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Shop and house

Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, designated on 26 September 2005.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Shop and house, Porthmadog, 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
No class recorded
Date of designation
26 September 2005
Locality
Porthmadog
Town
Porthmadog
Community
Porthmadog
Unitary authority
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.92598, -4.13126
Cadw reference
85298

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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)
  • 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 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

At the W end of a terrace of shops on Bank Place, almost opposite Garth Chapel.

Built in the 3rd quarter of the C19 and shown on the 1871 Tremadog estate plan and 1888 Ordnance Survey. In 1886 it was occupied by John Jones, 'house furnisher and general dealer'.

A 3-storey 3-window house and shop in late Georgian style, of pebble-dashed front, slate roof on projecting eaves, and shared stone stack to the L. In the lower storey the house entrance on the R has a recessed half-glazed door (partly boarded over) under a round-headed overlight. The shop has windows of 2 round-headed lights defined by thin mahogany glazing bars, flanking a recessed central glazed door and overlight. The shop and house entrance are both framed by plain pilasters and a deep fascia, with a later fascia superimposed, and awning over the shop. In the middle storey are hornless sash windows over 6 over single panes, and in the upper storey 9-pane hornless sash windows.

The pebble-dashed R gable end has a panelled door and, to the R, a tall small-pane horned sash window to the stair, and 12-pane hornless sash window above it. The rubble-stone rear has an lean-to and, on the R, small-pane sash windows.

Not inspected.

Listed for its special architectural interest as a well-preserved C19 town house and shop of definite character, retaining a shop front with original detail. Forms a pair with No 8 and contributes to the historical integrity of Bank Place.

Nearby in the register

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

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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