Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Llanfairfechan, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 April 1992
- Locality
- Llanfairfechan
- Community
- Llanfairfechan
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.25317, -3.97381
- Cadw reference
- 3534
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
History
Built c1924. By Herbert Luck North (1871-1941), outstanding Arts and Crafts architect of his age in Wales.
The Close was laid out and developed between 1899 and 1945. The almost unaltered buildings (in materials making reference to local vernacular building styles), and the lay-out of The Close, form a textbook example of a group of high quality Arts and Crafts style domestic architecture unique in Wales.
Exterior
Two-storey house. Rough-cast render (now painted white). Roof laid in graded courses of small grey and russet slates from Gallt y Llan quarry, Snowdon. Two chimney groups in brown brick; left has taller stack on ridge and 2 lower stepped stacks, right has single tall stack.
Front elevation wall runs up into 2 gabled dormers each with small pane replacement window under drip mould. Roof overhangs front wall on corbels but is flush at gable ends of house. Roof sweeps down on L over porch (now glazed), porch roof hipped and supported by masonry piers; square headed entrance doorway with boarded light oak door, small-pane window to L of porch (replacement). To R of porch two 3-light small pane casement windows flank narrower window (replacements), all with drip moulds. Right (SE) elevation has on first floor, small pane (replacement) window (drip mould over). On ground floor, semi-hexagonal bay with small-slate roof and small pane (replacement) windows.
Garage to rear in matching materials and style.
Reason for designation
Group value with other buildings in The Close and its vicinity.
Nearby in the register
- HilcroftDomesticunder 1 mi
- Rose LeaDomesticunder 1 mi
- TrewenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Maes AledDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.