Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Old Priory
Llanrwst, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanrwst, Conwy, designated on 19 February 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 February 1993
- Locality
- Llanrwst
- Community
- Llanrwst
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.14338, -3.79764
- Cadw reference
- 3589
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)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Opposite Bron Derw lodge.
History
Earlier C19 house set in walled garden. Roughly squared and coursed rubble, slate roofs with bracketed eaves. Windows mainly camber-headed with small pane hornless sash glazing and stone sills.
Exterior
Main block faces E. Central rectangular stone chimney; to L, chimney with paired stacks set diagonally; to R, chimney with three stacks set diagonally. Projecting gabled bay has camber-headed first floor window with dripmould; on ground floor, large camber-headed window with mullion and transom also with dripmould. To L of gabled bay, single bay with first floor camber-headed window and camber-headed doorway under porch with slate roof and wooden posts. S return has camber-headed first floor window set to L; to rear, first floor window, door with window to L. To R of front gabled bay, two first floor windows; three ground floor windows, all camber-headed with small pane hornless sashes. To rear of N gable, set back from main front, cambered arch to rear door, small camber-headed window (small pane glazing) above. To R of this, two-storey block aligned N-S with three first floor square-headed windows (small pane hornless sashes). On ground floor two broad doorways probably to former carriage/cartsheds (currently used as garages), each doorway has double boarded doors with strap hinges.
Nearby in the register
- Bron DerwDomesticunder 1 mi
- Stables as Bron DerwDomesticunder 1 mi
- North Llanrwst Station (Building on East Platform)Transportunder 1 mi
- North Llanrwst Station (Main Building)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.