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
17096
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
13/06/1996
Date of Amendment
06/06/2001
Name of Property
Gazebo and sea wall at Condover House (formerly Villa Marina)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Llandudno
Town
Llandudno
Locality
Craigside
Easting
280618
Northing
382287
Street Side
N
Location
On north (sea) side of Condover House.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Built c1936, by Harry Weedon, architect, for Harry Scribbans. To increase restricted site of Condover House, retaining wall built to reclaim ground between site of house and beach. Drum below gazebo designed to provide changing rooms.
Exterior
Sea wall in concrete faced with random grey-brown rubble with bands of flat grey stone and black faience. Wall slightly convex with turret to each end; tubular railings at garden height. To L, drum base to gazebo has band of glass brick glazing. Gazebo has circular flat concrete roof supported on 6 ribbed columns; columns full-length on house side but half-length, supported on parapet wall on sea side. To L of and below gazebo, ramp runs down to beach level; parapet wall and tubular railings; window in return to L. At beach level, circular gate pier. To R of this, stairs (up to garden) between walls. To R of stairs simple grey stone wall.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for high architectural quality of gazebo and wall. Group value with Condover House.
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