Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Friar's Terrace
Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 27 May 1949
- Community
- Bangor
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.22925, -4.11996
- Cadw reference
- 4047
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 1896 "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Set back and elevated above the road; detached to right.
History
Built after 1817 as a uniform late Georgian terrace following the lease of the plot of land to James Greenfield, manager of the Penrhyn Quarry. Named as such because of its proximity to the original Friars School.
Exterior
3-storey, 7-window ashlar front with central 3 bays advanced. Hipped slate roof and cement render chimney stacks. Small pane sash windows retained to No 3 and to ground and 1st floors of No 1. 6-panel doors; No 2 to centre has the broad segmental headed main entrance with the door flanked by side lights and with 7-pane fanlight; 6-pane to Nos 1 and 3. Slate steps up to each entrance from boarded doors at road level.
Coursed stone forecourt walls to front gardens and iron trellised railings with finials. Small pane sash windows at rubble rear of No 3.
Adjoining to the E was formerly the Bangor Turnpike House on the A5 which would have been built by Thomas Telford. As the terrace has similar railings to those that were on the Menai Bridge this may itself be by Telford.
No 1 undergoing renovation at time of inspection (October 1987).
Nearby in the register
- Friar's TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Friar's TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Telford Milestone (24) at drive entrance to Bron CastellTransportunder 1 mi
- Fish & Chip BarCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.