Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Junior School
Llanrwst, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 19 February 1993
- Locality
- Llanrwst
- Community
- Llanrwst
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13734, -3.79528
- Cadw reference
- 3623
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
At junction of Watling Street and Glanrhyd. Set in schoolyard with stone wall with cast iron gates and railings.
History
1896-97 by Grierson and Bellis, architects of Bangor. Illustrated (both with and without clock tower, and with minor differences of detail) in Building News
June 26 1896.
Exterior
Free Northern Renaissance style; rubble with pale freestone dressings, slate roofs. On plinth with string course below windows. Small pane casement glazing. Main front faces SW; central block with gabled cross wings to ends; central Wrenaissance cupola, red brick chimneys. Gabled bay to L of central block has belcote in aedicule with pinnacled semi-circular pediment and side volutes. Central first floor window with freestone architrave entablature over; smaller windows to sides. On ground floor, pair of small tall windows with pedimented architraves. In angle between front and cross wing, porch has round-arched doorway with freestone doorcase consisting of squat columns on plinths, columns support Mannerist hyperbolic pediment flanked by finials, square window to R return. Porch inscription records opening of school on Diamond Jubilee Day 22 June 1897. To R of main front, lower shaped gable with tall window with curvilinear pediment flanked by smaller windows. Shaped gable to R crosswing has tall window with smaller narrow window to each side. Shaped gable to L crosswing has pair of tall windows with pedimented architraves. At S angle, octagonal tower, castellated with slated spirelet; clock; NW face of tower has loop, and plaque recording gift of tower bells, and clock; angle of building makes transition from octagonal tower face to right angle via broach stop. Three shaped gables to NW elevation, each with tall window with pedimented architrave; smaller square-headed windows between gables. SE elevation as NW but lacks angle tower. Rear elevation central block has entrance to L; door surround to girls' entrance as front. To R of this, larger shaped gable with broad first floor window, and two windows to ground floor. To R of this, lower shaped gable with tall window flanked by lower windows. To R of main block, shaped cross gable with loop and tall window flanked by lower windows. To L of main block, shaped cross gable, ground floor with later flat-roofed extension with square-headed windows.
To SE of school flat-roofed and rendered extensions not of special interest.
Reason for designation
Included as part of good representative group of Junior and Infants' Schools and Master's house.
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- School HouseEducationunder 1 mi
- Infants' SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
- Wall to south of Pont FawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont FawrTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.