Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Penrhyn Hall
Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 17 April 1980
- Community
- Bangor
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.22717, -4.12614
- Cadw reference
- 4126
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 into a row frontages with Barnardos and Gledhills stepped down to left.
History
Build following a donation by Lord Penrhyn in 1857 on the coming of age of his eldest son. Built as a concert hall.
Exterior
Italianate classical style. Pedimented front with 3-bay single storey vestibule range projecting to the line of the adjoining properties. Snecked rubble ground floor with freestone plinth and dressings and vermiculated raised quoins flanking slightly emphasised outer bays. Vermiculated spandrels to centre over twin round arched entrances with attached columns, foliated capitals and bobbin ornamented arches; recessed, panelled double doors. Bracket pedimented lintels and bracket cills to windows of outer bays, blocked to right and with sash window to left. Overall dentil cornice and parapet, balustraded over outer windows and with raised lettering "Penrhyn Hall" to centre.
Rendered plain elevation behind with oval lunette to the pediment which has an acroterion to the left.
Interior
The interior has been altered in conversion to offices.
Reason for designation
Group value with adjoining listed items.
Nearby in the register
- Barnardo'sCommercialunder 1 mi
- Gledhill'sCommercialunder 1 mi
- Lly's GwyneddDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old VicarageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.