Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
187
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/01/1968
Date of Amendment
22/07/1998
Name of Property
The Bookroom
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Llanfair Talhaiarn
Town
Locality
Garthewin
Easting
291698
Northing
370396
Street Side
Location
Located SE of Garthewin half-way along its main drive and facing out accross the Elwy valley.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Small second-quarter or mid-C19 lodge, built by the Wynne family to serve Garthewin and formerly used for lunches for shooting parties.
Exterior
Lodge-type building of stuccoed rubble construction, with shallow-pitched, hipped slate roof and slightly oversailing eaves; lead flashings and plain flanking chimneys, that to the R of brick. The building is of 2 storeys, rectangular in plan with a canted, semi-octagonal upper storey. Central entrance via modern porch, part-glazed and with slated roof. Flanking this are recessed 12-pane sash windows with projecting stone sills. The upper storey has similar windows to each of the 3 front-facing sides. Flat-roofed storeyed modern extension to rear, continued as a single-storey addition to the L side.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a C19 estate lodge in a prominent location.
Group value with other listed items at Garthewin.
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