Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Grey Gables
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
- 53.25423, -3.97252
- Cadw reference
- 3549
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 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 c1929. 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. Chimneys in red-brown brick, those to L set along ridge covered by inclined slates and project from L wall treated as slated gabled buttress. Chimneys towards R set across ridge. Windows wooden casements with square frames.
Elevation facing The Close runs up as central large gable with 3-light window. On ground floor below gable (centrally), is 4-light window, and to R, 2-light window. Ground floor (L) has porch (now glazed).
South West (right) elevation has single upper floor window above ground floor semi-hexagonal bay window.
At rear wall runs up as single gable, 3-light casement window to first floor. On ground floor below gable, two 3-light windows with further 2-light window to L; to R roof sweeps down over projection with left-facing square small-pane window.
Reason for designation
Group value with other buildings in The Close and its vicinity.
Nearby in the register
- HillcrestDomesticunder 1 mi
- DwyforDomesticunder 1 mi
- Carreg LlwydDomesticunder 1 mi
- Acorn CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.