Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Llanfairfechan, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanfairfechan, Conwy, designated on 14 April 1992.
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
- 53.25316, -3.97258
- Cadw reference
- 3543
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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, extended to R (W). Rough cast render (now painted white). Roof laid in graded courses of small grey and russet slates from Gallt y Llan quarry, Snowdon (roof of extension has grey graded slates). Two chimney groups in brown brick; each has taller stack on ridge and 2 lower stepped stacks. Windows largely modern replacements.
Front elevation wall runs up into 3 (originally two) 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 R over porch , porch roof hipped to L and supported by wooden post; small pane window in porch and to ground floor of extension to R of porch. To L of porch one smaller and 2 larger windows, all with drip moulds. Left (W) elevation has on first floor, small pane metal casement window (drip mould over). On ground floor, semi hexagonal bay with small slate roof and small pane metal casement windows.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with other buildings in The Close.
Nearby in the register
- ParciauDomesticunder 1 mi
- AraulfanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Slate Fence to the Se of AraulfanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Maes AledDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.