Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Mervinian House
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
- 52.74205, -3.88477
- Cadw reference
- 5050
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
Situated alongside the narrow walkway, Wtra Plas Coch, linking Meyrick Street to Smithfield Square.
History
Early Cl9.
Exterior
3 storey 3 window house with industrial wing to rear. Coursed rubble masonry. Moderately pitched slate roof, oversailing eaves, modern bargeboards. Stone stack to right end, removed to left.
Modern 2 pane casement windows set under eaves to 2nd floor. Victorian sashes to lst floor, stone lintels. Modern small paned bow windows to ground floor, rubble stallrisers. Open porch to centre, corniced top, carried on Tuscan columns and pilasters, (porch formerly carried a balustrade on top). Modern door.
3 storey industrial wing at rear. Rubble masonry, gently pitched quarry slate roof. Modern windows set under eaves, but windows originally much deeper to top storey. Last used as printing room for "Y Dydd" newspaper but probably a weaving loft originally.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Plas CochDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Unicorn P.H.Commercialunder 1 mi
- Cosy Takeaway Fish & ChipsCommercialunder 1 mi
- Star HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.