Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
26/06/1998
Date of Amendment
26/06/1998
Name of Property
Plas yr Wylan
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Location
Situated some 150m SE of Aberdaron New Church.
History
Later C19 former vicarage. The home of the poet the Rev R S Thomas from 1967-78, when vicar of Aberdaron.
Exterior
Former vicarage, walls entirely hung in purple slates, with close-eaved slate roof, coped gables and rendered stacks, at end walls, on ridge right of centre and cross-axial on rear roof slope. Two-storey, five-window front of 4-pane sashes, larger on ground floor and half-glazed centre door with overlight in altered cemented porch with flat roof and 5 cemented steps up. N rear wall is also 5-window and similar but has arched doorway in fourth bay. Half-glazed door and plain fanlight. End walls have one window each floor.
Reason for designation
A substantial later C19 vicarage of character, included for literary historical interest as the former home of R S Thomas.
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