Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
20959
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
25/11/1998
Date of Amendment
25/11/1998
Name of Property
Pen-y-Groes
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Beddgelert
Town
Porthmadog
Locality
Pont Aberglaslyn
Easting
259615
Northing
346203
Street Side
Location
Located on a wooded slope 0.5km E of Pont Aberglaslyn, set into the slope; accessed from the Nantmor end (E) via a part-cobbled track.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Small C18 single-storey house, the birthplace of Richard Owen, the bard 'Glaslyn' (1831-1909).
Exterior
Single-storey house of whitened rubble on boulder foundations, with old slate roof of heavy, graded small slates; tiled ridge, crude gable parapets and tiny loft lights. Squat end chimneys with weather-coursing and capping. Deeply-recessed entrance with old boarded door to L of centre, with small 4-pane late C19 window to the L, in original opening. To the R of the entrance is a further, lower entrance with window to the R, as before. Adjoining to the R gable end is a lower C19 lean-to with rectangular 6-pane sash to the front. A modern slate plaque records the birthplace of Richard Owen.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a small C18 house retaining good vernacular character, and as the birthplace of the bard Richard Owen ('Glaslyn').
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