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
3954
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/08/1988
Date of Amendment
02/08/1988
Name of Property
Bryn Afon (Centre for Social Policy Research and Development)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Bangor
Town
Locality
Easting
257771
Northing
372367
Street Side
Location
Reached by a narrow access lane. Land drops away steeply to N with broad views over Menai Straits.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Dated 1885 and initialled H S. Said to have been built by Colonel Hugh Savage; a gentleman who retired back here from colonial service.
Exterior
Eccentric mixture of styles, predominately Old English and Gothic Revival. Ruabon brick with terracotta ornament; tiled roof with cresting, finials and wide brackets eaves. Formerly with twin chimney stacks with arched bridging (see old photograph). Totally irregular plan form.
The main front, facing E, is composed of 4 bays. The left hand bay is advanced, gabled and diagonally set across the corner with splayed angles; the right is a broad bow with window to ground floor and verandah above with double cusped arching and ogee balustrade; terracotta band between. The first floor has decorative applied timberwork. The corners of the gable to left are corbelled out below eaves and the gable itself has ornamental bargeboards. Small pane casement windows. The ground floor to left of the bow has a lean-to depressed ogee arched verandah with largely fishscale tile roof and timber uprights. Multipanelled main door, half glazed inner doors and stained glass overlight. 3-bay right side with end bays advanced. That to left has projecting and taller 1st floor window rising to jettied gable; 3-light transomed ground floor window flanked by ogee niches and mermaid figures to the corners. Advanced gabled bay to right similar to that on the front. Octagonal shaped attic rises up to centre. Much applied timberwork to rear and gabled attic to left.
Interior
Similarly eclectic interior with numerous irregularly shaped rooms mostly with pointed (some acutely) arched recesses, also to landings. Gothic dog-leg staircase with turned balusters, quatrefoil banded string and octagonal newels. Pointed arch at end of hallway has foliage stops and this and the conference room retain ceiling roses.
Reason for designation
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