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
4968
Building Number
5  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
12/02/1952  
Date of Amendment
19/06/1990  
Name of Property
Eldon Row  
Address
5 Eldon Square  

Location


Unitary Authority
Gwynedd  
Community
Dolgellau  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
272782  
Northing
317790  
Street Side
 
Location
On the street line running from Neuadd John's to Lombard Street.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Dated 1830. Erected in honour of Lord Eldon, who represented Sir Robert Williames Vaughan of Nannau in a lawsuit.  

Exterior
3 storey terrace of 5 two window and l one window houses. Coursed squared rubble. Steeply pitched slate roofs, close verges, cavetto eaves cornice. 6 stone stacks, water tabling. Shallow upper sashes to l6 pane 2nd floor windows set under eaves. lst and 3rd vertical glazing bars are somewhat thicker giving tripartite effect. Stone sills. Similar 20 pane windows to lst floor. Deep stone lintels. Continuous sill band (broken over No 3). Later glazing bars to windows of No 6 at extreme right of terrace. Largely original shopfront to No 4. Central shop window, plain entablature, fielded panelled pilasters, stone stallrisers, modern 20 pane window. Sunk panelled doorcases flank to each side. Rectangular fanlight with lattice glazing over 6 flush panel door to left side. Panelled internal splays. Modern glazed door under plain rectangular fanlight to right side. Stone steps down to street. Similar pilasters etc to No 2 with later Cl9 Butchers shop window, moulded cornice, blind box, tiled stallrisers. Plain rectangular fanlight to doorways.6 flush panel doors. Panelled internal splays. Broad modern shopfronts to Nos l and 3. Original layout but modern fittings to No 5, six flush panelled door survives to left. Window to centre of No 6 over cellar opening, doorway to left, modern door.Former doorway now window to right, shutter pintles. Commemorative slate tablet to centre of terrace reads: "AD 1830. ELDONáROW. The first stone of this building was laid on the anniversary of the Ven'able Earl's Birthday to mark respect for him. Sir R W V". lst floor sill band carried across N gable end.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Group value.  

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