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
4664
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/10/1966
Date of Amendment
31/01/2001
Name of Property
Old Board School at Llawrybettws
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llandderfel
Town
Bala
Locality
Glan-yr-Afon
Easting
302444
Northing
342519
Street Side
Location
In the centre of the small village group, on the E side of the lane.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Early C19 school hall, formerly the Old Board School of Llawrybettws.
Exterior
Tall, single-storeyed rectangular former school hall. Of local rubble construction (originally rendered) with old slate roof and tiled ridge; plain bargeboards and projecting verges to the R gable; modern wire netting. The building has 3 segmentally-arched windows to each side, with projecting sills and rough-dressed voussoirs; these have labels made of narrow stones in the local vernacular fashion. The R gable end has a shallow projecting chimney with reduced stack; segmentally-arched, deeply-recessed entrance to the L; single arched window to the L gable, as before. All openings were boarded up at the time of survey.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey, though is recorded as having a King Post and tie beam roof.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as an early C19 former village school.
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