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
Ty Capel
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Locality
Yr Enlli / Bardsey Island
Location
Situated E of the Abbey ruin, on hillside just N of the Chapel.
History
Former chapel house presumably built in 1875 with the chapel adjoining, by the 3rd Baron Newborough.
Exterior
Chapel house, whitewashed render with steep slate close-eaved roofs, slate gable copings and brick corniced stacks, one on ridge and one at S end. One and a half storeys, with crosswing projecting to left. Small-paned casement windows with top-lights. Cross-wing has small 3-light over larger 3-light window. Main range to right has steep gabled porch with coped gable and plain square-headed entry, and similar 3-light window to right, with similar smaller 3-light window above in eaves dormer gable. Windowless S end, N side of crosswing has one 2-light window and rear gable has 12-pane first floor window over blank ground floor window. To left, another ground floor 2-light window.
Reason for designation
Included with chapel and walls as part of the group that frames the E side of the main complex of buildings around the Abbey ruin, and one of the series of late C19 houses forming part of the Newborough estate's development of the island.
Cadw : Full Report for Listed Buildings [ Records 1 of 1 ]