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
17571
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
12/11/1996
Date of Amendment
12/11/1996
Name of Property
Penrhyd Gatehouse
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Eglwysbach
Town
Locality
Tal-y-Cafn
Easting
279004
Northing
371872
Street Side
Location
Set back slightly on the SE side of the A 470, 250m E of Tal-y-Cafn.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Exterior
Small gate lodge to Penrhyd, designed in 1927 by Herbert Luck North, architect of Llanfairfechan in his characteristic Arts and Crafts style. Of roughcast rubble with long, sweeping slate roofs and brick dressings. Wide, gabled entrance section with large pointed arches above carriageway, springing from battered lower walls of snecked rubble; three courses of brown headers as voussoirs, with tiled label. Above, on both E and W faces, a 3-light leaded window with plain wooden mullions. To the R a semicircular projecting stair turret to the front, with conical roof and deep eaves; lead spike-finial. This has three vertical leaded lights to the upper section. This adjoins a single-storey cross-wing to the R which is built into a verge; 2 and 3-light windows as before and, to the R gable end, a modern semi-octagonal conservatory. 2 single lights at L, to the rear (E) face, as before, with stepped access up the verge to a modern door with modern window beyond. Within the main, arched gateway, round-arched entrances to N and S returns with modern panelled and part-leaded doors; three small leaded lights to N return. Contemporary white sloping, latticed iron gates to front (W).
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey ( May 1996).
Reason for designation
An unusual and inventive gate-lodge by an important Welsh Arts and Crafts architect.
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