Osborne House, including forecourt wall & piers

Llandudno, Conwy, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Llandudno, Conwy, designated on 16 March 1976.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Osborne House, including forecourt wall & piers, Llandudno, Conwy, with a pin at the register's coordinates — Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation: Listed building, Grade II
Broad class: Domestic
Date of designation: 16 March 1976
Locality: Llandudno
Community: Llandudno
Unitary authority: Conwy
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 53.32708, -3.83148
Cadw reference: 3443

TodayHistorical map

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
1885 · OS One-Inch (Hills) 1885-1903 (National Library of Scotland)
1899 · 94 Beaumaris (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1930 · OS Popular Edition 1919-1947 (National Library of Scotland)

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Cadw's description

Location

To L of Bay Court, rising a storey above.

History

Mid C19 with late C19 refacing in stone. A photo dated 1875 shows the building with an attic storey rather than current dormers, and 3 simple small-pane sash windows on second floor rather than current arrangement. The building was amongst the first on the sea front originally owned by John Walker of the prominent brewing company.

Exterior

Three storeys and attic. Three bays. Slate pitched roof with stone flanking stacks. Three segmental headed dormers. Front wall faced with dressed stone laid in regular shallow courses; quoins, dressings and bands in contrasting stone. Moulded and toothed eaves cornice. On second floor, there is a paired sash window with ashlar architrave in each outer bay; in centre bay, there is a single light sash window with similar architrave. There is a three-light canted bay window which descends to ground level in each outer bay. Single light centre first floor window. In centre bay on ground floor, a flight of steps leads up to columned prostyle portico. Stone forecourt wall and piers, centre piers with lamps.

Reason for designation

Included as part of a group of Mid C19 buildings in important early development on sea front of planned Victorian resort of Llandudno. Group value with adjacent listed buildings.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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