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
3988
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
02/08/1988  
Date of Amendment
 
Name of Property
Former Garth Primary School  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Gwynedd  
Community
Bangor  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
258405  
Northing
372900  
Street Side
 
Location
Near the N end of the street facing along Beach Road. Low railed forecourt.  

Description


Broad Class
Recreational  
Period
 

History
Built in 1848 s the British School. It established a high standard and was used from 1854 for teaching practice by the Normal College. Became a Board School in 1871 and was closed ca 1946. Now in use by sports clubs.  

Exterior
Symmetrical single storey rubble front in Tudor style with Penmon dressings; slate roof and cement rendered chimney stacks. The gable ends of the cross ranges are set forward at either end with parapets, kneelers and finials. Each have central gabled porches, to the left for Boys and to the right for Girls; these are flanked by cross fame windows with Tudor hoodmoulds. The main gabled have attic ventilation slits over inscribed slate tablets giving the date etc..... Set back in the middle are 3 similar cross frame windows; that to the centre is higher and with gabled roof. Later cement rendered porch below with half glazed door. Behind this a cross range extends to rear lower than those than those at the sides. 3 rubble gable ends at rear, 2 of which retain their paired diagonally set chimney stacks. Off centre extends a further gabled range, original and with cross frame windows; corrugated iron extension to left and lean-to at right. Flat roofed dormer window to left hand side.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included as a rare survival of a mid C19 British School, in a town location and not significantly altered.  

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