Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Marbryn
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 22 May 1967
- Locality
- Caernarfon
- Town
- Caernarfon
- Community
- Caernarfon
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.14298, -4.27236
- Cadw reference
- 3901
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 1883 "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Set back from the road and immediately N of the Celtic Royal Hotel.
History
Built in the period 1810-34 and first shown on the 1834 town map. An additional bay was added in the late C19, when 5-sided bay windows were added to the main house.
Exterior
A Regency-style 2-bay 3-storey villa of scribed stucco and hipped roof of graded slates on wide bracketed eaves with panelled soffit. A low rendered stack is on the R side. The central doorway has a panelled surround and reveals, and half-lit panelled double doors with margin glazing. Late C19 5-sided bay windows are to the R and L. These have moulded wooden mullions with foliage caps. A lean-to veranda is on cast iron posts with boarded soffit and continues over an additional canted bay on the L side with replaced 5-sided window. In the upper storey are 12-pane hornless sash windows.
The R side wall has altered windows. A gabled wing is added to the rear.
Interior
Centrally planned with an entrance hall and a separate stair hall behind it. The open-well stair has a wreathed handrail, plain balusters and moulded tread ends.
Reason for designation
Listed as an early C19 villa retaining early character and detail, representing the suburban expansion of the town when the development of its port saw growing commercial prosperity in Caernarfon.
Nearby in the register
- Celtic Royal HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Former Christchurch (now Yr Hwylfan)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Boer War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Capel PendrefReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.