Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Chocolate House (Formerly Church Hall)
Dolwyddelan, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dolwyddelan, Conwy, designated on 28 February 1974.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 28 February 1974
- Locality
- Dolwyddelan
- Community
- Dolwyddelan
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.05275, -3.88784
- Cadw reference
- 3225
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 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 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Immediately behind (W of) the parish church of St. Gwyddelan, in the village centre.
History
Sub-Medieval farm complex, shown in a late C18 watercolour by Sandby. By the end of the C17 an Inn named Tan yr Eglwys; by the end of the C19 extended and converted as a school. Used as a church hall from 1930 until latterly.
Exterior
T-shaped one- and one-and-a-half storey building of rubble with modern slate roofs and squat, louvred chimneys. Late C16 north (primary) wing with additions of the C17; largely remodelled late C19, to which period all openings and features belong. Entrance to E side of N wing with, to the R a window and above two large gabled dormers; all openings to this face have shallow, triangular pointed slatestone lintels. To the L, a projecting gabled crosswing with two tall windows with paired lights; extruded between this and the N range, a single-storey catslide porch with plain opening to side and arched opening as before. To front; plain inner entrance to crosswing. Further catslide extension beyond crosswing, with window (formerly an entrance) and similar tall windows to far L. Modern, tall glazed double doors to S and W faces, with paired tall windows as before to R of each. Single-storey catslide addition to S of W range.
Interior
Modernised interiors.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the parish church of St. Gwyddelan and for its special historic interest as a former school and inn.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St. GwyddelanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Pont-y-LlanTransportunder 1 mi
- Moriah Calvinistic Methodist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ty Capel MoriahReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.