Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
4664
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/10/1966
Date of Amendment
31/01/2001
Name of Property
Old Board School at Llawrybettws
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llandderfel
Town
Bala
Locality
Glan-yr-Afon
Easting
302444
Northing
342519
Street Side
Location
In the centre of the small village group, on the E side of the lane.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Early C19 school hall, formerly the Old Board School of Llawrybettws.
Exterior
Tall, single-storeyed rectangular former school hall. Of local rubble construction (originally rendered) with old slate roof and tiled ridge; plain bargeboards and projecting verges to the R gable; modern wire netting. The building has 3 segmentally-arched windows to each side, with projecting sills and rough-dressed voussoirs; these have labels made of narrow stones in the local vernacular fashion. The R gable end has a shallow projecting chimney with reduced stack; segmentally-arched, deeply-recessed entrance to the L; single arched window to the L gable, as before. All openings were boarded up at the time of survey.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey, though is recorded as having a King Post and tie beam roof.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as an early C19 former village school.
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