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
3725
Building Number
6
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/12/1961
Date of Amendment
25/11/1998
Name of Property
Hebog
Address
6 Gwynant Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Beddgelert
Town
Caernarfon
Locality
Beddgelert
Easting
259154
Northing
348184
Street Side
Location
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Second-quarter C19 2-storey terrace of quarry workers' cottages in simple village vernacular style.
Exterior
Belongs to a group of 9.
Nos 1-9 (consec) Gwynant Street.
Of roughly-squared stone blocks under a continuous slate roof with tiled ridge and plain, shared chimneys. A masonry break, indicating different building campaigns, is visible between nos 2 and 3, and between nos 8 and 9. The latter cottage is a 2-window unit with central entrance; the remaining cottages are single window units arranged as reflected pairs, with alternating paired inner doors and windows. All the doors are C20, mostly modern. Of the ground floor windows, that to no 6 (Hebog) is a 12-pane sash, whilst nos 2, 4, 7 and 9 have later C19 plain sashes. All save nos 1 and 2 have returned slate labels and slate lintels to their ground floor window. Of the upper windows, nos 2, 7 and 9 retain their original C19 9-pane sashes under the eaves and no 6 has a 12-pane sash; the remainder are modern.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a C19 workers' terrace in simple village vernacular style, and retaining traditional character, notwithstanding some loss of detail.
Group value with other listed items in Beddgelert village.
Group Description
Nos 1-9 (consec) Gwynant Street
Of roughly-squared stone blocks under a continuous slate roof with tiled ridge and plain, shared chimneys. A masonry break, indicating different building campaigns, is visible between nos 2 and 3, and between nos 8 and 9. The latter cottage is a 2-window unit with central entrance; the remaining cottages are single window units arranged as reflected pairs, with alternating paired inner doors and windows. All the doors are C20, mostly modern. Of the ground floor windows, that to no 6 (Hebog) is a 12-pane sash, whilst nos 2, 4, 7 and 9 have later C19 plain sashes. All save nos 1 and 2 have returned slate labels and slate lintels to their ground floor window. Of the upper windows, nos 2, 7 and 9 retain their original C19 9-pane sashes under the eaves and no 6 has a 12-pane sash; the remainder are modern.
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