Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Glan Arran
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, designated on 12 February 1952.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 12 February 1952
- Community
- Dolgellau
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.73920, -3.88453
- Cadw reference
- 5079
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the street line at the upper end of South Street.
History
Late Cl8 house with rear wing of cl800.
Exterior
3 storey, 3 window. Coursed squared rubble, built partly onto adjoining cottages at left. Moderately pitched slate roof, close verges, cavetto eaves cornice. Tall rectangular stone stacks, water tabling. Square stack to rear wing. Left end slate hung.
Pediment to attic with inset wheel window; cavetto cornice, modern bargeboards. Shallow upper sashes to 9 pane 2nd floor windows set under eaves cornice. Stone lintels and flush sills. 12 pane sash windows to left and centre of lst floor but deeper l4 pane sash to right. Stone lintels and flush sills. 12 pane sash windows to ground floor, stone lintels and flush sills. Doorcase to centre. Pediment lost, modern gabled hood. Fielded panels to deep reveals, 6 fielded panel door. Diamond glazed rectangular fanlight. Large semicircular stone step may have supported curved portico.
Unsympathetic modern timber clad alterations to lst floor of rear wing on N.
Interior
Interior retains contemporary dog-leg staircase, swept handrails. Panelled shutters to windows. 6 panel doors, moulded architraves.
Reason for designation
Group value with adjoining cottages.
Nearby in the register
- Glanarran CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Glanarran CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- 2 South Street (Maes y Pandy)Domesticunder 1 mi
- 3 South Street (Maes y Pandy)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.