Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
22257
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
27/08/1999
Date of Amendment
27/08/1999
Name of Property
Summerhouse at Bryn Bras Castle
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llanrug
Town
Locality
Bwlch
Easting
254409
Northing
362611
Street Side
Location
Located immediately adjacent to the walled 'knot' garden on the east.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
The summerhouse was built in the 1920s during the ownership of Duncan Alves. Its 3 arches were originally open but later infilled with French windows, probably associated with its more recent use as a visitors tea room.
Exterior
Summerhouse. Half-hexagonal plan with flat back to adjoining 'knot' garden wall. Roughly coursed rubblestone with flat roof behind parapet and painted projecting string course. 3 large round-headed arches to front have French windows.
Interior
No notable architectural features.
Reason for designation
Included as one of a number of garden structures erected in the 1920s, an important period for the development of the gardens and grounds at Bryn Bras Castle.
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