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Lo-Cost Foodstore

Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Pwllheli, Gwynedd, designated on 28 July 1989.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Lo-Cost Foodstore, Pwllheli, 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
Commercial
Date of designation
28 July 1989
Community
Pwllheli
Unitary authority
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.88978, -4.41721
Cadw reference
4497

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 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)
  • 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (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

Location

Stepped forward from Tower Hotel to left.

History

Earlier C19

Exterior

3-storey, 2-window scribed render front with slate roof and red brick chimney stack, heightened following rebuilding of Tower Hotel, 9 and 12 pane sash windows, lugged architraves to 1st floor. Out of character modern overall shop front.

The earliest Tower Hotel seems to have been in-line with the other street fronts - see chimney breast projection on left end.

Reason for designation

Included for group value with neighbouring listed items.

Nearby in the register

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

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