Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cwpwrdd Cornel Cafe
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
- 52.91022, -3.59864
- Cadw reference
- 26002
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
Early C19 house and shop, formerly 2 units, with later C19 plain stucco window surrounds; modern ground floor shop front.
Exterior
Three-storey late Georgian house and shop, formerly 2 units. Of local rubble construction with roughcast front elevation and plain stucco surrounds to first-floor windows; slate roof and end chimneys. The building is of L-plan with a 2-bay gabled principal section to the L and a single-bay section set back to the R. Modern, out-of-character shop fronts, with C19 horned 12-pane sashes to the first second floors above; projecting stone sills throughout.
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 C19 character to the upper floors.
Group value with No.1 Tegid Street adjoining to the L and Barclays Bank adjoining to the R.
Nearby in the register
- Siop Bapur NewyddCommercialunder 1 mi
- E.J. Theodore, IronmongerCommercialunder 1 mi
- China Treasure TakeawayCommercialunder 1 mi
- Barclays BankCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.