Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
12 Castle Square
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, designated on 31 March 1983.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 31 March 1983
- Locality
- Caernarfon
- Town
- Caernarfon
- Community
- Caernarfon
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13974, -4.27473
- Cadw reference
- 3836
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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
In a prominently sited row of frontages on Castle Square.
History
A commercial premises built in the third quarter of the C19 and first shown on the 1888 Ordnance Survey. Occupied by a boot maker in 1895.
Reason for designation
Listed as an ambitious late C19 commercial building in the classical style prevalent in Victorian Caernarfon, retaining original character and detail on a prominent corner site, representing the late C19 growth of the commercial district encompassing Castle Square, Bridge Street and Bangor Street.
Nearby in the register
- 13 Castle SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- Macsen RestaurantCommercialunder 1 mi
- 14 Castle SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Morgan Lloyd Public HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.