Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
8 Castle Square
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, designated on 29 May 1968.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 29 May 1968
- Locality
- Caernarfon
- Town
- Caernarfon
- Community
- Caernarfon
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13977, -4.27511
- Cadw reference
- 26522
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 105 Carnarvon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In a prominently sited row of frontages on Castle Square.
History
Late C18 or early and first shown on the 1810 town plan. It was originally a single 3-bay property with No 7 and is shown as such on the 1834 and 1852 town plans, but its present subdivision had occurred by the time of the 1888 Ordnance Survey, when it was adapted to commercial use. In 1895 it was a grocer's store.
Reason for designation
Listed with No 7 as part of a late Georgian terrace retaining some early character that contributes to the strong Georgian tradition in Caernarfon and to the setting of Caernarfon Castle.
Nearby in the register
- 7 Castle SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- Honour RestaurantCommercialunder 1 mi
- 6 Castle SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- Richards NewsagentsCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.