Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Athroly's (Normal College)
Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bangor, Gwynedd, designated on 17 April 1980.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 17 April 1980
- Community
- Bangor
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.22999, -4.13002
- Cadw reference
- 3957
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 1896 map "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (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)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At right angles to the road, elevated at the SE end of the upper courtyard;
Neuadd Alun immediately to NW.
History
Dated 1910. The Normal College was founded by the British and Foreign School Society to train teachers for non-denominational primary schools. This Building resulted from an expansion begun in 1907 and was built as the Principal’s house. Architect, Henry T Hare of London; contractors Messrs Willcock and Co of Wolverhampton. Arts and Crafts Tudor style; T-plan.
Exterior
2-storey and attic, 5-bay cement render front to SW. Slate roof with swept boarded eaves and cement render chimney stacks, one off centre. The taller and projecting central bay has hipped roof, crenellated parapet, splayed corners and pedimented pilaster buttresses; 2-windows to 1st floor linked by hoodmoulds and flanking a coat of arms. The main entrance is on the SE return side of this bay; arched headed doorway with dropped keystone and 2-panel door below lettered plaque. Small pane leaded casement windows of various widths. Chimney breasts advanced to gable ends with pronounced kneelers over tapered corner pilasters rising to 1st floor cill level.
The asymmetrical NE elevation resembles those of the hostels with raised central gable over 2-storey bay windows with extended glazing on ground floor. Small outbuildings on NW end with short section of wall terminating at ball finial.
Reason for designation
Group value with the neighbouring Normal College buildings.
Nearby in the register
- Neuadd Alun (Normal College)Educationunder 1 mi
- Main Entrance to Normal College, attached Boundary Walls & entrance to Athroly's and Neuadd John PhiDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pillar Box on Pavement to W of Music Department BuildingCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- The Normal College (Original Building)Educationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.