Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Beamsmoor
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
- Community
- Llanfairfechan
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.25512, -3.97339
- Cadw reference
- 3563
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
Location
At NW end of Park Road where it turns to join The Close.
History
Built c1911. By Herbert Luck North (1871-1941) of Llanfairfechan, outstanding Arts and Crafts architect of his age in Wales.
Exterior
Beamsmoor is on a grander scale than the neighbouring buildings of The Close, but uses the same materials (making reference to local vernacular building methods), and a similar style.
Two-storey house. Rough-cast render (now painted white). Roof laid in graded course of small grey and russet slates from Gallt y Llan quarry, Snowdon, buff earthenware copings to roof. Chimneys.
Garden (W) front has cross-gable to ends, each with tall first floor small-pane casement window. Roof between gables sweeps down over recessed ground floor and has 2 tall dormers with flared hipped slate roofs and small pane glazing. Between gables on ground floor, recessed porch with central French window flanked by small-pane casement windows. Gabled S elevation. Entrance (E) elevation has paired gables with tall small-pane windows on first floor and recessed porch with broad chamfered Gothic arch, small window to R. At right angles is further gable with roof sweeping low to R, small-pane window on first floor and smaller windows on ground floor. North elevation with paired gables between which is dormer with hipped slate roof. Tall small-pane casement windows to first floor, 4 smaller windows on ground floor. At NE corner, small projecting porch with hipped slate roof.
Stone boundary wall to W, and to N, E and S sides of gardens, fencing made from irregular pieces of blue slate quarry waste approximately one metre high tied together with wire (partially obscured by hedging).
Reason for designation
Group value with other buildings in The Close and Park Road.
Nearby in the register
- Slate Fence opposite NE corner of BeamoorDomesticunder 1 mi
- Neuadd WenDomesticunder 1 mi
- GreenhillsDomesticunder 1 mi
- DwyforDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.