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
3241
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
08/10/1981
Date of Amendment
05/05/2006
Name of Property
The Old Toll House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Conwy
Town
Conwy
Locality
Bangor Road
Easting
277545
Northing
378027
Street Side
Location
On the corner of Morfa Drive.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Probably built in the 1820s when the Chester-Holyhead road was built through Conwy. Chief engineer was Thomas Telford. The toll house is shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A single-storey 3-window cottage of pebble-dashed walls painted white, slate roof on plastered eaves, and central stone stack, heightened in the C20 in brick. The entrance L of centre has a replacement fielded-panel door. Windows are 6-pane horned sashes. Gable ends have blocked windows.
A central rear wing faces Morfa Drive. It has a replacement panel door, with 6-pane horned sashes in a splay to the R and in a lean-to to the L. The lean-to has been added and has a felt roof. The asymmetrical gable end of the wing has a 2-light small-pane casement window.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as a well-preserved early C19 toll house retaining definite early character.
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