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
20579
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/10/1998
Date of Amendment
19/10/1998
Name of Property
Yr Hen Ysgol
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Pentrefoelas
Town
Pentrefoelas
Locality
Pentrefoelas
Easting
287229
Northing
351629
Street Side
N
Location
The building lies alongside the road immediately W of the bridge at the sharp bend.
Description
Broad Class
Education
Period
History
Built as a National School in 1852 at the expense of Col C W Wynne Finch of Voelas.
Exterior
Rubble stonework with a slate roof. An 'L'-plan building symmetrical to the front, with a central open-fronted porch crowned by a simple small bellcote. Stone lintel. The inner door is studded and has decorative hinges. Tall timber cross windows, the frames having staff mouldings. Gable stacks. A rear wing in a similar style with a lean-to at the gable end, and a lean-to service building set in the angle on the W side. The E window has been extended down to provide a door, with an external ramp.
Interior
The interior of the front block is divided by a timber screen. Arched opening into the rear wing.
Reason for designation
Included as a virtually unaltered, small, mid C19 school.
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