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
3454
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
16/03/1976  
Date of Amendment
06/06/2001  
Name of Property
Esplanade Hotel, Glan-y-Mor Parade  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Conwy  
Community
Llandudno  
Town
 
Locality
Llandudno  
Easting
278241  
Northing
382497  
Street Side
W  
Location
Forms the northern part of Glan-y-Mor Parade, running S from Trevor Street.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
The block on The Parade between Trevor Street and St George's Place is Glan-y-Mor Parade. The terraced properties date from the1860s, and have gradually been combined, and now comprise The Ambassador Hotel (on corner with St George's Place), and The Esplanade Hotel.  

Exterior
Hotel, now with front elevation of 10 windows (ie originally five 2-window houses); northernmost section (4 windows) slightly advanced. Four storeys and basement. Stucco, slate roof, hipped to N, modillion cornice. Northernmost 2 units each have 2 gabled dormer windows; brick chimneys. Each unit has 2 sash windows to top floor, 2 rectangular sashes to second floor. On first floor, to L, canted bay window which descends to basement level; to R, sash window. On ground floors, to R, round headed doorways. The 3rd and 4th units have 1930s metal framed verandah with Art Deco detailing to the ground floor balustrade; steps flanked by slender lamps. Dwarf wall with iron railings.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Mid C19 building forming part of the sea front, the most important part of the planned Victorian seaside resort of Llandudno. Group value with adjacent listed buildings.  

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