Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
26540
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/05/2002
Date of Amendment
03/05/2002
Name of Property
House at rear of Plas Porth yr Aur (2 High Street)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Caernarfon
Town
Caernarfon
Locality
Walled town
Easting
247730
Northing
362805
Street Side
S
Location
Set back behind 2 High Street (also known as Plas Porth yr Aur).
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Built in the third quarter of the C19 and first shown on the 1888 Ordnance Survey, although still in Georgian style.
Exterior
A symmetrical 2-storey 3-window house of painted roughcast with slate roof and roughcast end stacks. It has a central panelled door and 16-pane sash windows. An office block is attached to the rear.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed as a house retaining C19 Georgian character in an important position close to the Town Wall, and for its contribution to the historic integrity of the walled town.
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