Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
14748
Building Number
6
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
25/07/1994
Date of Amendment
25/07/1994
Name of Property
Stanley Cottages
Address
6 Tyn Pwll Road
Location
Unitary Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Community
Holyhead
Town
Locality
Easting
225016
Northing
381385
Street Side
Location
On corner of Tyn Pwll Road and Cytir Road. U-plan layout of three ranges. Nos 1&2 face Tyn Pwll Road, Nos 3-5 face Cytir Road, no 6 faces side lane.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Built as almshouses circa 1866 by the Hon W O Stanley, MP, and his wife Ellen (nee Williams).
Exterior
Single storey group of cottages. Grey brown rubble with paler freestone plinth, quoins, and dressings; slate roof, tallchimneys with diagonally set stacks. Modern top-hung casement windows in original openings.
Tyn Pwll Road range has five windows and two shallow gabled porches in stone, pointed arches to doorways, panelled doors. To L , cross gable has heraldic shield (slate) near apex with arms of the Stanley and Williams families (brought from Ellen's Tower (twr Ellin) on Holyhead Mountain). Range facing Cytir Road has six windows and three shallow gabled porches in stone, pointed arches to doorways, panelled doors. Range to lane (off Cytir Road) has gable (R), and shallow gabled porch as others, 2 windows to R, single window to L; rubble wawll continues to L.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as only almshouse group in area, and for historical connection with local Stanley family.
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