Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
3546
Building Number
19
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/04/1992
Date of Amendment
14/04/1992
Name of Property
Acorn Cottage
Address
19 The Close
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Llanfairfechan
Town
Locality
Llanfairfechan
Easting
268524
Northing
374798
Street Side
Location
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Built 1940. By North & Padmore, Architects, of Llanfairfechan. (Herbert Luck North (1871-1941) and P M Padmore (b 1896)).
The Close was laid out and developed between 1899 and 1945, instigated by H L North, outstanding Arts and Crafts architect of his age in Wales. The almost unaltered buildings (in materials making reference to local vernacular building styles), and the lay-out of The Close, form a textbook example of a group of high quality Arts and Crafts style domestic architecture unique in Wales.
Exterior
Two-storey house. Rough-cast render (now painted white). Roof laid in graded courses of small grey and russet slates from Gallt y Llan quarry, Snowdon. Central chimney in red-brown brick.Cross gable to L has 2-light small pane casement window on first floor, and on ground floor, pair of small pane casements and small round-headed window. To R, porch under roof slope, and 3-light small-pane casement window.
Dormer in L roof slope of cross gable (addition).
House extended to L (single-storey) to join garage. Garage an addition in matching materials (hipped slate roof and roughcast walls). To R (S), paired gables (each with small-pane window) above ground floor bay (addition).
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with other buildings in The Close and its vicinity.
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