Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dovecote at Gloddaeth Hall, including attached single-storey blocks
Llandudno, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 March 1976
- Locality
- Gloddaeth Hall
- Town
- Llandudno
- Community
- Llandudno
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.30975, -3.79713
- Cadw reference
- 3415
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
About 100m E of Hall, to S of former stables.
History
C17 dovecote, attached blocks to N & S probably C19, and were service buildings of stable yard.
Exterior
Dovecote in form of square tower of stone rubble with large quoins with four crow-stepped gables, each gable pierced by a square opening. Slate roof with later square sided cupola with bargeboards and weathervane. Sill course below gables. Dovecote in upper part of building, accessible externally; store room below with doorway and window on N side. To NE and SW are long single-storey blocks, with rubble walling. Block to SW has slate roof, and camber-headed brick openings.
Reason for designation
Graded II* as well-preserved C17 dovecote. Group Value with Gloddaeth Hall.
Nearby in the register
- Former Stable Block at Gloddaeth HallEducationunder 1 mi
- Garden wall, including stone doorway at E end of garden in front of Gloddaeth Hall.Domesticunder 1 mi
- Matron's Cottage at Gloddaeth HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Wall on NE side of former Kitchen Garden at Gloddaeth HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.