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
18614
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/07/1997
Date of Amendment
29/07/1997
Name of Property
Newborough Arms
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Bontnewydd
Town
Caernarfon
Locality
Bontnewydd
Easting
248318
Northing
359892
Street Side
E
Location
Situated on the E side of the A487 in Bontnewydd, just N of the bridge over the Afon Gwyrfai.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Early C19 coaching inn on main Caernarfon road, extended to right in C20. Marked as Newborough Arms on 1842 Llanbeblig Tithe Map of 1842 when it was a holding of some 11 acres (4.5ha), occupied by John Roberts and owned by Lord Newborough. Lord Newborough owned 284 (115ha) acres in the parish at this time.
Exterior
Whitewashed roughcast with slate roof and red terracotta ridge. Rebuilt end stacks, rendered and whitewashed, the original S end stack now on ridge as building has been extended to S. Two-storey, three-window original range, one-window range added to right. Broad centre gable to original part, and small shallow gable to added section, carved scalloped eaves throughout. Windows are all flat-headed long triple casements, the lights small-paned with Gothic Y-tracery heads, slate sills. Centre half-glazed door in timber gabled shallow porch with cambered head. C20 small outbuilding with similar 3-light window added to left end wall. Large C20 rear extensions all with matching windows.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a prominent early C19 coaching-inn on main turnpike road, still retaining distinctive gothic detailing.
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