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
3541
Building Number
15  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
14/04/1992  
Date of Amendment
14/04/1992  
Name of Property
Efrydfa  
Address
15 The Close  

Location


Unitary Authority
Conwy  
Community
Llanfairfechan  
Town
 
Locality
Llanfairfechan  
Easting
268437  
Northing
374686  
Street Side
 
Location
 

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Built c1932. By North & Padmore, Architects, of Llanfairfechan. (Herbert Luck North (1871 1941) outstanding Arts and Crafts architect of his age in Wales, and P M Padmore (b 1896) ). The Close was laid out and developed between 1899 and 1945. The almost unaltered buildings (in materials making reference to local vernacular building styles), and the lay out of The Close, form a textbook example of a group of quality Arts & Crafts style domestic architecture unique in Wales.  

Exterior
Two storey house. Rough cast render (now painted white). Roof laid in graded courses of small mainly grey slates from Gallt y Llan quarry, Snowdon. Broad chimney stack in red brown brick. Compact plan with cross gable facing NW; upper floor has single 3 light small pane casement window; ground floor has 3 light window to L and 2 light window to R. To R of gable, roof sweeps down to ground floor level over porch; French windows and door at right angles. Elevation to lane (SW) has 3 light window to each floor. Rear of cross gable (SE) has 3 light window on upper floor and semi hexagonal ground floor bay with hipped slated roof. Facing lane at rear of The Close is garage with roof of graded courses of slates and rendered walls.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Group value with other buildings in The Close and its vicinity.  

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