Full Report for Listed Buildings


Summary Description of a Listed Buildings


Reference Number
5007
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
12/02/1952  
Date of Amendment
19/06/1990  
Name of Property
Penbryn Croft  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Gwynedd  
Community
Dolgellau  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
272588  
Northing
317690  
Street Side
 
Location
Set back from Y Lawnt behind a sloping terraced garden with rear to Cader Road.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
l808 with later additions.  

Exterior
Pair of 3 window, 3 storey houses with l window extension to W end. Coursed rubble masonry. Moderately pitched slate roofs, cavetto eaves cornices, close verges. Stone stacks, water tabling. Later Cl9 gablets over outer windows to top storey, bargeboards. l2 pane sashes. Dummy window set under eaves to centre. Glazing bars painted on to Penbryn Croft. l2 pane sashes to lst floor, stone lintels and sills, dummy to centre. Similar fenestration to ground floor with central doorway. Modern doors, lattice rectangular fanlight to Penbryn House. Slate tablets over doorways with lettering: "Built by T G E l808" to Penbryn croft and "Built by R O J l808" to Penbryn House. 3 storey, l window near contemporary extension to right. Pitched slate roof, close verges, stone stack. Shallow dummy window set under eaves. l2ápane sash windows to lst and ground floors. Single storey outshut to left end, pitched slate roof. Gardens to front revetted with rubble walls, stone staircase to centre from street level. Tall staircase windows to centres of rear elevations, multi-transomed 2álight windows retaining lead cames to Penbryn croft, stone sills. Raking dormers to 2nd floor, shallow 6 pane sashes. l2 pane sashes to lst floor. Ground floors altered with inserted doorways left and right of Penbryn Croft, original rear entry now window. Similar to Penbryn House with original doorway part-blocked from window to right and later doorway cut alongside window to left. Extension at W end unaltered with l2 pane sashes to lst and ground floors. Penbryn House under renovation at time of inspection.  

Interior
Contemporary staircases, panelled doors.  

Reason for designation
Group value with listed items on Y Lawnt and with items to rear on Cader Road.  

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