Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
School House
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
- 53.13718, -3.79556
- Cadw reference
- 3625
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
Entrance elevation faces Glan Rhyd (Conway Terrace).
History
1896-97 by Grierson and Bellis, architects of Bangor. Illustrated with minor differences of detail in Building News, June 26 1896.
Exterior
Free Northern Flemish Renaissance style to match school; slate roofs; snecked rubble with pale freestone dressings, smooth bandcourse below first floor windows; on plinth. Large shaped gable to R; vent loop near apex; on first floor, paired sash windows in freestone architrave with pediment. On ground floor, semi-hexagonal bay with shaped parapet; horned sash glazing, six small panes above four larger panes to front, four small panes above four larger panes to sides. To L, square-headed doorway; frame with fluted pilaster on plinths, cornice over. L elevation has two shaped gables each with loop vent; on first floor three windows offset to R, sill band course, on ground floor to R, sash window in moulded architrave. W elevation has single storey extension with monopitch roof. To rear, plain gable with paired sashes to first floor and ground floor; further sash window to ground floor R.
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
- Junior SchoolEducationunder 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.