Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
4645
Building Number
6
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/03/1951
Date of Amendment
24/06/2005
Name of Property
NO.6 MAENGWYN STREET,,,,,GWYNEDD,
Address
6 Maengwyn Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Tywyn
Town
Tywyn
Locality
Tywyn
Easting
258942
Northing
300935
Street Side
Location
In a terrace of houses fronting the street.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Dated 1832 and one of 3 terraced houses roofed under the same range.It is shown on the 1841 Tithe map. Facade detail is later C19.
Exterior
A 2-storey 2-window terraced house of pebble-dashed front with slate roof on overhanging eaves, shared stone stack to the R and replacement C20 shared blue-brick stack to the L. The front has smooth-rendered surrounds with shallow pediments, and smooth-rendered pilaster strips to the ends. Openings are offset to the R. The entrance on the R side has a replacement glazed door under a plain overlight. To its L, and in the upper storey, are 2-pane sash windows, horned in the lower storey, hornless in the upper storey. Below the sill of the upper R-hand window is a stone tablet inscribed 'Built by Richard Owens ... 1832'.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as an early C19 small terraced house retaining definite C19 character, and for its contribution with other buildings in Corbet Square, Red Lion Street and Maengwyn Street, to the historical integrity of the old town centre.
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