Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Sexton's House
Llanrwst, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanrwst, Conwy, designated on 25 January 1951.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 25 January 1951
- Locality
- Llanrwst
- Community
- Llanrwst
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13790, -3.79852
- Cadw reference
- 3620
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
At entrance to churchyard opposite Jesus Hospital.
History
Mid C19 although said locally to incorporate earlier building on site.
Exterior
One and a half storey cottage. L-shaped plan. Roughly coursed squared rubble; freestone dressings; slate roofs. Entrance elevation faces street (N). Slightly advanced central bay has coped gable with stepped kneelers; two-light mullioned window with heavy stone lintel and dripmould, stone sill set at eaves. Below this, square-headed doorway with pale freestone frame. To each side of central bay, three-light mullioned window (R window blocked) with heavy stone lintel with dripmould, and stone sill. Gable end to E has freestone coping and stepped kneelers; rectangular stone chimney stack with cornice; two-light window as other first floor windows.
To churchyard, gable end (coped gable with stepped kneelers) has two-light attic window with heraldic shield above; three-light ground floor window as front. To R of gable, tall rectangular stone chimneystack with cornice. In rear wing, single ground floor two-light window as attics. Gable end to rear coped with stepped kneelers and two-light attic window as front.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Gateway ro Parish ChurchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Jesus Hospital (Llanrwst Almshouses)Health and Welfareunder 1 mi
- Eagles HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Tyn-y-FfynwentDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.