Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gefail y Cwm
Talsarnau, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Eisingrug, Talsarnau, Gwynedd, designated on 30 December 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 December 2004
- Locality
- Eisingrug
- Community
- Talsarnau
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.88992, -4.06576
- Cadw reference
- 83444
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
Slightly set back from the N side of the country road which leads N and E off the B4573 towards the hamlet of Eisingrug.
History
Formerly part of the Maes-y-neuadd estate, recorded in the tithe apportionment of the parish, 1842, as being under the care of the Honourable Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, Sir William Wynne, Knight and the Honourable Edward John Stanley, Trustees under the will of John Nanney Clerk, deceased. The estate cottage was at that time named 'Gafal Cwm' and occupied by David Williams.
The cottage was renovated into its present state in 1912, when it was re-roofed and new windows inserted, but respecting the original form and openings.
Exterior
Small estate cottage, a 2-storey 2-window range with doorway between; extended by addition of an outshut under a catslide roof to rear and a single storey, single pitch roofed addition at the L gable. Built of mortared rubble masonry; slate roof with tiled ridge and gable stacks with dripstones and capping. Windows are small paned horned sashes, first floor lights in hipped dormers. There is a boarded door to front and in the gable end of the rear outshut.
Reason for designation
Listed as a small estate cottage that retains good traditional character.
Nearby in the register
- Gateposts and gates at Gefail y CwmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Estate Yard Range (1) at Glyn CywarchNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Bryn y felinDomesticunder 1 mi
- Estate Yard Range (2) at Glyn CywarchNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.