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Gorphwysfa

A Grade II Listed Building in Llandudno Junction, Conwy

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2905 / 53°17'25"N

Longitude: -3.8222 / 3°49'19"W

OS Eastings: 278634

OS Northings: 378608

OS Grid: SH786786

Mapcode National: GBR 1ZRD.95

Mapcode Global: WH654.8K59

Plus Code: 9C5R75RH+64

Entry Name: Gorphwysfa

Listing Date: 8 October 1981

Last Amended: 5 May 2006

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 3330

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300003330

Location: At R angles to the road approximately 80m NE of the junction with Glan-y-Mor Road (A546).

County: Conwy

Community: Conwy

Community: Conwy

Locality: Tywyn

Built-Up Area: Llandudno Junction

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

A mid C19 house shown on the 1890 Ordnance Survey.

Exterior

A late-Georgian 2-storey house of 1 3 bays, of pebble-dashed walls, slate roof and stack to the R. The 3-bay main house has an advanced gabled bay slightly offset L of centre. It has a gabled 1-storey porch with half-glazed door on the R side, 12-pane hornless sash window to the front and small-pane window to the L side. Inside is a modern boarded door under an original overlight. Windows in the main range are 12-pane hornless sashes. The additional bay on the L side, possibly once incorporating a granary in the upper storey, has a C20 window in the lower storey.
Attached to the rear is a lower 2-storey house (Lavender Cottage, formerly Farmers Arms) at R angles.

Interior

Not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special architectural interest as a C19 Georgian-style house retaining early character.

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