Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
15352
Building Number
23
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/08/1949
Date of Amendment
12/12/1994
Name of Property
Cemlyn
Address
23 Castle Street / Ffordd Castle
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Criccieth
Town
Locality
Easting
249988
Northing
337844
Street Side
Location
Facing the open ground at the entrance to the Castle, and forming a terrace with No 21 and Nos 25-27.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Probably c1700 in origin and forming a continuous build with No 21, and remodelled, probably in the late C18.
Exterior
Roughly coursed and shaped boulder rubble laid in large blocks, modern slate roof with red tiled cresting and end wall stacks. 2 storeys, 3-window pane, with wide gable taking up most of the front elevation. Central entrance with flat stone lintel over doorway, flanked by 16-pane sash windows. These align with small 9-pane windows to first floor, and there is a round-headed window above the doorway, at the centre of the gable.
Interior
Reason for designation
A well-preserved small vernacular town house, distinctive and unusual for its central gabled design. Part of a group of older buildings close to Criccieth Castle.
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