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
3607
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
19/02/1993  
Date of Amendment
19/02/1993  
Name of Property
North Llanrwst Station (Main Building)  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Conwy  
Community
Llanrwst  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
279518  
Northing
362268  
Street Side
 
Location
Approximately 800m NNW of town centre on road branching off A 470.  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
Station building apparently of late 1860s, replacing original Llanrwst station of 1863. Built for Conway and Llanrwst Railway.  

Exterior
Dark random rubble, slate roofs with five prominent stone chimney groups, bathstone dressings, quoins, plinth; stone cornice and gutters. Elevation facing line has to L, projecting gabled bay with stone finial and coping; diaper in gable with deeply cut floral elevation. On ground floor, window of three round-headed lights, mullions treated as pilasters; decorated keystones to outer lights, central light has Gothic-arched tympanum with floral relief. To R, smaller projecting gable with stone finial and roundel with deeply cut wreath. On ground floor canopy largely boxed in with rendered masonry but remains open to R (modern corrugated roofing): chamfered wooden posts and bracing. One and a half bays remain open; 2 square-headed windows and segmental-headed door beneath. South elevation has tall shouldered chimney and single rectangular window to R. Entrance elevation has projecting gabled bay to R, stone finial, window with three round-headed lights, decorative keystone to central light, aprons below. Main block has segmental door with pair of square-headed windows to R. To L, three square-headed windows and smaller square-headed window. Lower single-storey block to L has square-headed door and square-headed window to R. Two square-headed windows to N elevation.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included despite alterations for good quality of decorative stone carving. Group value.  

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