Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
8 Penlan Street
Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pwllheli, Gwynedd, designated on 28 July 1989.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Health and Welfare
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1989
- Community
- Pwllheli
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.88954, -4.41635
- Cadw reference
- 4570
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 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)
Cadw's description
Location
Set into a short row of frontages opposite the Old Town Hall. On the bend in the road.
History
Ca 1880 with post 1889 alterations; the original front was narrow and detached from No 10.
Exterior
Late Georgian style 3-storey, 2-window coursed rubble heavily pointed front. Small pane sash windows of various sizes - that to the ground floor is 6-pane and horned; modern door. Slate roof and large rubble chimney stack with weathercoursing.
At the rear, originally with direct access to the street, there is a narrow cross range linking with a parallel 2-storey rubble range with slate roof and red brick chimney stack - possibly a conversion of the old coachouse. 4-pane sashes to 1st floor, 12-pane sash to ground floor left and cross frame window to the right. Single storey range adjoins to right.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Rooney Adams AntiquesCommercialunder 1 mi
- Dental SurgeryHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
- W.L.Jones ChemistCommercialunder 1 mi
- 5 Penlan StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.