Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
R.H. Roberts
Bala, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bala, Gwynedd, designated on 13 December 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 13 December 2001
- Community
- Bala
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.91185, -3.59649
- Cadw reference
- 25992
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 136 Bala (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the street-line.
History
Regency terrace, formerly of 2 cottages, altered in the later C19 to a shop.
Exterior
Two-storey Regency house and shop, formerly a terrace of 2 units. Of local rubble construction with slate roof and oversailing eaves with plastered soffit; near-central chimney with plain cornicing. Late C19/early C20 shop front consisting of large canted shop windows with plain glazing flanking a central, recessed entrance; simple blind box and fascia; plain flanking pilasters. To the L of the shop front is an entrance with modern, out-of-character door and a window with PVCu glazing. To the R of the shop front is a larger, passage entrance, with boarded doors and plain (obscured) overlight. The 3-bay first floor retains its original unhorned 9-pane sashes, with projecting stone sills.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as an early C19 house and shop retaining good early and late C19 character in the town centre.
Group value with no.5 adjoining.
Nearby in the register
- Ty GMDomesticunder 1 mi
- GlanrhydDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Ffrydan RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 8 Ffrydan RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.