Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
34 High Street
Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 24 June 2005
- Locality
- Tywyn
- Town
- Tywyn
- Community
- Tywyn
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.58636, -4.08893
- Cadw reference
- 84530
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
In a block of buildings opposite Bethesda Chapel.
History
Built in the second half of the C19, part of the expansion of Tywyn following the arrival of the railway in 1863. The house is shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A late-Georgian-style 3-storey 2-bay house, of rendered front painted grey, and slate roof with shared brick stack to the R. Openings are offset to the L and in the lower and middle storey have smooth-rendered surrounds. The entrance on the L side has a panel door and overlight. In the lower storey is a margin-lit 4-pane sash window. Middle and upper storeys have sill bands, and 4-pane sash windows except for an oriel window on the R side of the middle storey, which has paired 2-pane sash windows. Upper-storey windows are shorter.
The 2-window rear is pebble-dashed, has sash windows and a 2-storey rear wing.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as a late-Georgian style town house retaining definite C19 character, and forming part of a strong group with 30-33 High Street.
Nearby in the register
- Ceinfan, including forecourt railings and gateNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- House, including forecourt railings and gateNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Cefn-y-wern, including forecourt railings and gateNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Carlton, including forecourt railings and gateNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.