Llys Meddyg, including forecourt railings and gate

Cadw's description

Location

One of a pair of houses set back from the street behind a railed forecourt.

History

Early to mid C19; mentioned as newly built in the Rev Robert Williams's book "The History and Antiquities of the town of Aberconwy" of 1835.

Exterior

Belongs to a group of 23-25 Castle Street.

A pair of late-Georgian town houses of 2 storeys and 3 bays, of pebble-dashed walls painted cream, slate roof and roughcast end and central stacks. Both houses have a central entrance, of which No 25 has a fielded-panel door, No 23 replacement double-panel doors, both with 5-pane overlight, and restored segmental canopy on moulded wooden brackets (details were reinstated in No 25 to match No 23). Windows are renewed 16-pane hornless sashes with cambered heads.

In front of each house is a dwarf coped stone wall and restored wrought iron railings, which incorporate twisted spear and cast-iron urn finials. A gate has been added to each house in a similar style.

The rear is rubble stone. It has cambered 16-pane hornless sash windows on the R side and upper L. In the centre is a 4-pane sash window and small-pane window to its L (formerly a doorway) lighting the stair, below which is an added 1-storey projection.

Interior

The house has a double-depth plan organised around the central hall, at the back of which is a dog-leg stair with turned newel and plain balusters. The upper storey retains panel doors. Wooden stairs lead to the basement.

Reason for designation

Listed for its special architectural interest as one of a pair of well-preserved early C19 town houses, retaining original forecourt railings, and for group value within the historical townscape.