone sills and plain lintels. Between the right-hand 2 bays is a modern projecting sign, with a further hanging sign to the far R. In front of the left-hand part of the building are simple spear-headed railings on a low coped brick wall; 3 modern petrol pumps stand to the R. Further, similar sashes to the rear and side elevations (R), the latter with further plain entrance to ground floor and 2 modern PVCu windows to the attic floor.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as one of a pair of particularly well-composed early C19 town houses retaining good original late Georgian external character.
Nearby in the register
- Town Council Offices, Including Associated Street RailingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Presbyterian Chapel, Including Forecourt Walls and RailingsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- R.H. RobertsCommercialunder 1 mi
- Plas-yn-Dre, Including Railings to ForecourtDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.