Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bennar House
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 June 1990
- Community
- Dolgellau
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.74237, -3.88427
- Cadw reference
- 5069
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
On the street line alongside the forecourt of the Clifton House Hotel.
History
cl820.
Exterior
3 storey, 2 window house. Coursed rubble masonry. Gently pitched quarry slate roof, oversailing eaves. Stone stacks, water tabling.
Shallow upper sashes to l5 pane 2nd floor windows set under eaves. 20 pane sash windows to lst floor, stone lintels. Similar windows to ground floor. Central doorway. Shallow rectangular 2 pane fanlight over modern half glazed door. Later Cl9 slate stack forms hood over doorway.
Reason for designation
Group value with Clifton House Hotel.
Nearby in the register
- Bro ArranDomesticunder 1 mi
- IslawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lloyd, Herbert & Jones, Estate AgentsCommercialunder 1 mi
- Clifton House HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.