Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
20579
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/10/1998
Date of Amendment
19/10/1998
Name of Property
Yr Hen Ysgol
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Pentrefoelas
Town
Pentrefoelas
Locality
Pentrefoelas
Easting
287229
Northing
351629
Street Side
N
Location
The building lies alongside the road immediately W of the bridge at the sharp bend.
Description
Broad Class
Education
Period
History
Built as a National School in 1852 at the expense of Col C W Wynne Finch of Voelas.
Exterior
Rubble stonework with a slate roof. An 'L'-plan building symmetrical to the front, with a central open-fronted porch crowned by a simple small bellcote. Stone lintel. The inner door is studded and has decorative hinges. Tall timber cross windows, the frames having staff mouldings. Gable stacks. A rear wing in a similar style with a lean-to at the gable end, and a lean-to service building set in the angle on the W side. The E window has been extended down to provide a door, with an external ramp.
Interior
The interior of the front block is divided by a timber screen. Arched opening into the rear wing.
Reason for designation
Included as a virtually unaltered, small, mid C19 school.
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