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
15496
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/1995
Date of Amendment
31/01/1995
Name of Property
Summerhouse at Glan-y-Mawddach
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Barmouth
Town
Locality
Cutiau
Easting
263056
Northing
316771
Street Side
Location
Glan-y-Mawddach is situated off the main road to the E, between Cutiau and Barmouth bridge. The summer house is situated 100m NE of the house at the end of a long paved topiary walk; raised up with stepped access and square flanking rubble piers with carved heraldic griffins (in reconstituted stone).
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Built in 1909 for Mr and Mrs Keighley.
Exterior
A part-open timber summerhouse in eclectic Gothic style with good Arts and Crafts detailing. Gabled felt roof with wavy decorative bargeboards and central finial (top missing). Feathered, oversailing eaves with exposed, chamfered rafter-ends. The roof is boarded internally and has 3 thin longitudinal tie beams. 2 bays, the front open and carried on stopped-chamfered posts on stone blocks; in the centre of each of the 4 posts, each face has carved panels with foliate and quasi-heraldic decoration. Arched braces to the 3 open sides enriched with carved foliate decoration. These are supported on carved oak-leaf corbels; cusped spandrels.
The rear bay is enclosed on 3 sides and is highly carved internally with foliate and reed forms, birds and insects, all in relief. Heraldic stained glass windows to return walls and tripartite geometric coloured glass panel to upper gable. The rear wall has 2 boarded sections, probably originally accommodating seating.
Inscribed on the R post, rear bay:` A Lloyd Fecit.'
Interior
Reason for designation
An unusual and interesting example of this building type with high-quality Arts and Crafts detailing.
Group value with Glan-y-Mawddach.r
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