Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ormescliffe Hotel, Nos.5 - 8 East Parade
Llandudno, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandudno, Conwy, designated on 16 March 1976.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 16 March 1976
- Locality
- Llandudno
- Community
- Llandudno
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.32187, -3.81234
- Cadw reference
- 3463
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 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)
Cadw's description
Location
Forms centre part of East Parade. A row adjoining No 4, but with higher eaves.
History
The Craig-y-Don area was not part of the Mostyn holdings in Llandudno. In June 1884, land was sold as freeholds, rather than the Mostyn leaseholds; 2210 acres were sold in 3 days. Nos 1-8 East Parade, and all of Craig-y-Don Parade are on the OS map of 1888
Exterior
Group of 4 buildings now hotel.
No 5; three storeys and attic over basement; two window front. Eaves cornice with dentils and paired brackets. Stucco, string courses, quoins to R; slate roof; mainly sash glazing. Two gabled dormers with modern glazing. On top floor, 2 paired windows with rounded corners. On First floor, to L, canted bay window which drops to basement level, to R tripartite "Venetian window". On ground floor, steps up to round-headed doorway (now window).
No 6; similar to No 5, but set slightly forward; balustrade to first floor window (R) doorway with flanking pilasters; modern canopy.
No 7; as No 6 but reversed left-to-right, and without balustrade and canopy.
No 8; set back from No 7; as No 5 but reversed left-to-right; doorway converted to window.
Reason for designation
Block of 4 Victorian boarding houses on The Parade, contribiting to Llandudno's character as C19 bathing resort. Group Value with adjacent listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- No 4 East ParadeDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 3 East ParadeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pillar Box, East ParadeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- No 2 East ParadeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.