Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bron Turnor Mawr
Maentwrog, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 25 February 2005
- Locality
- Vale of Ffestiniog
- Community
- Maentwrog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.95301, -3.98437
- Cadw reference
- 83988
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Within private grounds set back from the NW side of the narrow country road that runs along the N side of the Vale of Ffestiniog between the A487(T) and the B4391; ENE of Maentwrog.
History
Probably early C19 house and former rectory. Recorded in the tithe apportionment of the parish, 1840, as being owned and occupied by Reverend John Jones.
Exterior
Substantial early C19 house and former rectory. A symmetrically planned 2-storey, 4-window range with central 2-window advanced bay. Built of roughly coursed mortared rubble masonry with large stones as quoins and lintels. Hipped slate roof with advanced eaves and verges; broad end stacks with dripstones and capping and flat coping over a hood. The principal elevation faces the road and the river valley to S and has slightly recessed 12-paned hornless sash windows.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of the survey (June/July 2003).
Reason for designation
Listed as a substantial early C19 house that retains good traditional character.
Nearby in the register
- Tyn ffordd fawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bryn y DdwyrydDomesticunder 1 mi
- Coed-y-BleiddiauDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont MaentwrogTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.