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
25992
Building Number
7  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
13/12/2001  
Date of Amendment
13/12/2001  
Name of Property
R.H. Roberts  
Address
7 High Street  

Location


Unitary Authority
Gwynedd  
Community
Bala  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
292739  
Northing
336129  
Street Side
NW  
Location
On the street-line.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
Regency terrace, formerly of 2 cottages, altered in the later C19 to a shop.  

Exterior
Two-storey Regency house and shop, formerly a terrace of 2 units. Of local rubble construction with slate roof and oversailing eaves with plastered soffit; near-central chimney with plain cornicing. Late C19/early C20 shop front consisting of large canted shop windows with plain glazing flanking a central, recessed entrance; simple blind box and fascia; plain flanking pilasters. To the L of the shop front is an entrance with modern, out-of-character door and a window with PVCu glazing. To the R of the shop front is a larger, passage entrance, with boarded doors and plain (obscured) overlight. The 3-bay first floor retains its original unhorned 9-pane sashes, with projecting stone sills.  

Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.  

Reason for designation
Listed as an early C19 house and shop retaining good early and late C19 character in the town centre. Group value with no.5 adjoining.  

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