Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Oriel Pendeitsh
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Walled town, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, designated on 31 March 1983.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 March 1983
- Locality
- Walled town
- Town
- Caernarfon
- Community
- Caernarfon
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13974, -4.27708
- Cadw reference
- 3830
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 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 105 Carnarvon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Directly opposite Caernarfon Castle, and on the corner with Castle Street.
History
Probably mid C19 and shown in the form of cottages with a passage at the W end on the 1888 Ordnance Survey. The R-hand end of the row was a temperance house in 1895. The block was converted to its present use as a gallery in the late C20.
Exterior
Comprising 4 former 2-storey cottages facing the castle and 2 taller 3-storey former houses at the R end facing Castle Street. Facing the castle, the cottages have painted and scribed roughcast walls and replaced slate roofs. Openings have cambered heads. Three boarded doors are reached up steps, while at the L end a 4th doorway leads to a through passage. The R-hand doorway retains an overlight. The doorways R and L of centre represent a reflected pair with windows grouped between entrances. Further L the windows are placed to the R of each doorway. Al windows have eared architraves and are replaced 12-pane horned sashes in the lower storey and replaced 6-pane sashes in the upper storey. Further R is an inserted wide doorway beneath a canted and hipped oriel window incorporating small-pane sashes.
The houses facing Castle Street are a reflected pair of single-fronted houses, of roughcast walls and slate roof. Windows are 12-pane horned sashes to the lower and middle storeys, and 6-pane horned sashes to the upper storey, all renewed in original segmental-headed openings. Doorways are paired in the centre, and have panelled doors and overlights. The L-hand angle is rounded and the L gable end facing the castle has 12-pane horned sashes offset to the L.
Interior
Altered interior.
Reason for designation
Listed with other associated listed items for its contribution to the setting of Caernarfon Castle.
Nearby in the register
- 2 Castle DitchCommercialunder 1 mi
- Caernarfon CastleDefenceunder 1 mi
- Craft Cymru, including 17 Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 13 Castle StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.