Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Colwyn Guest House
Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 December 1961
- Locality
- Beddgelert
- Town
- Caernarfon
- Community
- Beddgelert
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.01201, -4.10285
- Cadw reference
- 3715
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Prominently located on the street line.
History
Regency house built c1830 as part of a speculative development of the village on this side of the river by the Sygun estate on its Perthi Farm property. This development, to which the earliest of the C19 buildings in the village belong, was intended to serve the increasing numbers of tourists who were coming to Snowdonia in the second quarter of the century. The building was used as a bookshop and circulating library, managed by the bard Richard Jones Owen ('Glaslyn', 1830-1909). In 1879 it became the Colwyn Temperance Hotel.
Exterior
Three-bay, 3-storey house of second-quarter C19 date; of squared and coursed stone blocks with slate roof. Asymmetrical facade with central entrance to ground floor; modern small-pane glazed door. Modern small-pane casement windows to original openings, with flush slate lintels and slate sills.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as an ambitiously-conceived village house retaining much original character, within an unusual speculative development for the early tourist market.
Group value with other items in the main street in Beddgelert.
Nearby in the register
- Waterloo House (Beddgelert Antiques and Tea Rooms)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Plas GwynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Prince Llewelyn HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Plas ColwynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.