Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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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
- 52.91123, -3.59777
- Cadw reference
- 25996
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 corner with Stryd-yr-Eglwys.
History
Late Georgian shop and house premises now forming a pair of units. From at least the mid C19 the building served as a draper's shop with incorporated domestic section and a sewing room occupying the upper floor. Later C19 alterations to shop fronts and the first floor window to no. 33.
Exterior
Belongs to a group of nos 31 & 33 High Street.
Three-storey, 3-bay late Georgian house and shop premises, now forming a pair of units. Of local rubble construction with slate roof and plain eaves; squat end chimney to the R with plain cornicing. 3-bay facade, slightly off-set to left. Late C19 shop fronts to each unit, that to the R (no 31) consisting of large canted shop windows with simple Gothic glazing flanking a central entrance; arched, part-glazed door. No 33 (L) has a single large shop window to the L of its later entrance, within the original rectangular bay with panelled pilasters; plain, part-glazed door. The first floor has two original unhorned 12-pane sashes to no 31 and a Victorian square wooden bay window to no 33; this with moulded cornice and triple 2-pane sashes, with single sashes to the returns. Original 9-pane sash windows to the second floor; projecting stone sills.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed as part of an early C19 house and shop building retaining good mainly early C19 urban vernacular, with late C19 shop fronts; one of a pair with no.33 adjoining.
Nearby in the register
- Heulfryn, Including Forecourt Walls and RailingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Yr EryrCommercialunder 1 mi
- TenovusCommercialunder 1 mi
- Statue Of T.E. EllisCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.