Ael y Gwynt

Cadw's description

History

Built c1936. By North & Padmore, Architects, of Llanfairfechan. (Herbert Luck North (1871 1941) and P M Padmore (b 1896)).

The Close was laid out and developed between 1899 and 1945, instigated by H L North, outstanding Arts and Crafts architect of his age in Wales. 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 red brown brick set on ridge, each with taller chimney and pair of lower stacks; all stacks discharge to sides and covered by miniature slated roofs.

Elevation facing The Close has cross gable to each end with outer slope to R sweeping down to ground floor, and outer slope to L sweeping almost down to ground level. Each gable has on first floor, pair of narrow small pane metal casement windows. Gabled and slated porch get asymmetrically to R with L roof slope aligned with that of R cross gable; Gothic arch to porch and to entrance doorway behind which has original door with lozenge shaped window. To R of porch, group of 3 windows. Above and to L of porch, small pane metal casement window at eaves where roof sweeps down between gables. To L of porch, group of 5 small round headed windows.

Reason for designation

Group value with other buildings in The Close and its vicinity.