Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
1 Lion Street
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, designated on 19 June 1990.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 June 1990
- Community
- Dolgellau
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.74323, -3.88604
- Cadw reference
- 5010
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 · 135 Harlech (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the street line just in from Queen's Square, adjoining Barclays Bank.
History
Early Cl9.
Exterior
l+ storey former reflected pair of l window cottages. Rubble masonry. Moderately pitched slate roof, close eaves, bargeboards. Central stone stack, water tabling.
2 later gabled stone dormers to lst floor. Rubble cheeks, bargeboards. Victorian sash windows, stone lintels. Cl9 shopfront to ground floor right. Plain fascia with dripboard on brackets over 3 light shop window with plank door to right. Shallow rectangular fanlight, sunk panelled pilasters, rubble stallriser. Vertically paned 8 pane sash to left (horizontal glazing bars removed). Doorway to extreme left, 3 light rectangular fanlight over part glazed modern door. Long lintel rendered over.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 2 Lion StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- National Milk BarCommercialunder 1 mi
- 1 Lion YardDomesticunder 1 mi
- Royal Ship Hotel including former stableyardDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.