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.
Date of Designation
19/02/1993
Date of Amendment
19/02/1993
Name of Property
School House
Location
Entrance elevation faces Glan Rhyd (Conway Terrace).
History
1896-97 by Grierson and Bellis, architects of Bangor. Illustrated with minor differences of detail in Building News, June 26 1896.
Exterior
Free Northern Flemish Renaissance style to match school; slate roofs; snecked rubble with pale freestone dressings, smooth bandcourse below first floor windows; on plinth. Large shaped gable to R; vent loop near apex; on first floor, paired sash windows in freestone architrave with pediment. On ground floor, semi-hexagonal bay with shaped parapet; horned sash glazing, six small panes above four larger panes to front, four small panes above four larger panes to sides. To L, square-headed doorway; frame with fluted pilaster on plinths, cornice over. L elevation has two shaped gables each with loop vent; on first floor three windows offset to R, sill band course, on ground floor to R, sash window in moulded architrave. W elevation has single storey extension with monopitch roof. To rear, plain gable with paired sashes to first floor and ground floor; further sash window to ground floor R.
Reason for designation
Included as part of good representative group of Junior and Infants' Schools and Master's house.
Group value.
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