Glanafon

Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, designated on 19 June 1990.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Glanafon, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, with a pin at the register's coordinates — Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation: Listed building, Grade II
Broad class: Domestic
Date of designation: 19 June 1990
Community: Dolgellau
Unitary authority: Gwynedd
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 52.74041, -3.88436
Cadw reference: 5095

TodayHistorical map

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David 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)

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Cadw's description

Location

Sited on the corner with Sarn Road behind a walled forecourt.

History

l820.

Exterior

3 storey, 2 window house. Rubble masonry, front pebbledashed. Hipped quarry slate roof. Deep boarded and plastered eaves. Paired stone stacks, water tabling.
2nd floor windows set under eaves, 9 pane upper sash over deep 2 pane lower sash. Cement architrave. Similar deeper windows to lst and ground floors. Panelled splays. Central doorway, cement architrave. Shallow rectangular fanlight, later Cl9 four panelled door.
Tall, narrow, 24 pane sash stair window to centre of rear elevation. Small 2 light casement to left under eaves.

Interior

Contemporary dog leg stair of 4 flights, handrail swept up to half landings, square sectioned rods, scrolled newel, moulded tread ends. Reeded architraves, deep panelled reveals, 6 panel doors. Panelled shutters to windows.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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