Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
15 Chapel Street
Conwy, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Walled town, Conwy, designated on 6 May 1970.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 6 May 1970
- Locality
- Walled town
- Town
- Conwy
- Community
- Conwy
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.28157, -3.83011
- Cadw reference
- 3269
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)
- 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 · 94 Beaumaris (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In a row of 3 houses fronting the street opposite Sea View Terrace.
History
An C18 house, part of a longer range with number 17.
Exterior
A 2-storey 2-window house of whitened pebble-dashed front, black-painted smooth-rendered surrounds, steep slate roof and shared brick stack. Openings have pedimented surrounds in the lower storey. The entrance on the L has a cambered boarded door. All windows are small-pane replacements in earlier openings. On the R is a small-pane cross window. The 1st floor has a small 2-light window to the L and larger 2-light window to the R.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed, notwithstanding window replacement, as one of a pair of rare-surviving pre-C19 houses near the town centre, and for group value within the historical townscape.
Nearby in the register
- 17 Chapel StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 14 Crown LaneNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 12 Crown LaneDomesticunder 1 mi
- 18 Chapel StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.