Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Old School
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
- Education
- Date of designation
- 19 February 1993
- Community
- Llanrwst
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13632, -3.79198
- Cadw reference
- 3596
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (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
Facing roughly E on corner with Y Berllan.
History
Original plans in County Record Office, Ruthin dated 1844; built 1846. Architect Henry Kennedy.
Exterior
Jacobethan style school. Central block with crosswings, formerly housing schoolrooms for 120 girls and 120 boys, with classroom between. Squared rubble with freestone dressings. Slate roofs; two octagonal chimneys with oversailing upper courses (cylindrical chimney to rear); stone gutters. Central block has steps up to open entrance loggia with central Tudor arch flanked by lower similar arches. Behind arches, central Tudor doorway (to former classroom) flanked by two-light early C16 style windows; Tudor doorway to each loggia return (to former schoolrooms).
Gabled crosswings with copings and kneelers have cruciform loops to apexes, and windows with three-light early C16 style windows. End elevations have central steeply gabled bay set slightly forward with apex loop and three-light window as front; outer bays each have two-light window in same style. To rear, N wing W gable has three-light early C16 style window. Single-storey lean-to infill between wings (in poor condition at time of inspection). South wing extended to W (date) with single-storey gabled S porch; simplified detailing; paired sash windows with deep lintels; octagonal stone chimney in roof slope above porch.
Reason for designation
Group value with neighbouring Old School House.
Nearby in the register
- Old School HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tollhouse (Brynamlwg)Transportunder 1 mi
- Bryn HyfrydDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding Range to rear of Bryn HyfrydAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.