Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
14544
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/06/1994
Date of Amendment
05/08/1997
Name of Property
Glan Aber
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Abergele
Town
Abergele
Locality
Abergele
Easting
294085
Northing
377544
Street Side
S
Location
On the western edge of Abergele, immediately beyond the Police Station, and set back in its own large gardens, approached by a curving driveway
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
An earlier C19 house, shown on the Abergele Tithe Map of 1840, with some Victorian alterations.
Exterior
The house consists of two-storeys and attic. Built of scribe-stuccoed stonework, with slate roofs, and painted stone chimneys with protruding round neck mouldings. The 4-window gabled front has Tudor detailing including shaped bargeboards and labels to the main windows; there is also a stone plinth from which spring brackets for the sill to the ground floor left window which is set in a splayed recess. Mostly sash windows, some 4-pane following removal of glazing bars but one 12-pane retained to right; horned to attic and over entrance. The porch and the bay window to its right are added. The porch has octagonal stone pillars and a hipped roof with ironwork cresting and the bay window has a broad central mullion and supports a balcony with tall wrought-iron parapet; access is from the upper floor French window. Panelled front door with diamond-shaped central panel and rectangular overlight. Left end has two part-external lateral chimney breasts and a central gable with sash window and Tudor label. Right end has a splayed corner, 16-pane sash windows and lean-to with panelled door; cresting to conservatory. Similar gabled rear with plain bargeboards and central staircase lean-to; horned sashes and splayed bay with cresting.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as an earlier C19 villa with its historic character and detail well-preserved.
Group value with the adjacent Stables and Coach-house at Glan Aber.
Cadw : Full Report for Listed Buildings [ Records 1 of 1 ]
Export