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Gorphwysfa

Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Llanengan, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, designated on 19 October 1971.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Gorphwysfa, Llanengan, Gwynedd, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
19 October 1971
Locality
Llanengan
Town
Pwllheli
Community
Llanengan
Unitary authority
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.81329, -4.53288
Cadw reference
4306

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1899 · 134 Pwllheli (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Situated in Llanengan village on NW side of road just N of the Sun Inn.

Possible earlier C18 house, said to have been a former vicarage or parsonage house, called Ty'n Llan. Altered in C19 to two cottages, perhaps after new rectory was built c1805. Marked on 1839 Tithe Map as Tynllan owned and occupied by Henry Griffith. Again a single house.

House, formerly two cottages, pebbledashed rubble stone with steep slated close-eaved roof and fairly tall end chimney stacks. Left stack is broad, rubble stone with dripstones and capping, right stack has C20 pebbledash and may be rebuilt. One and a half storeys with 3 half-dormers offset to right. Dormers are pebbledashed with 12-pane sash surviving to left dormer, C20 plastic windows to other two. Ground floor has door to left in line with left chimney, then window, door and window aligned with dormers. Doors are C20 half-glazed, windows cambered-headed with 12-pane small hornless sashes. Left end wall is rubble stone. Rear centre wing with brick end stack and 16-pane sash to first floor N.

Said to have small ceiling beams in N end and narrowed fireplace.

A village house possibly originally of the late C17 or early C18.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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