Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
6 Maengwyn Street
Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tywyn, Gwynedd, designated on 30 March 1951.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 March 1951
- Locality
- Tywyn
- Town
- Tywyn
- Community
- Tywyn
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.58786, -4.08360
- Cadw reference
- 4645
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 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 · 149 Barmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In a terrace of houses fronting the street.
History
Dated 1832 and one of 3 terraced houses roofed under the same range.It is shown on the 1841 Tithe map. Facade detail is later C19.
Exterior
A 2-storey 2-window terraced house of pebble-dashed front with slate roof on overhanging eaves, shared stone stack to the R and replacement C20 shared blue-brick stack to the L. The front has smooth-rendered surrounds with shallow pediments, and smooth-rendered pilaster strips to the ends. Openings are offset to the R. The entrance on the R side has a replacement glazed door under a plain overlight. To its L, and in the upper storey, are 2-pane sash windows, horned in the lower storey, hornless in the upper storey. Below the sill of the upper R-hand window is a stone tablet inscribed 'Built by Richard Owens ... 1832'.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as an early C19 small terraced house retaining definite C19 character, and for its contribution with other buildings in Corbet Square, Red Lion Street and Maengwyn Street, to the historical integrity of the old town centre.
Nearby in the register
- 5 Maengwyn StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 7 Maengwyn StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 18 Maengwyn StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Corbett Arms HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.