Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Bank
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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 19 June 1990
- Community
- Dolgellau
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.74246, -3.88778
- Cadw reference
- 5019
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 opposite the junction with Baker Street.
History
Part of the former "Old Merionethshire Bank", established cl803 by the firm of Williams and Sons. cl803?, being added to the adjoining building of cl800.
Exterior
3 storey l window. Features offset to left. Coursed rubble masonry. Gently pitched quarry slate roof, close eaves and projecting verges. Stone stack, water tabling.
Blocked window set under eaves to 2nd floor. Deep window to lst floor stone lintel and sill. Slate drip slab set over tall recessed doorway, stone lintel. Plain rectangular fanlight, panelled door. Slate steps to street.
Later lean-to outshut to right end. Rubble masonry, slate roof. Drip course.
Building is advanced on l window rear elevation from "No l Old Bank" adjoining with right corner canted back. Unusual diagonal hip to roof, mortared ridge. Shallow 8 pane sash window to 2nd floor set under eaves. Deep 8 pane casement window to lst floor. Stone lintels and sills. Doorway below.
Rubble wall 2m tall with ridged rubble, stone capping links to former Police Station. Pierced by doorways alongside "No 2 Old Bank" and midway. Plank doors.
Nearby in the register
- The Old BankCommercialunder 1 mi
- 1 Y LawntDomesticunder 1 mi
- Glanwnion CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llety ClydDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.