Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Rockcliff, including forecourt railings and gate
Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, designated on 26 September 2005.
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
- 52.92203, -4.13111
- Cadw reference
- 85400
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 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The S of a row of 3 houses set back from and above the level of Garth Road, overlooking the harbour and the Cob.
History
Built in the later C19 as a terrace of 3 sustantial town houses.
Exterior
A 3-storey 2-bay late Victorian classical style house of rendered walls with rusticated quoins, and slate roof on projecting eaves in a range with Nos 1-2 Belle Vue, with shared stack to the R. The entrance on the L side has a replacement glazed door and overlight, under a cornice on consoles. On the R side is a 2-storey canted bay window with 4-pane sashes. A similar sash window is on the L side of the middle storey under a hood mould on consoles. The upper storey has plainer 4-pane sash windows. Set back to the L is a lean-to garage. In the L gable end middle and upper storeys have small-pane sash windows on the L side. A 2-storey wing is behind.
The forecourt has rendered dwarf walls and coping to iron railings and gate.
Reason for designation
Listed one of a group with 1-2 Belle Vue for its special architectural interest as a well-preserved late C19 town house of definite character overlooking the harbour and the Cob.
Nearby in the register
- Belle Vue, including forecourt wall and railingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Belle Vue, including forecourt wall and railingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Aberteg, Marine TerraceNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Garthowen, Marine TerraceNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.